The Rogers Joseph O’Donnell White-Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group represents individuals and organizations in a wide variety of government investigations and prosecutions. We are known for handling some of the most novel and challenging matters in the field, including defending major global corporations in antitrust and securities investigations, high-level executives in complex financial fraud and criminal investigations, and individuals in regulatory probes by the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other federal and state agencies. Our attorneys have deep experience handling cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA), including those involving government contracts, procurement and federal fund recipient fraud.
Our group includes attorneys who have spent a significant portion of their careers working on white-collar matters, including as former prosecutors, and understand how the government builds cases. For every matter, our attorneys work toward the best possible solution for our clients, whether that involves settlement negotiations to mitigate penalties or going to trial. No matter the specific issues of a case, we ensure clients are treated fairly by law enforcement and government prosecutors and their rights are respected.
Representative Cases and Issues
- Representation of the director of a special committee of Marvell Semiconductor in an SEC investigation of backdating stock options
- Representation of the founder of an internet search company under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for computer fraud
- Representation of the CEO of Samsung in the government’s antitrust investigation and prosecution involving DRAM price-fixing
- Representation of an art gallery and its owner in a federal investigation by the DOJ Tax Division involving tax fraud on employer tax returns
- Representation of a restaurateur in a federal investigation of failure to collect and pay employee payroll taxes
- Representation of Guidant/Endovascular Technologies in the government’s investigation/prosecution involving the Ancure medical device used in the treatment of aortic aneurysms
- Representation of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in a DOJ and Army Corps of Engineers investigation related to wetlands
- Representation of startup internet company M&A West and its founder in a case initiated by the SEC and the U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Defense of individual private investors, directors and officers of companies under investigation by the SEC
- Defense of E-D Coat, Inc. and its founder in a pollution case initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and DOJ
- Defense of Unocal in a Clean Air Act prosecution by Contra Costa County District Attorney and Bay Air Quality Management District
- Defense of Intermedics, Inc., a medical device company, in an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Defense of Accenture in an investigation by the state of Ohio over the issue of the award of public contracts
- Representation of a number of employees of Pasha Group, a mover of household property for military personnel, in an antitrust grand jury investigation involving price-fixing
- Representation of numerous employees of NEC America in an antitrust grand jury investigation of price-fixing
- Representation of the General Manager of Haarman & Reimer in a grand jury investigation over citric acid price-fixing
- Defense of an energy trader for Enron prosecuted by the DOJ
- Defense of Takeda Chemical in class action lawsuits involving the sale of Lupron
- Representation of employees of tanker companies in pollution investigations by the DOJ Environmental Crimes Section
- Representation of the general manager of Refinery in a Clean Air Act Investigation by the EPA and U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Representation of an individual investigated by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control for trading with Iran
References available upon request.
