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Nearly half of KBK attorneys have served in the United States Attorney’s Office or the office of the Federal Public Defender, bringing a wealth of experience to their white collar defense and corporate investigations practices. The KBK team has successfully defended individuals, as well as publicly traded and privately held companies and their officers and directors, against government claims of wrongdoing. KBK attorneys have expertise in a wide range of areas, including public corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, financial, securities, health care and tax fraud, environmental crimes, workplace safety, False Claims Act, procurement fraud, consumer fraud, and antitrust matters.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

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What the Team is Known For

Kendall Brill & Kelly is a highly rated litigation firm with considerable strength in white-collar trials and investigations. It regularly acts for high ranking individuals and corporates across a wide range of industries and possesses vast experience defending clients against a diverse array of claims including corruption and securities and healthcare fraud.

Work Highlights

  • Kendall Brill & Kelly defended Thomas Peters in connection with a public corruption prosecution relating to a multimillion-dollar class action settlement involving the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Janet Levine
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Janet Levine
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Janet Levine is a highly respected practitioner, regularly engaged by individual clients to advise on sensitive government investigations concerning matters as varied as money laundering, healthcare fraud and tax evasion.

Janet Levine is an aggressive and relentless advocate who you always want by your side.

She's an industry icon. She has been a leading white-collar defense practitioner for decades.

Janet is a trailblazer.

Janet Levine is an aggressive and relentless advocate who you always want by your side.

Janet Levine is an outstanding trial lawyer, one of the top in California. She is tough but sensible and understands people and listens well. Janet is a very effective trial lawyer.

Jeffrey H Rutherford
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Jeffrey H Rutherford
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Jeffrey Rutherford is routinely called on to assist clients with criminal investigations and is also recognized for his extensive trial experience.

Jeff is tenacious, yet charming. He consistently achieves great results and always gives his clients their money's worth.

He is a very strong trial lawyer. Jeff's strength is demonstrated empathy and integrity when representing clients. They feel he is there to defend and protect them.

Jeffrey has tremendous experience as a trial attorney in California. He is someone who can expertly handle both state and federal cases.

Robert Dugdale
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Robert Dugdale
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Robert Dugdale is called upon by individuals and organizations to defend them in criminal matters, including advising on government investigations and defending clients facing a broad array of enforcement actions. He wins particular praise for his advocacy skills, bringing a wealth of experience in trial and appellate matters.

Robert is really intellectually brilliant. He is excellent in brief writing on cases and really strong in the courtroom too. He can take very complex issues and make them understandable to the jury.

Bob is a terrific trial lawyer.

He has become one of the go-to white-collar lawyers in Southern California.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Janet Levine
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Janet Levine
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Jeffrey H Rutherford
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Jeffrey H Rutherford
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Robert Dugdale
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Robert Dugdale
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Members

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Janet Levine

Janet Levine

Head of Department

Robert L. Corbin

Industries

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Antitrust Matters

Environmental Crime

False Claims Act

Financial, Tax, and Securities Fraud

Government Investigations and White Collar Crime

Health Care Fraud

Procurement and Consumer Fraud

Public Corruption

Workplace Safety