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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California

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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin's team demonstrates exceptional quality in litigating high profile enforcement matters and securing the closure of government proceedings, acting on behalf of both major corporates and individual clients. The firm is regularly turned to for its excellence in highly regulated fields, including securities, healthcare and defense contracts.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley Austin continued to defend Huawei Technologies in charges brought by the US Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of New York alleging trade secret, sanctions violations, RICO and money laundering claims.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Dave Anderson
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Dave Anderson
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Dave Anderson is a former US Attorney who brings a wealth of expertise and experience to bear in white-collar criminal defense to clients in industries including financial services, healthcare and technology.

Dave should be on everybody's shortlist. He is the most strategic lawyer I have ever been around, very clever and very creative.

Dave's government experience provides him the necessary insights and gravitas to help navigate through complicated issues. I value his counsel and steady hand during such high pressure matters.

If I were in trouble, I would go to Dave. He is a bet-the-company lawyer, a real heavy hitter, tenacious and savvy with extraordinary credibility with judges and juries.

Douglas A Axel
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Douglas A Axel
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Douglas Axel advises clients on a range of white-collar concerns, including fraud, corruption and regulatory actions.

I respect Doug's judgment on cases.

Doug is the lawyer you go to to get your company through very complicated situations. He has great judgment, works well with other lawyers and always has a great team.

Doug is amazing at marshalling resources to handle investigations and get a team together.

Ellyce R Cooper
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Ellyce R Cooper
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Ellyce Cooper focuses her practice on crisis management and regulatory enforcement, as well as advising corporates on internal investigations.

Ellyce is incredibly well-organised, a fantastic leader, resilient and good at digging deep and owning all aspects of a matter.

She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of facts, is on the ball, very sharp and skilled.

Ellyce is very experienced, thoughtful and strategic with a ton of experience. She is an excellent strategist, thinks outside the box and can anticipate the government's next move.

Sheila Armbrust
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Sheila Armbrust
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Sheila Armbrust is frequently called upon by corporate clients and senior executives to handle internal investigations and defend regulatory actions.

Sheila is a fierce litigator and very personable, a rare combination that makes her incredibly valuable to clients.

Sheila is someone who masters the facts of her cases and is able to translate them to prosecutors in a way that is extremely impressive. She really gets the job done - she is an exceptional attorney.

Sheila is an excellent trial lawyer. She is cool, savvy and sophisticated.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Dave Anderson
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Dave Anderson
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Douglas A Axel
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Douglas A Axel
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Ellyce R Cooper
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Ellyce R Cooper
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Sheila Armbrust
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Sheila Armbrust
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