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O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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O'Melveny & Myers LLP

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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

Industries (15)

  • Automotive
  • Consumer & Retail Products
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Energy
  • Entertainment & Media
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Health Care
  • Life Sciences
  • Manufacturing
  • Real Estate
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

Band 3

Band 3


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.

Strengths

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  • The fluency of the O'Melveny & Myers team in complicated and novel legal concepts is impressive. The service and responsiveness is excellent.

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  • I've been in-house for 20 years, and there are no firms that are more responsive than O'Melveny & Myers. On many occasions, we've asked for their advice on a discrete legal issue and given them an unreasonable turnaround time, and they've always delivered.

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  • The team is knowledgeable, professional and dependable. I know I can count on them for thoughtful and timely feedback.

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  • O'Melveny & Myers has strong connections to pertinent players in the legal space and a mastery of substantive law and likely risks.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Steven J Olson
    Band 1Steven J Olson

    Steven J Olson

    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.
    • Steven is highly regarded and very experienced in the space.

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    • Steven Olson is an unbelievable good lawyer.

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  • Band 4James A Bowman
    Band 4James A Bowman

    James A Bowman

    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.
    • He stands out; I am very impressed with him.

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    • Jim is terrific. I think highly of him.

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  • Band 5Michael Tubach
    Band 5Michael Tubach

    Michael Tubach

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

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  • Band 5Sharon Bunzel
    Band 5Sharon Bunzel

    Sharon Bunzel

    Sharon Bunzel is well versed in government and internal investigations pertaining to trade secrets theft and whistleblower allegations.

    • Sharon is a pleasure to work with. She is reasonable and commercial.

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    • Sharon is adaptable and has deep subject matter expertise.

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    • I like Sharon a lot. She is always smart and has good judgment.

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