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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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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

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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

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  • O'Melveny successfully defended Tom Barrack, the former CEO of Colony Capital, following a criminal trial in the Eastern District of the New York involving allegations he acted as an undisclosed foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates.

Strengths

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"The O'Melveny & Myers team is a cohesive unit that combines deep legal knowledge with a practical approach. Their strengths lie in their unparallel fusion of experience, execution, work ethic and their ability to provide clear, actionable advice in complex scenarios."

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"The team knew how to guide the board and the staff through a very challenging situation - they used all their experience, worked extremely hard and dedicated themselves to a successful outcome."

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"Every single person on that team made an impact and knew the matter inside and out."

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"The quality of work and the end result was exceptional."

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"It's a very strong bench, with excellent associates and partners."

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel Bookin
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Daniel Bookin
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Senior Statespeople
Daniel Bookin is a highly experienced and distinguished white-collar criminal defense attorney who offers a wealth of knowledge in advising clients on internal investigations and regulatory proceedings.
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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 one of most insightful, strategic and quality lawyers that I have worked with. He can get to the heart of matters very quickly and get amazing results for clients."
"Steve is a brilliant lawyer with a strong ethical compass and a deep understanding of how to support clients."
"He's served in several roles in government, in-house and in private practice - so he has a tremendous depth of experience and he's a very talented communicator."
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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.
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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 fantastic lawyer. He devotes himself to the work, knows every detail of the case, and is a pleasure to work with. He has a wonderful demeanor with the jury and it was obvious that the jurors found him charming and credible. He really cares about his work and the practice of law and it shows."
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Ranked Lawyers at
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Daniel Bookin
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Daniel Bookin
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Senior Statespeople
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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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Michael Tubach
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Michael Tubach
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James A Bowman
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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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