About
Provided by Foundation Law Group
Foundation Law Group LLP's White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations department, Headed by Stephen Cazares, a former federal prosecutor and former enforcement attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm represents companies, their executives, and others confronted with regulatory investigations, fraud litigation, and state and local prosecutions including matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission. The firm also conducts internal investigations relating to allegations of securities and regulatory compliance violations and allegations of misconduct by whistleblowers.
Recent matters handled by the firm include:
- CEO and Chairman of the Board of a publicly traded (NASDAQ) company in an investigation by the SEC.
- An unregistered investment adviser and its executives in an investigation by the SEC relating to sale of the securities of a publicly traded environment resources company.
- A large shareholder and product fulfillment provider in an investigation by the SEC relating to allegations relating to trading in the shares of a publicly traded food and beverage company.
- The former president of Silicon Valley blood testing company Theranos, Inc. in cases brought by the Department of Justice and SEC.
- A Silicon Valley venture capitalist in an investigation by the DOJ relating to its Russian kleptocracy program.
