Chambers Review
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FCPA - USA
What the Team is Known For
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP is an east coast boutique law firm with offices in Washington, DC and New York. Their litigation prowess sees them well placed to assist clients in both internal and government facing investigations. The firm is particularly well known for their individual representation, providing senior executives and high-profile individuals criminal defense and counsel through complex anticorrpution and bribery investigations.
Strengths
"Kaplan Hecker has a fantastic bench of former prosecutors and federal defenders."
"The firm has excellent lawyers who are zealous advocates for their clients."
"The team at Kaplan Hecker is incredibly easy to work with. They are really adept at dealing with investigations."
Work Highlights
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP represented Gina Zhou, a former employee of an NGO, in a case brought by the Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York regarding charges of conspiracy to violate the FCPA and other related charges.
Notable practitioners
Sean Hecker is a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink. He represents individuals and corporations involved in complex multijurisdictional FCPA violations as part of his prominent white-collar practice.
"Sean is an absolutely terrific lawyer. He is very strategic and possesses great judgment."
"Sean is a very smart guy who is able to understand complex issues. He also has great common sense and knows the intricacies of government and foreign jurisdictions."
"He is a phenomenal attorney."
Mike Ferrara is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink based in New York. He draws on his experience as a former federal prosecutor to represent executives in FCPA investigations.
"Mike is absolutely fantastic and a great trial lawyer."