TAMPA – Carlton Fields Tampa shareholder Kevin J. Napper was recently appointed Co-Chair of the Corporate Criminal Liability Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s White Collar Crime Committee. He will serve a two-year term.

Napper practices in the areas of white collar criminal defense, governmental investigations, internal investigations, corporate compliance under Sarbanes Oxley and general civil trial law. He has represented public companies and executives in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations involving allegations of kickbacks and bribery to governmental officials in developing countries. He has conducted internal investigations for public and private companies involving allegations of financial mismanagement, theft, fraud and other violations of criminal law. Napper has worked extensively with forensic accountants and accounting Firms in internal and compliance audits and investigations. In addition he has represented executives of public companies in Grand Jury investigations conducted by the Department of Justice involving criminal antitrust issues, criminal environmental enforcement issues, defense contractor fraud and violations of Customs laws, the Food and Drug Act and the FTC. Napper also has represented physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals and hospitals in medical negligence lawsuits, licensing and administrative actions. He has extensive experience representing physicians, hospital administrators and other healthcare professionals in governmental and grand jury investigations. He received his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1984 and his B.A., with honors, from Moorhead State University in 1981.