John S. (Jay) Darden

Practice Areas

Jay Darden defends companies and individuals in white-collar criminal matters and government investigations, including allegations of bribery, false books-and-records, inadequate internal controls, securities fraud, insider trading, accounting fraud, embezzlement, healthcare fraud and false claims, anti-kickback violations, tax fraud, export violations, and false statements, and campaign finance violations.

Mr. Darden often defends clients in investigations under the FCPA. His public, high-profile FCPA representations have included: ABB Ltd. (Switzerland); Braskem S.A. (Brazil); Embraer (Brazil); Alstom S.A. (France); TechnipFMC plc (U.K.); and Orthofix (U.S.). Mr. Darden also has been successful in obtaining DOJ and SEC declinations for FCPA-related clients, some of which are public and some of which are not.

Career

Mr. Darden has practiced law for 25 years, both as a defense lawyer and as a prosecutor. At DOJ, he served as an Assistant Chief in the Criminal Division/Fraud Section of the Department of Justice, where he investigated and prosecuted FCPA cases and supervised the investigation and prosecution of health care fraud and anti-kickback violations in District Courts nationwide.

As a prosecutor, Mr. Darden received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, the second-highest award given by the Justice Department.

Personal

Univ. of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1999; Washington & Lee Univ., B.A., 1993.