About

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Coblentz’s Chambers-ranked White Collar Defense and Investigations group has decades of experience in criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions in matters across the country. The group also has extensive experience conducting internal investigations for U.S. and foreign businesses and acting as monitors in sensitive, high-profile matters.


The group is led by three former federal prosecutors, one a past Chief of the Securities Fraud Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, and two Assistant United States Attorneys for the Southern District of California. The team also includes a former Trial Attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and a former San Francisco public defender.


Chambers Review

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

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What the Team is Known For

Coblentz has a robust white-collar criminal defense group, with strong credentials in defending SEC and DOJ investigations and enforcement actions. It draws from an expert pool of litigators with significant prosecutorial experience, advising clients on defending criminal antitrust, fraud, corruption and FCPA claims.

Work Highlights

  • Coblentz represented the former vice president and managing director of residential lending at Sterling Bank & Trust, following allegations of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Timothy P. Crudo
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Timothy P. Crudo
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Timothy Crudo represents companies as well as individual executives on a range of mandates including trial work, government investigations and enforcement actions.

Timothy is a go-to lawyer in the white-collar arena. He sees the big picture and guides his clients through really complex matters.

A terrific white-collar attorney.

Timothy is collaborative, strategic, very smart and really team-oriented. He is phenomenal.

Rees F Morgan
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Rees F Morgan
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Rees Morgan is called upon by clients in the technology, healthcare and financial services industries to handle sensitive investigations and defend enforcement, where his strong trial skills come to the fore.

Rees is one of the finest lawyers in California. He's knowledgeable, responsive, personable and candid.

I find Rees to be extremely sharp and very capable. He is an excellent storyteller, extremely credible and a really sophisticated lawyer.

I have nothing but positive outcomes with his involvement and I can't recommend him highly enough.

Sean P.J. Coyle
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Sean P.J. Coyle
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Sean Coyle has a broad criminal defense practice and is often called upon by senior officers, directors and other executives in complex regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.

Sean is a very sensible, steady and smart lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Timothy P. Crudo
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Timothy P. Crudo
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Band 1
Rees F Morgan
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Rees F Morgan
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Sean P.J. Coyle
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Sean P.J. Coyle
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