White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement

New York-based White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group partner, Kelly T. Currie, served as a key source for several media outlets during their coverage of the events related to the accused Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarneav. Based on his 11 years of experience as an assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of New York, including serving as deputy chief of the Criminal Division and as chief of the Violent Crimes and Terrorism Section, Currie provided his insights on the criminal investigation, collection of evidence, indictment process, civilian  and military courts, enemy combatants, and other issues related to the legal process that unfolded after Tsarneav was in custody. Currie was interviewed by print and broadcast media including: Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Law Journal, and MSNBC, among others.

Phil Inglima, partner in the firm's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group and resident of the Washington, D.C. office, tells Law360 why he is concerned about the shrinking pardon power of the president, and about how his mentor helped him become the lawyer he is today in Law360's "Practice Leader Q&A."

Chair of the firm's White Collar & Regulatory Group and Washington, D.C.-based partner, Tom Hanusik is profiled in Law360's "Practice Leader Q&A" series. In the article, he describes the most challenging case he's worked on and why the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act needs to be better clarified.

Andy Liu, a partner in the White Collar Group and co-chair of the firm's False Claims Act practice, discusses how there is an increase in the number of whistleblowing from competitors filing whistleblower suits with the DOJ, rather than traditional corporate insiders acting as the whistleblowers.

Washington, D.C.-based partner, and co-chair of the firm's False Claims Act practice, Andy Liu discusses how the False Claims Act has caused the number of realtor cases to rise.

Washington, D.C.-based Insurance/Reinsurance partner, Deirdre Johnson tells Law360 about some of the most important insurance and reinsurance cases and a few of the lessons she's learned throughout her legal career in Law360's "Practice Leader Q&A" series.

In this video segment, Washington, D.C.-based counsel Justin Murphy discusses the challenges associated with the use of social media in government investigations and criminal litigation. Click here to watch the video (subscription required).

New York-based White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group partner, Kelly T. Currie, discusses a report released by Transparency International (TI) that examines global corruption risks in the defense sector. According to Currie, "To reduce corruption risks, a company must engage in the same level of due diligence as it would with the prime contractor…Who are the individuals carrying out the offset contract? Who are the beneficiaries? Where is the money really going?"

Commenting on the appointment of Mary Jo White as the next Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Washington, D.C.-based partner, and member of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group, Thomas Hanusik highlights White's "'incredible intellect and unparalleled gravitas,'" and agrees that her "'integrity is beyond question.'"

New York-based White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group partner, Kelly T. Currie, discusses how corruption risks are increasing for companies that do business in places like China, Russia, and Mexico. Currie discusses how these companies will need to align their anti-corruption compliance efforts with the global enforcement environment.

Los Angeles-based partner and chair of the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement practice, Janet Levine has been named as a Law360 White Collar MVP for 2012. She is featured for successfully fending off the first Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecution of a corporation to go to a jury, and successfully defending a CFO in a corruption case that ended in the conviction of the company and its CEO, among other highlights.

Crowell & Moring's Middle East & North Africa (MENA) practice was featured in Law360 as a result of the October 3, 2012 event in the firm's New York office titled, "Doing Business in the Gulf: An Economic and Regulatory Overview." The article focuses on best practices for companies and private investors interested in doing business in Saudi Arabia.

Thomas A. Hanusik, Washington, D.C.-based partner in Crowell & Moring's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group discusses The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and how it has become an increasing global concern for major corporations.

Los Angeles-based chair of Crowell & Moring's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group, Janet Levine, is one of only 15 attorneys featured in Law360's "Top Female Trial Attorneys" ranking.

According to the article, "Levine has emerged as an industry powerhouse, conquering what once was much more of a boys' club. She chairs Crowell & Moring's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group, and formerly chaired the American Bar Association's white-collar committee. She now heads up the ABA's entire criminal justice section."

Levine is also a team player as noted by fellow Crowell & Moring white collar partner Jeffrey H. Rutherford who was also quoted in the article, "The long hours spent preparing, the time that she gives to me and other people to brainstorm and think through cases, the strategizing that goes on just among lawyers," said Rutherford, who was recruited to Lightfoot Vandevelde by Levine. "It's the stuff that not a lot of other people get to see, where she really excels."

Crowell & Moring counsel Justin P. Murphy, a member of the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group and E-Discovery & Information Management practice, is quoted regarding his assessment of the new recommendations on electronically stored information (ESI) discovery production in federal criminal cases.

New York-based White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group partner Daniel L. Zelenko speaks to The New York Times "DealBook" about the Securities and Exchange Commission's settlement with two former Bear Sterns hedge fund managers that will avert a second trial over accusations that they had misled investors as the mortgage market was crumbling.

According to Zelenko, "The government clearly had the power to do this, but the more salient question is whether this was the best use of their resources. More than two years after a jury has already acquitted on substantially the same set of facts, it's not clear that it was."

Los Angeles-based White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group chair Janet Levine speaks to Law360 about the strength of Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Group and its recent successes.

According to Levine, "I think what we do in white collar is so integral to what the firm does generally that building the firm requires an integrated white collar and regulatory group." She added that the firm has strong focuses in the areas of government contracts, antitrust, health care and environmental law. "You can't have those practices without having people in the firm who are experienced and focused on the potential white collar and criminal aspects. I think the firm recognizes how integral we are to what we are all focused on."

Los Angeles-based chair of Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group, Janet Levine, is featured in the American Lawyer Litigation Daily‘s “Litigators of the Week” for her success in vindicating Lindsey Manufacturing Chief Financial Officer by vacating previous convictions and winning complete dismissal of the indictment based on prosecutorial misconduct. The case had been the first-ever trial against a corporate defendant charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

According to the article, Levine said “that her client and colleagues were thrilled that the judge had been willing to consider the government's actions over the entire course of the prosecution and ultimately ‘vindicate justice.’”

Los Angeles-based chair of Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group, Janet Levine, is featured in Law360 for her role in successfully defending Lindsey Manufacturing Co. Chief Financial Officer Steve Lee against Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) allegations.

Crowell & Moring is listed among 17 firms that received praise from corporate counsel for improving their client focus in the BTI Client Service A-Team 2012 report by the BTI Consulting Group Inc.

According to the article, “While many firms have been increasing their emphasis on client service to remain competitive, a few made strong pushes toward more in-person meetings, satisfaction surveys and follow-up calls this year, earning them the designation of most improved in a new survey of corporate counsel.”