Experience

• • An oil company executive in a criminal FCPA investigation, resulting in DOJ agreeing not to bring any charges against client.
  • The former head trader at Archegos Capital Management in investigations and charges by the SDNY, SEC, and CFTC.
  • A leading private equity firm in SEC and DOJ investigations concerning employees’ personal investments.
  • A public company and an individual employee in a criminal FCPA investigation by DOJ.
  • A public tech company in an SEC-led FCPA investigation into conduct in Russia resulting in a complete declination.
  • A multinational company in a resolution with DOJ for providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations in Syria.
  • A Swiss financial institution in multiple DOJ criminal and civil enforcement matters.
  • 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.
  • A private equity firm in DOJ and SEC investigations regarding the provision of investment services to a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
  • A special committee of the Board of a public company in reviewing and advising on a sensitive matter.
  • A major sports league in a confidential investigation of a team’s compliance with league rules.
  • Trafigura, a multinational commodity trading company, in an FCPA resolution with DOJ related to conduct in Brazil.
  • A decentralized finance (DeFi) platform in an investigation by the SEC into the legal and regulatory status of the platform and an associated crypto token.
  • A crypto trading platform in an investigation by the California Attorney General into its operations and disclosures.
  • A venture capital firm in relation to DOJ’s investigation of FTX and prosecution of Sam Bankman-Fried and others.
  • A hospitality company in a DOJ criminal investigation into tax violations.
  • A non-profit organization and its Board in a DOJ criminal bribery investigation.
  • A tech company in advising on AI governance and controls.
  • 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.
  • The President of a Brazilian foundation in a DOJ criminal money laundering, fraud, and corruption investigation.
  • A bank executive in a DOJ criminal wire fraud investigation.