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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - North Carolina

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What the Team is Known For

Alston & Bird offers impressive capabilities across a broad range of white-collar criminal cases and investigations, with expertise acting for corporates and individuals. The firm is particularly recognized for representing financial services, healthcare and technology companies. It has strengths handling matters involving allegations of financial fraud, tax fraud and antitrust violations, among other issues.

Work Highlights

  • Alston & BIrd defended UnitedHealthcare of New Mexico in a False Claims Act suit alleging the company defrauded the New Mexico Medicaid program by improperly retaining premiums that should have been returned.

Strengths

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They're at the ready to assist with investigations in a timely manner and the firm is good at taking the time to learn the business and assess our needs.

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The team did a good job of simplifying the case as it related to us - there were a number of parties involved but they did a good job of simplifying case and creating unique defense strategy.

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Notable Practitioners

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Emily McGowan
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Emily McGowan
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Emily McGowan is a leading white-collar litigator who acts for both corporate and individual clients, including those in the healthcare and utilities sectors. She has notable strength in antitrust-related investigations and litigation proceedings.

Emily is innately likeable and has a very good demeanor with clients and with the opposition. She does an excellent job of understanding our business and making our business folks comfortable.

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Michael Hoernlein
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Michael Hoernlein
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Michael Hoernlein is an experienced litigator noted for his broad white-collar expertise. He regularly represents individuals and corporations facing criminal investigation and related enforcement proceedings.

He is very pragmatic, measured and dispassionate where appropriate. He is very open minded and willing to consider new ideas.

Michael does a great job in connecting the dots. He's very good at detecting patterns and how the pieces fit together and putting together a narrative to understand what's going on with the case.

The judges like him and respect him. He was smart and well prepared, and fast on his feet. He's a great all-round lawyer.

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Thomas Walker
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Thomas Walker
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Thomas Walker is a highly regarded attorney with particular experience representing individuals in cases regarding allegations of antitrust violations and financial and tax fraud.

We were blessed to have a former US Attorney in Tom Walker in our team, given he has the gravitas to interact with the government.

He is one of the most talented practitioners in the Southeastern US.

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Emily McGowan
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Emily McGowan
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Michael Hoernlein
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Michael Hoernlein
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Thomas Walker
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Thomas Walker
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