White Collar Crime

Overview

Many cases involve simultaneous criminal, civil, and regulatory actions arising out of the same events. Burr & Forman's white collar defense & investigations team draws on the firm's full range of skills and resources, collaborating across practice groups, and working with clients in almost every business sector in a wide array of areas including:

Anti-money laundering
Antitrust
Computer and intellectual property crimes
Environmental violations and compliance
Export / import violations
False Claims Act / Qui Tam litigation
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.K. Bribery Act
Health care fraud
Privacy and cybersecurity
Procurement fraud
Securities, financial institution, and accounting fraud
Tax offenses

Areas of service include:

Representation in grand jury and other government investigations
U.S. federal and state trials
Criminal appeals
Internal investigations
Representation in U.S. congressional and other legislative investigations
Regulatory defense
Compliance and internal-controls reviews and audits

The attorneys at Burr & Forman use firsthand knowledge of how government agencies conduct investigations and prosecutions to assist clients in navigating those processes successfully. By conducting thorough and reliable internal investigations and using investigative records effectively, the team at Burr works with the government to appropriately decline prosecution or enforcement action, discreetly resolving government investigations for clients on favorable terms. In the cases that cannot be resolved by a negotiated settlement or plea, Burr attorneys are willing to aggressively defend our clients' interests at trial.