Defended the President of technology company and obtained a declination of prosecution after a multi-hour presentation to the DOJ and SEC.
Obtained favorable settlement for C-level client after allegations of multi-million dollar embezzlement and fraud made by employer.
Assisted publicly traded company with a series of internal investigations relating to potential misconduct by employees.
Represented pool of employees of a large, national retailer who were involved in a federal government investigation.
Represented pool of employees of a cryptocurrency company who were involved in a federal government investigation.
Represented pool of employees of a large California utilities company involved in a federal government investigation.
Won dismissal of a fraud action filed against client in federal court after filing a motion to dismiss.
Obtained probation sentence for client charged in a federal criminal case with a multi-million dollar fraud conspiracy and secured denial of government’s request for $30M+ restitution and denial of an order of any restitution payment.
Secured favorable settlement in favor of client who had been a victim of fraud and embezzlement by an individual she hired.
Represented multiple employees accused of misappropriating trade secrets of their former tech employers. Resolved disputes favorably and without litigation.
Reached favorable settlement on behalf of tech company employee who was terminated without payment of contractual severance.
Achieved favorable pre-litigation settlement of claims of wrongful termination on behalf of terminated founder and CEO.
Obtained dismissal of claims of breach of payment provision of a health care services contract after filing motion to dismiss in Superior Court (California).
Obtained order to quash third-party subpoena and limited burdensome production of sensitive records in state criminal matter on behalf of a publicly traded company.
Secured quick and early dismissal of theft-related criminal charges against co-founder of tech company before the first court appearance.
Represented a C-Level former employee in a dispute with his former employer over contractual post-employment benefits. Successfully obtained full relief sought by client.
Represented a former government employee subpoenaed to testify as a witness at a trial. After successful negotiations with the government and defense, the client did not have to testify.
Represented a technology company and its founder in a dispute with a large investor over alleged fraud by the investor. After being added to the client’s legal team to prepare the case for trial, including filing motions to limit the opposing side’s evidence, the case resolved through settlement on the eve of jury selection.
Represented plaintiff in federal suit alleging damages of $40 million. Resolved case through settlement.
Represented a C-level former employee threatened with litigation for moving to a competing company. Despite threats of litigation and stock-option clawback, persuaded former employer not to initiate litigation and to honor stock grants.
Successfully negotiated release of a government lien on property arising out of federal criminal restitution judgment from fraud case.
Successfully opposed enforcement of a subpoena on a non-party for documents and testimony in civil suit brought by foreign nation.
Represented executive of a cryptocurrency company in an SEC investigation. No enforcement action was taken against our client.
Served as pool counsel representing multiple individuals in a campaign-finance regulatory investigation.
Completed internal investigation of technology company arising from concerns of trade secret theft.
Represented C-level executive in federal investigation of his former employer, helping to avoid any enforcement action against the executive.
Represented client whom had received broadly drafted grand jury subpoena and successfully negotiated a much less impactful response that satisfied government and complied with subpoena.
Represented company in a DOJ Antitrust criminal investigation. No enforcement action was taken against our client.
Successfully moved to dismiss civil complaint brought by investor alleging securities fraud claims under federal and California law.