When you are the target of a government investigation, being innocent is not enough. You need your lawyer to get out ahead of the government’s investigation and start building your defense as early as possible—before prosecutors wrongly conclude that you broke the law.
Some of our greatest successes have been our quietest ones, convincing prosecutors to close their investigation without taking any enforcement action against our client. In other cases, we have persuaded prosecutors that our client’s non-compliance with the law did not warrant serious charges or penalties. Prosecutors know that we will be a tough adversary in the courtroom. Our courtroom reputation is a powerful weapon during the investigation phase of any matter—it makes prosecutors think twice about charging our client and encourages them to offer our client a highly favorable negotiated resolution.
We have guided numerous individuals and companies through criminal and civil fraud investigations conducted by federal and state prosecutors, as well as through proactive internal investigations in anticipation of government interest. We know how prosecutors think. We know the types of evidence they look for to build their case. We also know the types of evidence they oftentimes misconstrue. This enables us to stay several steps ahead of government investigators, putting us in the position to persuade prosecutors that our client did nothing wrong. We also are highly sensitive to the financial and emotional burden that any government investigation places on a client. From the outset of every investigation, we seek to persuade the prosecutors to narrow the scope of their investigation, so that we can respond to the government’s requests efficiently and without unnecessary expense or business distraction to our client.
