White Collar Investigations & Enforcement

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell's White Collar Investigations & Enforcement group represents individuals and businesses in criminal and regulatory enforcement matters in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and throughout the United States.  A number of our cases even have reached across US borders, such as those involving foreign extradition proceedings; charges of international conspiracy, bribery and money laundering; extraterritorial application of federal criminal law; and investigations of possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Our attorneys advise and counsel clients facing investigation or charges by federal and state law enforcement, regulatory and administrative authorities.  Not only do we represent individuals and businesses that are under investigation or facing formal charges, but we also counsel clients on how to avoid or minimize the impact of looming investigations.  Our attorneys are long on experience with the criminal process, which is crucial to achieving the best results for our clients in these often scary kinds of inquiries and proceedings.  Attorneys in the White Collar Investigations & Enforcement practice have worked on some of the most significant white collar matters that have arisen over the last 35 years, starting with the Watergate cover-up case and also a number of independent counsel investigations and prosecutions. The Group includes a former Assistant United States Attorney, a former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, a former JAG officer and a former Deputy Independent Counsel.

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell's White Collar Investigations & Enforcement practice also draws on our firm's greatest strength - the diversity of the firm's overall practice. The acknowledged expertise of FTLF's attorneys in health care, government contracts and grants, and education provides an invaluable resource for the White Collar Investigations & Enforcement practice to utilize when representing clients subject to investigation or prosecution, or in need of an internal investigation, relating to these and other areas of the firm’s expertise.

Representative Activities:

• Criminal and Civil Trials
• Grand Jury Investigations
• Inspector General Investigations
• Internal Investigations
• Administrative Hearings
• Bar Counsel Investigations
• Arbitrations
• Mediations

Representative Clients:

• Partners and managers at Big 5 accounting firm KPMG in connection with parallel investigations and proceedings arising from multi-million dollar tax advantaged transactions in which KPMG was involved.
• An Army contractor accused of bribery in connection with supplying drinking water and fencing for the US war effort in Iraq and Kuwait
• An FBI analyst accused of improper disclosure of classified information
• Victims of a multi-million dollar fraud perpetrated by a former Bank of America executive
• Attorney accused of securities fraud in connection with his promotion of  a multi-million dollar international Ponzi scheme
• The Maritime shipping company American Automar Inc., and its officers, in connection with an investigation and prosecution of some of its employees for fraudulent billing practices in administration of Navy contract
• A water purification and treatment company in connection with a grand jury investigation into corruption at the Department of Energy
• The President of International Ironworkers Union accused of embezzling union funds
• The Deputy Director of the National Park Service accused of accepting illegal gratuities who was acquitted at a jury trial
• A Commerce Department official accused of conspiracy, bribery and extortion charges in connection with export licenses
• The head of the Public Works Department of a large military installation facing, among other problems, government audits based on the misuse of government funds, embezzlement, and abuse of contract authority
• A Vice-president of Player’s International in connection with the prosecution of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards for corruption charges relating to the issuance of riverboat gambling licenses
• The managing partner of the DC office of a national law firm investigated by Bar Counsel for possible violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct

Industries Serviced:

• Defense Contracting
• Healthcare
• Securities
• Financial Services
• Professional Services
• Public Officials
• Food Services
• Small Businesses and Non-Profit Companies
• Federal Grantees
• Real Estate
• Labor Unions and Officials
• Gaming

Representative Decisions:

• Madison v. District of Columbia, 593 F.Supp.2d 278, (D.D.C. Jan. 23, 2009)
• Terrero v. U.S., 275 Fed.Appx. 843, (11th Cir. (Ga.) Apr. 29, 2008)
• U.S. v. Boyd, 309 F.Supp.2d 908, (S.D.Tex. Mar. 11, 2004)
• Nogueras-Cartagena v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 75 Fed.Appx. 795, (1st Cir. (Puerto Rico) Sep. 26, 2003)
• U.S. v. Fowler, 932 F.2d 306, (4th Cir.(Va.) Apr. 29, 1991)

For more information about our White Collar Investigations & Enforcement practice, please contact Cary Feldeman at caryf@ftlf.com.