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Complex Business Litigation |
Government Enforcement | Intellectual
Property | Securities
What is the Government Enforcement Practice Group?
Ropes & Gray's Government Enforcement Practice Group is one of
the leading enforcement defense practices in the country. Over the
past five years, the Group has played a significant role in many of
the most prominent investigations conducted by the United States Attorney's
Offices, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
state Attorneys General, state securities regulators, and the investigative
agencies with whom they all work. The Group's experienced lawyers include
partners who excelled as Federal prosecutors and enforcement officers
at U.S. Attorneys offices, the Department of Justice, and the SEC,
as well as in the private sector. Because of our inter-disciplinary
approach to practice, associates who work with the Group are encouraged
to work on other complex litigation matters while also receiving focused
training in government enforcement-related topics.
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. The Group has been particularly active in matters involving the pharmaceutical, financial services, securities, and healthcare industries.
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Ryan
Malone (University of Virginia School of Law '02) recently
teamed with partner Sam Buffone and obtained a favorable
jury verdict for a former executive of Enron Broadband Services
following a 13 week federal court trial in which the defendant
was charged with defrauding investors. The appeal was argued
before the Supreme Court in March. For a description of his
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What have we done lately?
- We are currently representing an officer of a Fortune 50 multinational conglomerate in connection with an SEC inquiry into alleged accounting and disclosure fraud. For a description of an associate's role in this matter, click here.
- We are currently representing a major defense contractor in connection with a Federal investigation with regard to alleged violations of the Federal False Claims Act.
- We are currently representing a prominent university in a Federal investigation concerning allegations of kickbacks and quality of care issues. For a description of an associate’s role in this matter, click here.
For more examples of the Litigation Department's practice involving the health care industry, click
here.
- We are currently representing one of five co-defendants, employees of a major Big Dig contractor, indicted on charges of making false statements to the Federal government regarding the Federal highway project; mail fraud; and conspiracy to make false statements, commit mail fraud, and defraud the government with respect to claims for payment. For a description of an associate's role in these
matters, click here.
- We are representing a Native American tribe in litigation involving
allegations that the corporate defendants improperly influenced
the Secretary of the Interior.
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Eva
Carman, a partner in Ropes & Gray's New York office,
is defending an individual who has been pursued civilly (by the
Securities and Exchange Commission) and criminally (by the Department
of Justice) on allegations relating to insider trading and alleged
false filings. |
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