What do we do?
Lawyers in Ropes & Gray's Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices assist clients facing criminal, civil, and administrative investigations; criminal and civil trials; grand jury proceedings; regulatory inquiries; and other actions initiated by federal and state law enforcement. We represent major institutional clients, as well as top officers and directors of corporate clients, in a broad array of industries and professions both nationally and internationally. The Group has been particularly active in matters involving the pharmaceutical, financial services, securities, and healthcare industries.

• In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18, 2009, in favor of Ropes & Gray client F. Scott Yeager, a former executive of Enron Corporation. For a description of an associate's role in this matter, click here. 

• We represent multiple public company investment adviser and private equity firms in an ongoing SEC enforcement sweep related to interactions with Sovereign Wealth Funds and general FCPA compliance matters.

• We recently concluded our six-year representation of Public Relations Executive Michael Scanlon in the high-profile Jack Abramoff lobbying investigation in D.C.  After negotiating a favorable plea deal for Mr. Scanlon, we represented him through over five years of cooperation with the law enforcement authorities who gave him public credit for “cracking open” a culture of corruption on Capitol Hill.  On the basis of that cooperation, on February 11, 2011, Mr. Scanlon received a significantly reduced sentence.
  
  
• We recently represented a major multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer in reaching a global settlement with federal and state governments.  Ropes & Gray led a multi-firm team working with the client's legal team to conduct an extensive internal investigation of civil and criminal allegations and to resolve the various probes and lawsuits.  Ropes & Gray served as the client's lead outside counsel in negotiating the terms of the settlement.

For more examples of the Litigation Department's practice involving the health care industry, click here.

• We represented the former CEO of a major jewelry retailer in his U.S. Supreme Court petition for certiorari after he was convicted of fraud following a federal jury trial handled by another firm.  The Supreme Court petition raised Sixth Amendment issues involving the trial judge’s issuance of an Allen charge and removal of a lone holdout juror.

• We are assisting a leading global private investment firm as it completes FCPA compliance assessments of its portfolio companies around the globe.  To that end, we have assisted the client in identifying high risk industries and countries in which its portfolio companies operate and best practices regarding FCPA compliance.  We have also assisted the client in designing a program to complete FCPA diligence on potential acquisitions.  For a description of an associate's role in this matter, click here.