Covington's White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice is widely recognized not only for litigating and winning high-profile criminal cases, but also for devising creative legal strategies to resolve cases long before they draw public scrutiny. Covington's long-standing record of excellence in defending clients in complex criminal and regulatory enforcement cases has earned the firm a deep and invaluable reservoir of credibility with courts, prosecutors and regulatory agencies nationwide.
Our white collar practice includes 29 partners, most of whom are former prosecutors and SEC enforcement attorneys who have held senior positions in United States Attorney's Offices, the U.S. Department of Justice, the White House, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other government agencies involved in white collar criminal and regulatory enforcement.
We have defended clients in investigations by:
- the Department of Justice;
- Securities and Exchange Commission;
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission;
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority;
- Environmental Protection Agency;
- Food and Drug Administration;
- Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- New York Stock Exchange;
- U.S. Customs Service;
- Internal Revenue Service;
- Treasury Department;
- Federal Reserve Bank;
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
- Office of Thrift Supervision;
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
- Federal Election Commission;
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
- Department of Defense;
- Inspectors General of the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies;
- State Department;
- the United States Congress; and
- the World Bank.
Representative Matters
- Ongoing representation of the former Sterling Financial Corporation (now a part of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.) in consolidated securities class action litigation, as well as inquiries by the SEC and the U.S. Attorney's Office, concerning a massive fraud at a Sterling subsidiary that resulted in the restatement of Sterling's financial statements.
- Represent the Special Committee of the Board of Adelphia Communications in investigations by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and the SEC.
- Represent SG Cowen Securities Corp., Societe Generale’s US broker-dealer subsidiary, in investigations by the Department of Justice, the SEC, and the New York Stock Exchange arising out of a massive fraud scheme by a former branch manager of the firm’s Cleveland office.
- Represent a world-renowned weapons research facility in a major, multi-faceted congressional investigation of alleged mismanagement at the facility.
- Represent numerous companies and their executives in investigations into possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
- Conduct numerous investigations of domestic and foreign financial institutions into alleged Bank Secrecy Act violations, money laundering, and insider trading by employees.
- Represent leading broker-dealers, investment bankers, research analysts, and major companies in investigations by the SEC, DOJ, NASD, and the New York State Attorney General into the independence of research analysis.
- A Big Four public accounting firm in connection with a major criminal accounting fraud investigation.
Accolades
- PLC, Which Lawyer?: White Collar Investigations (USA) (2009)
- Best Lawyers in America: White Collar Criminal Defense (2008)
- Stephen Anthony, Bruce Baird, and Alan Vinegrad
- Chambers USA: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2008)
- Chambers USA: Securities Regulation Enforcement (2008)
- Recognized by Legal 500 US as a leading firm in White Collar Criminal Defense - Full Service (2008)
- Bruce Baird, Ben Duke, and Nancy Kestenbaum
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