government enforcement & compliance

government enforcement & compliance

Experts in Government Enforcement & Compliance

Experts in advising and defending companies and individuals who are subjects of government investigations and prosecution.

In-house Investigative Group

Team supported by in-house investigative group headed by former Supervisory Special Agent of FBI.

Resolving Sensitive Matters Early

Group focused on:

  • Resolving matters at earliest possible stage before indictment or trial and without publicity
  • Treating sensitive matters discreetly and with highest degree of trust
  • Achieving success at every level of engagement

Bench Strength

Comprehensive litigation team of lawyers expert in securities, healthcare, corporate, tax, finance, IP, labor & employment and environmental law.  Received ACQ Finance Magazine’s 2009 ACQ Law Award for “Business Crime Law Firm of the Year” in North America.

Breadth & Depth

Extensive experience in full range of criminal and civil government enforcement actions, investigations and prosecutions, including:

Healthcare

  • Pharmaceutical and medical device marketing practices, regulatory violations, anti-kickback claims, false claims and qui tam defense
  • University grants management practices
  • Internal hospital investigations and physician misconduct
  • Compliance reviews

Financial Fraud

  • Securities fraud, revenue recognition, options dating and insider trading investigations
  • SEC, NASD and stock exchange investigations
  • Defense of corporate and bank officers in financial fraud investigations
  • Federal and state tax fraud
  • Government disclosures and corporate internal investigations, including Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements
  • Market timing and management practices in mutual fund industry
  • Fraud and false claims in government contracts
  • Bankruptcy fraud

Other

  • Fraud in public contracts, corruption of public officials, wage law violations
  • Environmental crimes
  • Export control violations
  • Theft of trade secrets

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Specialty  

Experts in advising public and private companies with respect to actual or suspected FCPA violations, compliance matters and implementing types of measures evidencing good faith intention to comply.  Click here for more information on our FCPA capabilities. 

Complex Internal Investigations

Highly skilled in internal investigations for public and private companies. Particular experience representing private equity funds in due diligence and portfolio company investigations.

National Reach

Lawyers appear before civil and criminal courts and government agencies across United States.

Veteran Former Prosecutors

Four partners are former Assistant US Attorneys with extensive prosecution experience.  Practice group chair recognized for excellence:

Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers

President of Boston Bar Association

Chambers USA

The Best Lawyers in America

The International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers

Securities Fraud Expertise

Choate’s expertise covers the spectrum of securities fraud cases, including DOJ investigations, SEC investigations and enforcement actions, and private class action and derivative litigation.  We have successfully defended many companies and individuals in a variety of cases involving revenue recognition, insider trading, market manipulation, market timing and stock option dating practices.  We currently represent companies, special committees and individuals in a number of options dating cases.  

Healthcare Fraud Specialty

Choate represents companies & individuals in connection with major Department of Justice healthcare fraud investigations and prosecutions.  Recent matters include the defense of national pharmaceutical companies and their officers and employees, a national health insurer in an aggressively litigated qui tam case, and one of the state’s largest managed care health plans.