White Collar Criminal Defense, Parallel Civil/Administrative Proceedings and Internal Investigations
The Vedder Price White Collar Criminal Defense Group consists of attorneys with extensive experience in the defense of white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions and includes four former Assistant United States Attorneys. Our experience includes the defense of investigations and prosecutions involving financial crimes, official corruption, tax fraud, bank fraud, antitrust violations, securities fraud, customs violations, Food and Drug Act violations, Export Control Act violations, mail and wire fraud, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and violations of other federal and state criminal statutes.
Members of the White Collar Criminal Defense Group also have extensive experience in responding to the parallel regulatory and civil proceedings that frequently occur simultaneously with criminal investigations. These include regulatory proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, state securities and other self-regulatory agencies. Our attorneys are also involved in class actions, derivative lawsuits and other civil judicial proceedings arising out of or related to matters under criminal investigation.
The Vedder Price White Collar Criminal Defense Group, in conjunction with Securities, Corporate, Banking, Tax, Broker-dealer, Investment Services and Antitrust Groups, has also engaged in numerous internal investigations on behalf of partnerships, corporations (private and public), banks and other financial institutions, boards of directors and audit committees.
Representative Engagements
Successful representation of the CEO of a major publicly traded corporation in federal criminal and SEC proceedings
Handled several investigations brought by the SEC and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer investigating alleged kickbacks in connection with insurance products and other financial frauds
Major investigation for a publicly traded corporation related to allegations of potential bribery in Southeast Asia
Internal investigation for an international bank on mutual fund market-timing issues
Internal investigation for a major waste disposal company concerning the proper handling of hazardous waste
Internal investigation of fraudulent financial reporting
Representation of the executives of a major automobile manufacturer in an SEC and federal investigation
Representation of the CEO of a major management consulting firm in an SEC investigation, class action and derivative litigation concerning financial restatements
Representation of the CEO of a publicly traded company in the food industry in SEC and Department of Justice investigations and proceedings and parallel shareholder litigation
Defense of a government fraud investigation of the executives of a major government contractor
Internal investigations for banks and other financial institutions
Successful defense of an antitrust price-fixing prosecution
Successful plea negotiations for the CEO and the CEO’s company to charges of violations of the Food and Drug Act by an importer
Successful plea negotiations for the chief executive of a customs broker on charges of violation of the Export Control Act
Successful defense of an investigation of an automobile parts manufacturer for possible violations of the Customs Act
Successful defense of hedge fund managers in SEC and state securities department investigations
Successful defense of an investment adviser and its officers in federal grand jury and SEC investigations
Successful defense of health care providers in civil and criminal investigations involving alleged Medicare fraud
Internal investigation for a major oil company into allegations of bribery and kickbacks related to North Sea oil platforms
Internal investigation into irregularities in tire, battery and accessory inventories, kickbacks and payments to employees of a major petroleum marketer
Internal investigation into kickbacks to an employee involving the bookselling industry
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