USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina
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McGuireWoods has a strong track record in sensitive investigations and regulatory enforcement matters, acting for a local and international array of major corporates and senior executives. The team includes a number of former prosecutors with a wealth of experience in criminal defense.
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McGuireWoods acted for Dr Kazem Kazempour, the former CEO of a clinical research and consulting firm, following claims brought by the US Attorney for the District of Maryland alleging criminal securities fraud.
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The firm includes a deep bench of former US Attorneys, federal prosecutors, and enforcement officials with extensive governmental experience. who provides a very client-focused approach and work proactively to identify and mitigate risk before it escalates. The team works to dive in and understand the business and industry.
They were very good at getting up to speed on a nuanced case and understood the nuances of the cases, our business model, and how to respond to everything.
They have a team of excellent writers and oral advocates. who are able to handle the most difficult legal issues.
The team was able to get up to speed fairly quickly given the rather complicated nature of the case. They were agile in terms of responding to new facts that arose and professionalism exhibited by the McGuireWoods team was also exemplary.
The team has tremendous real world experience at the state and national level, which makes them uniquely positioned to be a valuable strategic partner. That experience has allowed them to be proactive and not just reactive. We have been able to issue spot and form relationships that have mitigated risk for the company.
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Jason Cowley is an experienced trial lawyer regularly sought out by financial institutions and other clients facing criminal investigations and regulatory proceedings. He chairs the government investigations and white-collar litigation department at McGuireWoods.
Jason is an outstanding oral advocate and works extremely hard on behalf of the client.
He picked up the essence of what was happening very quickly and had great commercial savviness on the industry.
His unwavering commitment to doing right by us has been a refreshing and stabilizing experience throughout. He has clearly demonstrated that his priority is the well-being and success of his client.
He's really well respected and we can trust him with vexing regulatory matters. He gets incredible results and he's a really skilled trial lawyer, who can navigate the regulatory system. He's user friendly and not scared of the government.
Jason is brilliant- he has an ability to quickly understand complex facts and boil them down to the simplest essence.
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
USA 2026
Practice area: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Location: Virginia
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Practice area: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Location: District of Columbia
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