CareersWhite-Collar Criminal Defense
Litigation
Our White-Collar Criminal Defense Difference
Our vigorous defense strategies best ensure a favorable result for the client, whether a negotiated pre-trial resolution or a verdict in favor of the defense. In addition to working on behalf of defendants, businesses, and individuals under investigation, we routinely represent non-target individuals and businesses in response to subpoenas for testimony and documents. We represent businesses and individuals who are victims of crime to provide them with a voice in the proceedings and assist them in obtaining full and adequate restitution.
Experience
- Persuading federal prosecutors to not bring criminal charges against a developer under the Clean Water Act for filling wetlands
- Persuading state presenters to dismiss significant felony charges for alleged grand theft
- Aggressive pre-trial motion practice resulting in the voluntary dismissal by prosecutors of wide-ranging state RICO charges against a local businessman
- Defending the first-ever case tried under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, resulting in 19 of 21 counts either being dismissed or resulting in an acquittal; after two rounds of appeals and three different sentencing hearings, our client was sentenced to a year of probation and a $5,000 fine
- Representing one of the county’s largest government contractors in a grand jury investigation that ultimately led to the indictment and conviction of numerous individuals; through our vigorous work during the investigation, we persuaded prosecutors not to indict our client
- Representing CFOs and general counsel of publicly traded companies in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations
- Defending criminal and civil antitrust enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office involving allegations of bid-rigging, territorial allocation, and antitrust conspiracy in the dairy, scrap metal, road construction, and industrial equipment industries
- Representing companies and individuals in white-collar criminal matters of bankruptcy and health care fraud, Davis-Bacon Act compliance, procurement fraud, antitrust and securities enforcement, IRS tax matters, and ERISA benefit matters
- Defending companies and individuals in matters involving securities fraud, political corruption, nursing home operations, and state gaming laws
