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Hueston Hennigan LLP

Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded

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Hueston Hennigan LLP

About

Provided by Hueston Hennigan LLP

Hueston Hennigan handles virtually every type of white collar case, with an extraordinary track record of achieving positive outcomes in either terminating external investigations, conducting internal investigations, or winning at trial. The firm secures results in sensitive cases for leading global corporations in a wide range of industries, as well as for business executives and entrepreneurs, educational institutions, medical practices and physicians, lawyers, accountants, professional athletes and religious leaders. The types of cases include securities fraud and insider trading; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; False Claims Act and government contractor litigation; criminal tax, antitrust, and environmental enforcement; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; health care litigation; and many others. The firm represents clients facing government investigations, criminal and civil enforcement actions in state and federal courts, and investigations from regulatory agencies nationwide. The team includes former federal prosecutors from U.S. attorney offices and the Department of Justice. 

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Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Hueston Hennigan has prominent California-based trial lawyers with considerable capabilities in white-collar defense. The firm is highly active in criminal investigations and litigation resulting from allegations of improper governmental activity, corruption and FCPA violations.

Work Highlights

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  • Hueston Hennigan represented Amazon in an FTC enforcement action alleging that the company enrolled consumers in its Prime subscription program without adequate consent and made cancellation unduly difficult. The matter concluded following trial with a settlement resolving the FTC’s claims on a no‑admit, no‑deny basis.

Strengths

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  • Hueston Hennigan's lawyers are some of the best at what they do and set themselves apart through the legal victories for their clients.

    Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • Hueston Hennigan is our go-to firm for any high-stakes issues.

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Members

Provided by Hueston Hennigan LLP

  • John Hueston

  • Marshall Camp

  • Vicki Chou

  • Brian Hennigan

  • Michael Purpura

  • Douglas Dixon

  • Padraic Foran

  • Moez Kaba

  • Allison Libeu

  • Alison Plessman

  • Andrew Walsh

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