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When the stakes are high, companies and individual turn to Bracewell’s Texas government enforcement and investigations team for advice and guidance. The firm boasts one of the most respects white-collar teams in the United States, with decades of collective experience as defense lawyers, former prosecutors, regulators and federal judges. The team draws on its broad and diverse background to provide strategic and informed advice to companies and individuals faced with federal or state enforcement actions or investigations.

Our wealth of experience working with regulators on enforcement actions enables us to effectively advise companies on the design and implementation of compliance programs that utilize best practices for avoiding potential misconduct. Most often, this work is handled on a confidential basis.

We conduct expert internal audits and investigations that discretely uncover past misconduct. In addition, our lawyers make confidential recommendations on how to handle any misconduct that is uncovered and prevent its occurrence in the future. In recent years, this has increasingly included assignments to help companies address issues related to discrimination, harassment and retaliation, as well as recommendations for improvement.

In addition, we vigorously defend companies and individuals in enforcement actions and white collar investigations.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Texas

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What the Team is Known For

Bracewell LLP has a robust litigation practice with a strong track record in compliance, investigatory and enforcement-related work, calling upon a skilled team of former prosecutors and judges to advise blue-chip clients and individual executives. Also regularly takes on monitorships.

Work Highlights

  • Bracewell continued to represent Fernando Perez and Juan Rodriguez-Viejo in a pair of multi-person drug and money laundering conspiracies.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jeffery Vaden
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Jeffery Vaden
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Jeffery Vaden frequently represents energy companies in white-collar litigation and regulatory investigations, and is held in particularly high regard for his expertise in FCPA matters.

Jeffery is an excellent lawyer.

I can't say enough good things about him. He is a fantastic lawyer.

Jeff is a solid lawyer and a good peer in the community.

Matthew Nielsen
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Matthew Nielsen
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Matthew Nielsen is held in particularly high regard for his role in handling internal and regulatory investigations, with experience handling matters involving allegations of financial and healthcare fraud, FCPA violations and the False Claims Act.

Matthew is an excellent lawyer. He is very good at digging down to find important cruxes of the prosecution and is very talented in the courtroom.

Matt is a very good lawyer. He is an extremely tactical and thoughtful thinker. He really sees the entire chessboard better than most.

Matthew is very well regarded in the white-collar Bar and has a wide range of expertise. He is exemplary.

Matthew is a trusted adviser. He consistently demonstrates exceptional client service, provides strategic advice and crafts innovative solutions.

Kevin D. Collins
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Kevin D. Collins
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Kevin Collins leverages his impressive AUSA background to advise clients on a range of criminal enforcement, investigatory and compliance issues, with a particular specialty in environmental matters.

Kevin has a very good reputation in the federal court and the US Attorney's Office.

Kevin is fantastic at learning the key issues in an investigation. He digs in and can understand the problem even better than the client understands it.

He is smart, hard-working and very easy to deal with.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Jeffery Vaden
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Jeffery Vaden
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Matthew Nielsen
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Matthew Nielsen
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Band 3
Kevin D. Collins
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Kevin D. Collins
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Band 4

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