The seasoned attorneys in Polsinelli Shughart’s Government Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense practice have national reputations for their representation of individuals, entities and governmental agencies accused of fraud, noncompliance or other criminal matters.
Our attorneys have earned outstanding reputations for their effective representation of clients in the full range of corporate compliance and white-collar criminal matters. We provide legal counsel to clients involved in comprehensive governmental and grand jury investigations involving allegations of:
- Consumer fraud
- Accounting fraud
- Health care fraud and abuse
- Financial services fraud
- Antitrust
- Mail and wire fraud
- Aviation crimes
- Public corruption
- Charitable gifts fraud
- Real estate matters, including land exchanges
- Government agency matters
- RICO
- Securities fraud
- Tax evasion
In conjunction with our white-collar criminal defense practice, we have a well-established practice representing victims and defendants in traditional criminal cases.
We regularly conduct internal investigations on behalf of boards of directors and other board committees in order to identify and resolve issues relating to policies, practices and procedures before they become the subject of government scrutiny. We advise clients on corporate governance issues and assist in structuring compliance programs to help clients avoid problems before they arise. Our attorneys have successfully defended clients in whistleblower lawsuits and other allegations of corporate abuse, potentially saving our clients harm to their reputations as well as millions of dollars in damages.
In addition to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients, we represent cities, counties and state agencies during investigations for criminal and civil violations ranging from fraud and corruption to civil rights offenses.
Our group works closely with lawyers in the firm’s other practice areas to ensure our clients benefit from the full breadth of our firm’s legal services. We bring together the talents of lawyers in a variety of practice disciplines including securities, financial services, health care, environmental and tax in order to provide comprehensive representation and support to our clients.
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