About

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Sheppard’s White Collar Defense and Investigations team defends companies and their directors, officers and employees in high-stakes government inquiries, investigations and proceedings. While our greatest achievements are non-public, our team also has consistently compelled the government to meet its burden of proof, resulting in favorable outcomes for clients.  

Sheppard’s team includes more than 60 former government lawyers, including senior federal and state prosecutors, enforcement attorneys and regulators. This extensive, firsthand experience gives us deep insight into how agencies such as the DOJ, SEC, FINRA, FTC, IRS, FDA and HHS investigate, prosecute and resolve matters—and how to anticipate their next moves. 

Our work spans the full spectrum of white collar matters, including fraud, FCPA, securities violations, antitrust cartel, False Claims Act, national security, healthcare, tax, public corruption, cybercrime, money laundering, environmental crimes and more. The clients we serve come from a wide range of industries, such as health care, financial services, technology, life sciences, energy, media, and aerospace and defense. 

Chambers Review

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

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What the Team is Known For

Sheppard Mullin has a strong litigation group with robust capabilities in investigations and trials both at the federal and state level. The group is experienced in handling False Claims Act litigation and related enforcement actions and is particularly adept at resolving disputes within the healthcare sector.

Work Highlights

  • Sheppard Mullin represented Edwards Lifesciences in litigation in the Federal Court in the Central District of California, regarding a former employee charged with theft of trade secrets.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Chuck Kreindler
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Chuck Kreindler
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Charles Kreindler is proficient in a wide array of white-collar matters, with clients regularly turning to him to handle investigations and defending enforcement actions by an array of governmental agencies.

Charles is a rock star. He is the finest lawyer we have worked with.

Charles is an excellent attorney with a deep knowledge of the law. He thinks strategically and is an extremely effective negotiator. He is always a calming and reassuring presence.

I cannot begin to explain how prepared, compelling, sophisticated and educated on my matter Charles is.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Chuck Kreindler
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Chuck Kreindler
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Members

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Amanda Cottrell

Ann O'Brien

Bill Mateja

Bryan D Daly

Head of Department

David Douglass

Elizabeth Balfour

Fatema Merchant

Joe Jay

MaryJeanette Dee

Michael Gilbert

Raymond Marshall

Industries

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Airline

Auto and Petroleum Companies

Financial Services

Government Contractors and Public Utilities

Healthcare

High Technology

Life Sciences

Media

Retail