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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

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What the Team is Known For

Debevoise & Plimpton has a long-held reputation for excellence in acting for corporates and individual executives in their most sensitive and sophisticated investigations, alongside an excellent track record in defending regulatory enforcement. Clients benefit from the firm's recognized expertise in handling cases brought by the SEC and DOJ, alongside a wider pool of talented litigators for parallel civil litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Debevoise & Plimpton represented Valerie Lau Beckman, the wife of a founder and CEO of an AI chatbot company, in an alleged fraud scheme brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California and the SEC.

Strengths

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Debevoise & Plimpton has a strong focus on understanding a client's pain points. They also lean heavily into how technology can help us spend the time on the highest-value work.

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The firm offers excellent client service, responsiveness and practical advice.

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Debevoise & Plimpton handled every aspect of the criminal case in a professional, compassionate way.

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Notable Practitioners

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Josh Cohen
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Josh Cohen
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Josh Cohen is a highly experience white-collar criminal defense attorney who offers clients a strong pedigree in defending against regulatory investigations and enforcement matters. His clients include both senior executives and corporates facing a wide array of criminal fraud, antitrust, insider trading and securities claims.

He is smart, strategic and well respected. We are big fans of him.

Josh Cohen is an exceptional white-collar lawyer. He is very good with individual clients and navigating through conflicting concerns.

Josh is a total pro. He is a talent.

Josh is a fab trial lawyer.

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David Sarratt
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David Sarratt
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David Sarratt is held in particularly high esteem for his expertise in defending clients facing FCPA enforcement actions, as part of a broad criminal defense practice acting for both corporate and individual clients.

David is a truly outstanding lawyer, strategist and human being.

It is great to work with David. He is a creative advocate who consistently brings something extra to the case.

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Josh Cohen
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Josh Cohen
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David Sarratt
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David Sarratt
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