Experience

• White Collar & Regulatory

  • A major bank in responding to a government inquiry related to allegations of mortgage origination fraud.
  • An individual in a criminal tax investigation being conducted by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
  • Capital One in a resolution with FinCEN regarding its AML program, without criminal charges being filed.
  • Toyota Motor Corp. in a resolution with the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency regarding its emissions reporting practices, without any criminal charges being filed.
  • A leading financial institution in responding to a cybersecurity incident involving data of more than 100 million individuals.
  • Toyota Motor Sales USA in various state and federal investigations relating to vehicle acceleration issues. These included 29 state attorney general investigations, congressional inquiries, SEC investigations, and Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, all of which settled without any criminal convictions for the company.
  • A leading fintech company in multiple matters, including the successful resolution of an anti-money laundering investigation by the DOJ.
  • A national bank in responding to inquiries by the NYAG and DOJ concerning a specialty commercial lending business.
  • A leading FinTech company in conducting a review of an internal complaint regarding potential conflicts of interest in hiring of marketing experts and a related accounting investigation.
  • Various bank executives in investigations related to LIBOR, ISDAfix, and other potential securities fraud by the SEC, CFTC and DOJ.
  • The Chief Risk Officer of a hedge fund in civil litigation and investigations relating to the Bernard L. Madoff matter.
  • Private equity clients in governmental investigations and litigations relating to fallout from the financial crisis and the collapse of MF Global.
  • Current and former corporate executives in DOJ, SEC and CFTC investigations involving allegations of securities fraud, theft of trade secrets and other matters.

• Sensitive Investigations

  • A major pharmaceutical company in an internal investigation into possible employee misconduct.
  • The National Football League in various matters related to possible owner misconduct, including an independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct made against the Washington Commanders and their owner, Dan Snyder.
  • The Board of a technology company in an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by a senior member of management.
  • The National Football League in independent investigations into allegations of tanking made against the Cleveland Browns and allegations of tanking and tampering made against the Miami Dolphins and their owner Stephen Ross.
  • The Board of Directors of CBS Corporation in an investigation of sexual harassment allegations against the CEO, senior CBS News personnel, as well as allegations about the corporate culture.
  • The Board of the Cleveland Orchestra in an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct by two musicians.
  • The Board of Directors of Sonoma Academy in conducting an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct by various faculty members and the school’s actions resulting in a public report.
  • A leading fintech company in an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
  • A leading global law firm in conducting a sensitive internal investigation.
  • The Board of Directors of a financial institution in conducting a sensitive internal investigation.
  • Syracuse University in responding to inquiries by various law enforcement authorities which arose as a result of allegations of sexual abuse made against former Associate Head Coach of the University’s men’s basketball team.
  • Save the Children, an international NGO, in an investigation of alleged improper conduct by a past employee.
  • Multiple secondary schools in such investigations, including The Ramaz School, The Potomac School, and The Laurel School, among others.

• Civil & Trial

  • Metromedia International Group in a trial in Delaware Chancery Court (In re Appraisal of Metromedia).
  • Syracuse University in winning dismissal of a defamation action brought in New York state court by former ball boys for the University’s basketball team.