Government investigations can stretch from the boardroom to the courtroom, touching every aspect of your business along the way. When you or your company is confronted with potential government enforcement action, you need a team with experienced practitioners who will react quickly and decisively to protect your interests.
Obtaining the Best Outcome
Ice Miller’s White Collar Defense & Investigations Group represents individuals, companies, board committees and others in all stages of white collar defense, including government investigations, complex cross-border matters, internal investigations, government enforcement actions and related qui tam litigation (e.g., False Claims Act lawsuits), compliance and risk assessment counseling, trial defense and appeals.
Our team includes former federal prosecutors, including the former Chief of the Eastern District of Virginia’s Financial Crimes & Public Corruption Unit, a former SEC Division of Enforcement attorney, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisory special agent and Indianapolis Division general counsel, and the former Director of Enforcement for the Ohio Division of Securities. All are seasoned defense lawyers with extensive investigative, trial and appellate experience in a broad range of white collar matters. We regularly work with our antitrust, corporate governance, environmental, government contracts, health care, securities and tax lawyers to provide a comprehensive approach to the issues facing our clients.
We work vigorously to achieve the best outcome, whether by taking the case to trial or quietly negotiating a resolution that protects your reputation.
Internal Investigations
Business is regulated by a complex web of federal and state laws and regulations. As a result, conducting internal investigations and managing corporate compliance are facts of life for even the most reputable businesses. Ice Miller attorneys have substantial experience representing clients who, often without warning, have learned of serious allegations against the company, necessitating immediate, thorough, accurate and complex answers. Our lawyers are prepared to respond.
Our lawyers understand the complexities of governmental and internal investigations, as many have prior experience working for and with federal and state governmental agencies. This experience is critical to assisting our clients in understanding the various stages of a government investigation and developing a strategy to achieve the most favorable result.
We also work with our clients to create and build corporate ethics and compliance and training programs intended to decrease the risk of an enforcement action and to assess and advise on the risk of operating in different business sectors and internationally.
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Our White Collar Defense & Investigations attorneys handle a wide range of substantive areas, including:
- Antitrust Violations
- Corporate Fraud
- Cross-Border Investigations
- Environmental Compliance
- Export Controls/International Sanctions
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Corruption
- Government Contracts Fraud
- Health Care Fraud and Abuse
- Money Laundering Violations and Currency Structuring
- Securities and Financial Fraud
- Tax Offenses