Corporate Investigations/White Collar

The Corporate Investigations/White Collar Group has handled all aspects of criminal matters, including conducting internal investigations; representing witnesses and targets in grand jury investigations; stewarding clients through parallel criminal and civil proceedings; trial and appeals.

Dilworth Paxson’s Corporate Investigations/White Collar Group lawyers have successfully represented companies and individuals against allegations of:

• Anti-Trust violations
• Corporate Fraud
• Securities Fraud
• Defense Procurement Fraud
• Health Care Fraud
• Obstruction of Justice
• Official Misconduct
• Public Corruption
• Mail Fraud
• Tax Fraud
• Internal Trade Violations

The group, which includes former state and federal prosecutors, has considerable experience in evaluating – and obtaining relief from – the collateral consequences of corporate criminal investigations and convictions. Our lawyers handle investigations with the goal of avoiding charges or formal action. We know how to effectively collaborate with prosecutors and how to design creative solutions.

Dilworth Paxson’s Corporate Investigations/White Collar Group lawyers work closely with lawyers from a variety of practices to assemble industry-specific teams to address client problems.

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Representative Matters

• Represented the House Democratic Caucus in relation to the Bonusgate scandal.
• Obtained a dismissal in the largest municipal bond case brought by the SEC in the Northeast region.
• Persuaded the SEC not to charge the former CFO of a large multi-channel Digital Television provider, despite the fact the SEC charged several others.
• Represented a large practice plan in making two voluntary disclosures to the Department of Health and Human Services and in the resolving of those disclosures.
• Represent numerous medical providers and suppliers in civil fraud claims act cases.
• Represented the former CEO of a Fortune 100 computer service company who, after being convicted of securities fraud, faced billions of dollars in potential payouts. Successfully negotiated a global resolution that allowed the former CEO’s family to have financial security.
• Represented numerous officials facing charges of public corruption.
• Represented Fortune 500 corporate executives accused of fraudulent accounting.
• Represented an executive officer of a large clothing manufacturer accused of fraudulently obtaining a multi-million dollar loan.
• Represented a dentist accused of fraudulently billing insurance companies for more expensive procedures than actually performed.
• Represent numerous doctors, healthcare providers and medical equipment companies accused of defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• Represented a lawyer accused of federal procurement fraud.
• Represented an executive of an international manufacturing company accused of participating in illegal sales to Cuba.
• Represented pharmacists accused of illegally selling pharmaceutical samples and distributing narcotics without appropriate prescriptions.
• Represented executives and employees of national and regional home health care companies being investigated for possible violations of federal and state law.
• Represented an executive of the nation's largest environmental remediation company in a federal criminal investigation related to the cleanup of a massive Superfund site.