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Representative matters include:

• Represented current and former employees of a public company under investigation by the DOJ and the SEC for FCPA violations. This matter included representation of a former employee before the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
• Represented a multibillion-dollar foundation during an inquiry by the state attorney general’s office regarding its management of another charitable foundation’s asset endowment funds.
• Represented the audit committee of an auto parts manufacturer in conducting an internal investigation of accounting practices and negotiating a no-penalty resolution with the SEC.
• Represented a hedge fund accused of market manipulation in the trading of shares of issuers involved in merger negotiations.
• Represented the largest greenhouse in Ohio in connection with an investigation by the U.S. EPA and the Ohio EPA regarding pollution of a navigable waterway. Oversaw removal of company information and negotiated with federal authorities, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Negotiated a plea arrangement for a misdemeanor and small financial penalty.
• Represented parties in SEC fraud investigations.
• Represented chemical companies in federal criminal and civil environmental enforcement investigations.
• Represented bank officers in Office of Thrift Supervision investigations.
• Conducted an investigation of stock option granting practices at a large health insurance company on behalf of a special committee of the board.
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in an investigation by a congressional committee of NIH grant-making practices.
• Representing an industry consulting firm in a congressional investigation of alleged “science for sale” in industry-funded studies on health effects.
• Represented a currency trading company in a federal investigation that commenced with a seizure of assets.
• Represented a bankruptcy court–appointed examiner and investigated financial fraud of the debtor in the then-largest instance of corporate fraud in bankruptcy court history
• Represented a bank in a class action related to a Ponzi scheme and a subsequent federal investigation.
• Represented a U.S. government researcher and vendor that was investigated for fraud by NASA, the United States Army and other agencies. The investigation commenced by coordinated and systematic raids pursuant to search warrants at several locations. After a lengthy investigation lasting nearly two years, no criminal charges were filed and the company resolved all claims by entering a very nominal civil resolution.