- Defending criminal prosecutions, through trial and appeal, in all federal courts and state courts
- Representing companies and individuals in grand jury proceedings
- Conducting internal investigations
- Providing corporate compliance counsel
- Practice Group Leader for White Collar Crime is Kent Wicker
Representing Clients in High-Stakes Matters
White collar criminal prosecutions are on a sharp rise today. When they happen, the stakes can be enormous for companies and their employees. DBL’s White Collar Criminal Defense team consists of seasoned trial lawyers and former federal and state prosecutors who are committed to aggressively defend these types of cases.
Our attorneys represent clients in investigations led by the FBI, SEC, IRS, EPA, FDA and other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The firm’s clients include companies in healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial services, manufacturing, legal services and other industries. DBL attorneys have defended clients during investigations and prosecutions for
- Healthcare fraud
- Securities fraud
- Public corruption
- Environmental crimes
- Mail and wire fraud
- Federal asset forfeiture
Experience
DBL’s clients rely on the valuable expertise and insight of a team of seasoned lawyers who have many years of experience working on the unique and challenging issues of this practice area. The attorneys in DBL’s White Collar Practice Group include a former First Assistant U.S. Attorney and Criminal Division Chief, and a former Deputy Attorney General. DBL’s recent successes include:
- Obtaining an unprecedented $547 million judgment in a decades-old estate battle
- Obtaining a not guilty verdict of a former state secretary of transportation indicted on corruption charges
- Securing dismissal of all charges against a pharmacist charged with Medicaid fraud
- Obtaining a dismissal of all charges against an accountant charged with conspiracy to defraud the Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Winning dismissal of all charges against a Cambodian immigrant charged with immigration fraud
- Securing reversal on appeal for a client convicted of conspiracy
DBL attorneys also defend related civil and administrative proceedings, including qui tam actions, Stark Law violations, election finance matters and professional licensing board proceedings.
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