White-Collar Litigation
Overview
White-collar exposure rarely begins with an arrest. It begins with a subpoena, a target letter, or a regulator asking for documents — and by the time it arrives, the government has usually been working the file for months.
The firm acts for companies and executives on both sides of that line: defending investigations and prosecutions, and litigating the commercial disputes that tend to follow them. They are frequently the same dispute seen from two different courtrooms.
In the investigative phase the priority is narrow — establish what the government actually has, control what gets produced, and where the facts allow, resolve the matter before any charge exists.
What we handle
White-Collar Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Results in this area
4 of 125 published matters
No Arrest
Defendant, the owner of a Pharmacy, was under investigation by the United States Department of Justice with respect to fraudulent billing practices related to Medicare. Investigating Agency: United States Department of Justice (DOJ) & Federal Bureau of Investigation. (FBI)
$100,000.00 Arbitration Award against Defendant
Represented Plaintiff Medical Billing Company alleged that Defendant Medical Office breached the terms of their Services Contract and was owed significant money. American Arbitration Association, New York County
Bench Trial Dismissal. Client owed no damages to Plaintiff.
Plaintiff, a former client, sued a Construction Permit Expediting Company for Breach of Contract associated with the performance of services.
Judgment Against Defendant For Entire Claim
Breach of Contract action to recover money following default and non-payment by the Defendants.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every matter turns on its own facts.
What to expect
01
Free case evaluation
A confidential review of what has arrived — subpoena, target letter, regulatory demand — and what it indicates about the stage the matter has reached.
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Exposure assessment
Establishing what the government or opposing party actually has, what is discoverable, and where the real risk sits, before any position is taken.
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Engagement
Managing the production, the proffer and the negotiation. Where the matter can be resolved before charges or before suit, that is where it is resolved.
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Litigation
Motion practice, trial, or arbitration where the matter proceeds — with the record built from the outset for that possibility.
Common questions
I have received a subpoena. What does that mean?
A subpoena compels the production of documents or testimony. It does not by itself mean you are a target — witnesses and custodians of records receive them too — but how it is answered shapes what follows. The scope is often negotiable, and what gets produced is worth deciding with counsel rather than in a hurry.
What is a target letter?
A target letter is written notice from a federal prosecutor that you are the subject of a grand jury investigation. It arrives before any charge, which is precisely why it matters: it is the clearest available signal that the window to influence the outcome is still open.
Can an investigation end without charges?
It can, and where the facts allow that is the objective. Several matters in the firm's published results resolved at the investigative stage with no arrest and no charges filed. Whether that outcome is available depends on the evidence and the posture of the agency involved.
The company has counsel. Do I need my own?
Often, yes. Company counsel represents the company, and a company's interests and an individual employee's can diverge sharply — particularly once the company decides to cooperate. Where that divergence exists, separate representation protects the individual.
Related practice areas
- Criminal DefenseState and federal criminal defense across New York — from felony indictments to grand jury investigations that have not yet produced a charge.
- Business TransactionFormation, purchase, sale and dissolution of businesses — with the documents drafted to keep the transaction out of litigation later.
Free confidential case evaluation