Experience

• Foreign Corruption and National Security

  • Lafarge, a multinational industrial manufacturer, in a criminal resolution with DOJ for providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations in Syria.
  • Trafigura, a multinational commodity trading company, in an FCPA resolution with DOJ related to conduct in Brazil.
  • A public U.S. company and an individual employee in a criminal FCPA investigation by DOJ and a parallel SEC investigation.
  • A major consulting firm in an SDNY national security investigation.
  • An oil company executive in a criminal FCPA investigation, resulting in DOJ agreeing not to bring any charges against client.
  • A Fortune 500 tech company in an SEC-led FCPA investigation into conduct in Russia resulting in a complete declination.
  • The president of a Brazilian foundation in a DOJ criminal money laundering, fraud, and corruption investigation.

• Fraud and Financial Crime

  • The former head trader at Archegos Capital Management in investigations and charges by SDNY, the SEC, and the CFTC.
  • A leading private equity firm in SEC and DOJ investigations concerning employees’ personal investments.
  • A Swiss financial institution in multiple DOJ criminal and civil enforcement matters.
  • A private equity firm in DOJ and SEC investigations regarding the provision of investment services to a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
  • A venture capital firm in relation to DOJ’s investigation of FTX and prosecution of Sam Bankman-Fried and others.
  • A bank executive in a DOJ criminal wire fraud prosecution.
  • A hospitality company in a DOJ criminal investigation into tax violations.
  • A non-profit organization and its Board in a DOJ criminal bribery investigation.
  • The CEO and another top executive of a public company in a DOJ criminal investigation.
  • Former Board members of a pharmaceutical company in a DOJ criminal investigation.

• Cryptocurrency

  • Robinhood Crypto in an SEC investigation into the potential sale of unregistered securities on its platform that resulted in the SEC closing its investigation.
  • Ripple in a ruling against the SEC in the SDNY holding that Ripple’s digital token XRP is not a security or “investment contract” in many circumstances.
  • Uniswap Labs in an investigation by the SEC into the legal and regulatory status of the platform and an associated crypto token that resulted in the SEC closing its investigation.
  • A crypto trading platform in an investigation by the California Attorney General into its operations and disclosures.

• Internal Investigations

  • A special committee of the Board of a public company in reviewing and advising on a sensitive matter.
  • A professional sports league in a confidential investigation of a team’s compliance with league rules.