Criminal and Civil Investigations
- Two investigations for public companies and company boards of directors regarding allegations of stock backdating, one allegedly involving senior executives.
- Representations of individual corporate executives for involvement in alleged antitrust price-fixing conspiracies in the (i) airline passenger, (ii) airline shipping, (iii) computer-parts (several, including DRAM, SRAM, and TFT-LCD), (iv) automotive-parts (three), and other federal antitrust investigations.
- Representation of senior corporate executive in FCPA investigation of bribery allegations arising in connection with Brazilian corporate office.
- Representation of senior officer of “Top Four” international accounting firm in federal criminal and S.E.C. civil investigation regarding inappropriate accounting for corporate transactions.
- Representation of former public utility executive in parallel investigations by DOJ, AG and other organizations.
- Representation of individual corporate employee in federal criminal investigation into causes of passenger airline crash with multiple fatalities.
- Representation of individual as target in federal grand jury investigation into alleged bribery in connection with negotiations leading to contract for construction in public club.
- Multiple representations of individuals as targets in S.E.C. investigations in a wide variety of accounting-related probes at public companies.
- Representation of public-entity in grand jury investigation into alleged bribery by State Senator.
- Representation of public company in internal review of compliance standards.
- Representation of public-company board member in internal investigation following “whistleblower” allegations of sexual and other improprieties by company CEO and alleged cover-up of same.
- Representation of individuals in connection with I.R.S. investigations of alleged tax improprieties and issues.
- Representation of California Independent Service Operator in State Senate investigation of issues pertaining to purchase and distribution of power supplies.
- Appointed as counsel to Ninth Circuit special committee to investigate and report on conduct of sitting judge, under 28 U.S.C. § 353(1) (2012).
