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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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White collar enforcement actions and investigations are exceptionally demanding and have high-stakes implications for everyone involved. We have decades of experience successfully defending clients facing potential civil and criminal liability based on conduct arising in the United States or abroad.


We represent clients across the full spectrum of industry sectors, with a special focus on civil and criminal matters involving government contracting, life sciences, international trade, securities and commodities fraud, the False Claims Act (FCA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), the Procurement Integrity Act, conflict-of-interest (anticorruption) statutes, cybersecurity, and election law. Our group has vast experience in matters involving a wide-range of federal agencies, including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FTC, OFAC, and IRS, as well as Congress and state and local law enforcement.

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What the Team is Known For

Wiley is an impressive DC firm with experience acting for both corporations and individuals involved in DOJ and SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings. The practice offers significant expertise in criminal matters involving government contracts and healthcare fraud, while demonstrating further capabilities in FCPA and securities fraud matters. The team is renowned for its experience and skillful handling of high-profile, politically charged cases.

Work Highlights

  • Wiley represented SOC, a security-services provider, in a qui tam action under the False Claims Act in the US District Court for the District of Maryland.

Strengths

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Wiley is always responsive to concerns and proactive in monitoring a case.

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Notable Practitioners

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Ralph Caccia
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Ralph Caccia
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Ralph Caccia is a partner at Wiley who garners widespread praise from his peers and is frequently called upon by clients facing allegations of fraud and criminal antitrust and FCPA violations.

He is hugely experienced, with an unequalled breadth of understanding as well as being highly personable.

Ralph is one of the most respected white-collar lawyers in Washington.

Ralph brings a tremendous amount of savvy to cases.

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Kevin Muhlendorf
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Kevin Muhlendorf
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Wiley partner Kevin Muhlendorf possesses impressive experience, serving in senior roles in both the DOJ and SEC, and he draws upon this experience to counsel a wide range of clients facing criminal and regulatory investigations and related enforcement proceedings.

Kevin is incredibly knowledgeable in SEC enforcement matters.

He is a strong advocate.

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Brandon Moss
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Brandon Moss
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Brandon Moss is a Wiley partner noted for her acumen in defending clients in both the courtroom and before regulators. She is well versed in advocating for companies and individuals, with particular experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

Brandon is exceptionally skilled at client interaction and is a sophisticated advocate.

She is a strategic, tactical thinker and a master of the facts.

She is very personable and knowledgeable, and always goes above and beyond.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Ralph Caccia
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Ralph Caccia
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Kevin Muhlendorf
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Kevin Muhlendorf
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Brandon Moss
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Brandon Moss
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Ralph Caccia

Ralph Caccia

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