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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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What the Team is Known For

Gibson Dunn is renowned for its outstanding white-collar practice with a national reputation for excellence, equally comfortable representing both individuals and leading companies in their most critical issues. The practice is skilled at handling complex crises across multiple jurisdictions and governmental agencies, calling upon its impressive roster of practitioners with deep DOJ and prosecutorial experience. It offers markedly broad subject matter capability, with strong coverage in areas including securities fraud, healthcare fraud and FCPA issues.

Work Highlights

  • Gibson Dunn represented Andrew Wiederhorn, the former FAT Brands CEO, in DOJ and SEC prosecutions related to alleged securities, wire and tax fraud.

Strengths

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If an investigation twists in a way that is unexpected, they have subject matter experts who can jump in to assist. They are truly a one-stop shop.

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I have always admired Gibson Dunn. They are well-managed, very effective and credible advocates, who do a great job for their clients.

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Gibson Dunn has demonstrated that they have a mastery of our market space, coupled with an exceptionally effective approach to governmental agencies.

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The attention to detail, quality of work product and understanding of each and every document has been unprecedented. They are very hardworking, laser focused and have a comprehensive view of cases.

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles J Stevens
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Charles J Stevens
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Charles Stevens lends his extensive expertise in governmental investigations to major corporate clients, including several household names in the tech sector.
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Debra Wong Yang
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Debra Wong Yang
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Debra Wong Yang is frequently called on by clients to conduct highly sensitive and consequential internal investigations, leveraging her significant experience in dealing with regulatory bodies and defending enforcement matters.

Debra is one of the best for internal investigations.

Debra is highly professional and very strategic. She is very impressive.

Debra has a sterling reputation in government investigations and I trust her completely.

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Nicola T Hanna
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Nicola T Hanna
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Nicola Hanna offers extensive experience in defending clients against a wide array of criminal enforcement matters, as well as advising clients on internal investigations and compliance matters.

He is excellent.

Nicola has very strong understandings of the inner workings of both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

He's a sharp thinker and a strategic professional, able to synthesize detailed information into a comprehensive big-picture view.

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Benjamin B Wagner
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Benjamin B Wagner
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Benjamin Wagner is well versed in the representation of corporate clients in government investigations, including grand jury actions and SEC inquiries.
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Winston Y Chan
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Winston Y Chan
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Winston Chan is held in high esteem for his expertise in handling governmental and internal investigations. He regularly represents clients in the healthcare, tech and life sciences sectors.

Winston is knowledgeable when dealing with various government agencies, including DOJ, SEC and State Attorney Offices. He is very practical and has a great knack for threading the needle.

Winston is great to work with. He is an amazing attorney both professionally and personally.

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Douglas Fuchs
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Douglas Fuchs
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Douglas Fuchs has a strong pedigree in regulatory enforcement work and internal investigations, with notable expertise in regulatory and professional liability issues affecting clients in the accounting sector.

Douglas has an extreme attention to detail and a photographic memory of documents. He is very thoughtful and delivers an outstanding work product.

I really respect his practice and enjoy working with him.

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Eric Vandevelde
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Eric Vandevelde
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Eric Vandevelde focuses his practice on federal criminal investigations and enforcement actions, with particular focus on acting on cybersecurity, data protection and fintech-related matters.

Eric is phenomenal. He is our go-to attorney for government investigations or any possible changes at regulatory level.

Eric is an exceptional counsel and we would not have anyone else lead us through our legal challenges.

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Charles J Stevens
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Charles J Stevens
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Debra Wong Yang
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Debra Wong Yang
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Nicola T Hanna
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Nicola T Hanna
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Benjamin B Wagner
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Benjamin B Wagner
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Winston Y Chan
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Winston Y Chan
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Douglas Fuchs
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Douglas Fuchs
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Eric Vandevelde
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Eric Vandevelde
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