White Collar Crime and Government Investigations

Practice Highlights 

• 1,000+ criminal cases tried to judgment in bench trials 
• 1,200+ criminal cases tried to jury verdict 
• 150+ years of criminal litigation experience 
• 75+ criminal appeals handled 
• 10+ lawyers with extensive work experience as assistant U.S. attorneys, assistant state attorneys, and federal and state public defenders

Key Matters 

• Acquittal of military and law enforcement equipment industry executive after a three-month trial related to the accusation that 22 industry executives conspired to bribe the defense minister of Gabon in order to win contracts to provide body armor, weapons, and military gear in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). This case was the largest prosecution of individuals under the FCPA since the U.S. Department of Justice began enforcing the act. It marked the first large-scale use of undercover tactics in an FCPA case.
• Acquittal, following a four-week federal jury trial, for target of two year-plus international marine hose investigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Acquittal, following a six-week federal jury trial, for attorney and senior aide to then-sitting Governor of Puerto Rico, whom the Department of Justice charged in two indictments alleging various tax fraud and public corruption violations.
• Dismissal of federal criminal indictment charging mail and wire fraud related to alleged boiler room operation, following a two-week federal jury trial that resulted in a hung jury
• Dismissal of indictment charging tax law violations prior to trial.
• Successfully represented (no criminal charges filed) two federal air marshals who fatally wounded a passenger claiming to have a bomb aboard a commercial airline flight at Miami International Airport (the only instance of a federal marshal discharging a firearm in the line of duty).
• Successfully represented (no criminal charges filed) executives after more than three years of investigation by Federal Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Justice into off-label use of medical devices.
• Successfully represented (no criminal charges filed) founder and CEO of public technology company after more than two years of investigation by U.S. Department of Justice into possible FCPA violations. 
• Acquittal of quality control executive following 10-week federal jury trial, against charges of conspiracy, fraud, and theft regarding importation of mislabeled shrimp in case brought by Federal Drug Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Customs Service; co-defendants convicted at same trial. 
• Successfully represented (no criminal charges filed) health care executive in three-year antitrust investigation conducted by U.S. Department of Justice criminal antitrust division.
• Conducted internal investigation at request of parent company of major Florida public utility in response to anonymous allegations that managers were providing false information to state regulators in high-profile rate case.
• Dismissal of federal criminal indictment relating to alleged mortgage fraud conspiracy following a five-month trial that ended in a hung jury voting 10-2 for acquittal.
• Multiple successful representations (no enforcement actions or criminal securities charges brought) of executives in SEC investigations involving fields such as banking, finance, telemarketing, and manufacturing.

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