About

Provided by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

O’Melveny’s white collar defense team draws on a wealth of experience—including inside key federal and state enforcement agencies—to help clients make the right moves. Our diverse and versatile group features nearly 100 lawyers, most in our New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and San Francisco offices. Our team consists of more than a dozen former Assistant US Attorneys, congressional investigators, and high-ranking officials in the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, and State, in addition to the FTC and SEC, who provide clients with invaluable insight into governmental decision-making processes.

Our services:

  • Government Investigations

  • Civil & Criminal Trials

  • Internal Investigations

  • Compliance Review & Monitorship

  • Training

Our areas of proficiency include:

  • Accounting Fraud

  • Anti-Money Laundering

  • Antitrust and Price-Fixing

  • Congressional Investigations

  • Consumer Fraud

  • Cross-Border Investigations

  • Cyber Investigations and Incident Response

  • Economic Sanctions and Export Controls

  • Environmental Enforcement

  • False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute

  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Bribery

  • Health Care Fraud

  • International Legal Assistance

  • Obstruction of Justice

  • Ponzi Schemes

  • Products Liability

  • RICO Act

  • Securities Fraud and Insider Trading

  • Tax

  • Trade Secrets
  • Workplace Misconduct

Chambers Review

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

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What the Team is Known For

O'Melveny's practice group is particularly skilled in healthcare matters, benefiting from numerous attorneys with expertise in areas such as Medicare fraud and healthcare-focused False Claims Act matters. The team offers additional strengths in a range of criminal and investigatory proceedings, including environmental, antitrust, FCPA and securities issues. Its impressive client base includes leading corporate clients, major financial institutions and senior executives.

Work Highlights

  • O'Melveny represented Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in a FCA litigation alleging that the provider submitted false claims for Medicare Advantage payments by improperly adding diagnostic codes through medical record amendments.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Steven J Olson
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Steven J Olson
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Steven Olson is a strong choice for clients on high-stakes internal and regulatory investigations, as well as offering clients an excellent pedigree in jury trial work.

He is very smart, savvy and has great judgment.

Steve has excellent judgment, is very commercial, anticipates risk and is pragmatic.

He is an outstanding advocate who brings both deep legal experience as well as very practical business experience to his approach to cases.

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James A Bowman
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James Bowman's practice focuses on the representation of clients in internal investigations and white-collar litigation. He is well versed in matters relating to the False Claims Act, particularly in the healthcare space.

Jim is a top-notch litigator and a vigorous protector of his clients.

He's an excellent lawyer, who is very professional and responsive.

Michael Tubach
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Michael Tubach
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Michael Tubach is widely considered a go-to practitioner for criminal antitrust matters, in which field he regularly advises on DOJ investigations.

Michael is great in the courtroom and also strong on the strategy side. He has a very effective manner in every setting.

He is a great trial lawyer with good instincts, particularly when working with witnesses.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Steven J Olson
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Steven J Olson
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Band 1
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James A Bowman
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Michael Tubach
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Michael Tubach
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Members

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Andrew J. Geist

Caitlin M. Bair

Damali A. Taylor

Daniel Bookin

David Deaton

David J. Leviss

David L. Kirman

Jeremy Maltby

Jim Bowman

Margaret L. Carter

Mark Racanelli

Nicole Argentieri

Ronald Cheng

Ross B. Galin

Sharon M. Bunzel

Stephen M. Sullivan

Steve Bunnell

Steven J Olson

Steven J Olson

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