White Collar and Government Investigations
As white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions become increasingly common, uncommonly effective counsel becomes critical. Latham & Watkins' White Collar Defense Group aggressively defends corporations and their employees in high stakes litigation involving charges of business crime, securities fraud, false claims, computer crime and theft of trade secrets, health care fraud and abuse and environmental crimes.
Our white collar attorneys provide sophisticated advice and counseling at every stage of criminal or parallel civil proceedings. We work hard to secure the best possible outcome for our clients – either negotiating pre-trial resolution of charges or vigorously defending against them at trial. Many of our firm's top litigators have held government positions as prosecutors or as enforcement officials, and their experience has provided Latham with substantial expertise in criminal, administrative and congressional investigations. As a result, Latham attorneys frequently advise and represent clients in the areas of health care regulation, securities regulation, antitrust, banking, tax, environmental, and US and foreign government procurement.
Our white collar practice operates with three goals in mind:
Preventing enforcement actions or criminal investigations through effective compliance programs and internal safeguards
Providing full-service representation to clients who are already the targets or subjects of criminal or parallel civil investigations
Leveraging Latham's vast expertise to devise a comprehensive and sophisticated strategy that addresses all of the possible criminal and civil consequences of the investigation
Practice Breadth
We have counseled companies and individuals with respect to allegations and investigations of:
False testimony before the US Congress
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations
Potential liability under the UK Bribery Act 2010
Health care fraud and abuse
Impermissible collusion on pricing
Improper political contributions
Inadequate disclosures and filings