White Collar & Government Investigations
The intrusion of criminal sanctions and civil penalties into business regulation has become a wave. Allegations of wrongdoing against companies and officers under the rapidly expanding panoply of federal and state laws impose a need to act quickly, regardless of culpability. Inability to respond with reliable and compelling detail will leave a business with a presumption of guilt it may never overcome.
Below are our recent Advisories:
Production “In Confidence” to the USAO & SEC Waives Work Product in the SDNY
Responding to the Subprime Lending Crisis
Judicial Conference Reiterates Proposed FRE Amendment to Protect Against Inadvertent & Subject Matter Waiver
House Moves Counsel Privilege Bill
The Justice Department's McNulty Memo - Does it Change Anything?
Why You Need to Check Your Options Dates
Getting the facts right is critical to managing the spectrum of threats posed by an accusation or pending investigation. A special investigation directed by lawyers skilled in anticipating the litigation and law enforcement issues presented by such surprises assures that the facts will be reliably supported, consideration of them will be protected from disclosure to the maximum extent, and the business will achieve the highest measure of protection.
Please click on the link below for additional information regarding our specific specialties:
Subprime Mortgage Litigation
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Terrorist Financing Matters
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Requirements
Local State Contacts
New York
Elliot Cohen
212.704.6245
Aaron Mendelsohn
212.704.6158
Washington, DC
Stuart F. Pierson
Practice Group Leader
202.274.2897
Virginia
John S. West
804.697.1269
Georgia
Bryan B. Lavine
404.885.3170
Recent Representative Engagements
- Representation of director of Fortune 100 company in criminal and civil proceedings following its multi-billion dollar collapse. No charges; satisfactory settlements.
- Representation of national accounting firm in connection with federal grand jury and administrative agency investigation of alleged improper accounting procedures used prior to merger of major corporations.
- Internal investigation, for a worldwide technical business, of allegation of conspiracy to corrupt public contracting with bribery. Cooperation with federal investigation concluded without assertions or charges against the client. No adverse effect on the company's continuing busi-ness with the public entity.
- Internal investigation for a large electric utility of issues arising from Enron practices and the California energy crisis. Materials and infor-mation gathered immediately and analyzed; government demands for information satisfied.
- Internal investigation for a publicly traded communications company resulting in discovery of multi-million dollar kickback scheme conduct-ed by senior manager. Assistance to the company in isolating the risk and maintaining its position as only a witness.
- Representation of the CEO of the U.S. division of a European company alleged to have engaged in unlawful conduct causing diversion of an international flight. Obtained pre-trial diversion that averted the client's immediate deportation from his U.S. business location.
- Investigation on behalf of worldwide conglomerate of unauthorized intrusion of racial epithets into its voicemail system. Identified the intruder as a former plant manager who had been convicted of embez-zling funds from the company. Obtained a full admission as part of a settlement.
Troutman Sanders' Special Investigations Practice Group offers skilled lawyers with extensive experience in all phases of regulatory and punitive concern, including: compliance programs;
anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing matters,
foreign corrupt practices act requirements, document retention; threatened investigations; active federal, state and con-gressional investigations; voluntary cooperation; grand jury investi-gations; trials; and public relations. Whether the matters involve complicated securities, tax and other fraud, antitrust allegations,
subprime mortgage litigation, toxic substances, Medicare errors or other varieties of criminalized conduct, the Group's service to clients provides a comprehensive understanding to inform and support prudent and timely judgments in the face of significant risk.
What to do When the Government Comes Knocking