Corporations and their executives face constant scrutiny by prosecutors, regulators, shareholders, the media and others. Most companies must now confront exposure to a range of business related claims and need experienced counsel to navigate through the regulatory and litigation maze. Our lawyers all have extensive experience representing corporations and executives who are under investigation by U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Department of Justice, Health and Human Services, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the EPA, State Attorneys General and many other agencies. Our excellent results for our clients are due to a very proactive approach to obtain all of the evidence and the law as soon as possible and convincing the attorneys for the government that there is no criminal intent and no chance of success for a government case. We have handled many complex Medicare, environmental and fraud investigations. The following is a sample of the types of cases and results in white collar defense cases:

• Represented a Fortune 500 company in a Department of Defense investigation in the District of Minnesota. No charges brought.
• Represented a Fortune 500 company in an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey. No charges brought.
• Represented a Fortune 500 company in an investigation in California by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. No charges brought.
• Represented a public online payment processor in an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Missouri regarding internet gambling issues. $10 million civil settlement.
• Represented a defense contractor in an environmental investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Kansas. No charges brought.
• Represented chief compliance officer in a Medicare investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Missouri. No charges brought against client.
• Represented CEO of Fortune 500 company being investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri. No charges brought against our client.
• Represented executive at stock brokerage under investigation for revenue sharing. No charges brought against client.
• Represented health care company under investigation by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. No charges brought.
• Represented health care executive in an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois. No charges brought.
• Represented health care executive in a Medicare fraud case brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois. The case was dismissed due to improper venue by Chief Judge Murphy.
• Represented a fiscal intermediary in a Medicare investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Department of Justice Commercial Litigation Branch. There was a civil settlement but the company was not charged.
• Represented manufacturing company in an environmental investigation regarding illegal diversion of polluted water and false record keeping in rural Missouri by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri. No charges were brought.
• Represented accountant in major fraud investigation by the Missouri Attorney General, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri and the FBI. No charges brought against client. Numerous others charged.
• Represented defense contractors in two qui tam cases investigated by the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office. The U.S. refused to intervene and the cases were dropped.
• Represented major insurance company in fraud investigation by the Eastern District of Missouri U.S. Attorney’s Office. No charges brought.
• Represented manufacturing company under investigation for mail fraud against the Department of Defense. No charges brought.
• Represented councilman under investigation for taking bribes. No charges brought.
• Represented attorney under investigation for obstruction of justice and environmental violations by Department of Justice. No charges brought.
• Represented attorney under investigation for filing false documents with the Citizenship and Naturalization Service. No charges brought.
• Represented attorney under investigation in California for identity theft. No charges brought.
• Represented numerous companies in investigation relating to internet gambling, including radio networks, payment service companies, internet providers and advertisers.
• Represented stock broker in a fraud investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Washington. No charges filed against client.
• Represented executive for a major food producer in an environmental investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. No charges brought.
• Represented country club in environmental investigation in the Eastern District of Missouri by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. No charges brought.
• Represented health care company in investigation by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. No civil or criminal charges brought.
• Represented executive investigated by the U. S. Commodities and Futures Trading. No charges brought against our client.

Whether the need is preventive compliance counseling, an internal investigation, or defense of a civil or criminal claim, Dowd Bennett’s experienced and knowledgeable attorneys helps clients deal with these challenges and exposures. Our practice encompasses the full spectrum of services including:

• Defending civil and criminal enforcement proceedings
• Developing and implementing business compliance and ethics programs
• Counseling management and boards on corporate governance
• Conducting internal corporate investigations
• Responding to government investigations, inquiries and subpoenas
• Advising on conflicts, privilege, document retention and insurance coverage matters
• Representing clients in parallel proceedings including investor, customer, competitor and other class action litigation
• Accounting fraud
• Antitrust
• Bribery
• Securities fraud
• Health care fraud claims
• Environmental crimes
• False claims and statements
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Asset seizure and forfeiture
• Tax fraud
• Computer crime
• Embezzlement
• Food and drug crimes
• Government procurement fraud
• Employment-related Immigration practices