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White Collar Crime

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Public Corruption & Campaign Finance Violations

Securities Fraud & Insider Trading

Government Fraud, Financial Crimes & Antitrust Violations

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Health Care Fraud

Environmental Crimes

We have represented entities and individuals accused of violating both federal and state criminal environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the parallel California statutes.

Example cases include:

Representation of a cruise ship line accused of criminal violations for releasing oil in the port of Los Angeles. Successfully persuaded the L.A. City Attorney to resolve the matter with a favorable civil settlement.

Successfully defended several local manufacturers accused of illegally dumping waste into municipal sewer system. Cases were resolved with civil settlements.

Representation of a ship repair company accused of illegal dumping of waste. Successfully resolved case with misdemeanor charges and avoided debarment of the company.

Representation of a Fortune 500 company accused of improperly transporting hazardous material. Case was ultimately resolved by a favorable civil settlement.

Defense of a local developer accused of illegally polluting the San Diego River. Case was ultimately resolved by a favorable civil settlement.

Resolved several environmental cases alleging leaking underground storage tanks on behalf of major oil company.

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