The White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Group at Godfrey & Kahn includes experienced attorneys and former prosecutors who are available on a moment’s notice to assist clients with a wide variety of regulatory, civil and criminal matters. During 2013, our team worked on a wide spectrum of government enforcement matters—only a few of which are recounted below. In these situations, and many others, we helped clients achieve positive outcomes, thereby reducing risk and increasing profitability.

• Initiated and continue to monitor a global anti-bribery hotline for a multinational company
• Investigated alleged political corruption in the award of a municipal contract
• Convinced a federal court of appeals to reverse a mortgage fraud conviction
• Represented the primary target of a federal grand jury investigation into an alleged multi-million dollar tax fraud conspiracy
• Drafted a Technical Services Agreement to share information about defense articles under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”)
• Represented a project management consultant in the U.S. Department of Justice investigation of an environmental disaster
• Assisted a company in complying with complex “country of origin” issues under the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”)
• Conducted an internal investigation of alleged accounting improprieties by the President and Chief Operating Officer of a public company
• Represented a client charged with firearms violations under federal law
• Appointed as special prosecutor and lead trial counsel in a case alleging antitrust violations against a large hospital system
• Investigated alleged overbilling by a natural gas supplier
• Assisted a public company with responding to reports that a former executive stole trade secrets
• Represented a client subpoenaed in a secret John Doe proceeding
• Drafted policy and procedures for a multi-national public company to assure compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)
• Represented a public company in litigation arising from a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme
• Investigated allegations regarding an inappropriate relationship between the CEO and another executive at a public company
• Advised on import classification ruling requests to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Represented a mutual fund advisor in a SEC investigation into alleged improper charging of fees to its investors
• Advised a client in a case charging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) stemming from alleged bid-rigging and fraud conspiracy
• Responded to state and federal securities investigation of alleged improper fundraising through private placement memorandum
• Assisted a client with national criminal investigation of fraudulent fuel pricing
• Helped a corporation secure dismissal without charges of criminal grand jury investigation of an accidental death in the workplace
• Counseled a publicly-traded company involved in government contracting in its response to a federal investigation into potential violations of the Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Investigated a whistleblower’s allegations regarding an alleged kickback scheme perpetrated by a director at the subsidiary of a publicly-traded company
• Worked with federal law enforcement in pursuing a client’s former employee regarding alleged trade secret misappropriation
• Advised a public company in an internal investigation regarding internal audit issues and alleged retaliation against a whistleblower
• Assisted accounting firm in representing former employee as a witness in a felony theft case involving one of the firm’s former clients
• Represented senior executive of engineering firm in federal criminal investigation involving alleged violations of False Claims Act and Buy America/Buy American regulations
• Represented physician in federal and state criminal investigations of alleged billing and prescription fraud