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A financial services company terminated an employee for cause. The employee sued for wrongful termination, then later for defamation. An investigation uncovered the employee’s conspiracy to induce others to leave and to steal trade secrets, amongst other infractions of civil and criminal laws.
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A client was arguing a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A whistleblower’s testimony led to action against this investment company concerning a wireless spectrum auction. Both the FCC and DOJ became involved.
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An educational institution was investigated by a state regulator who denied renewal of its license to operate. The client filed suit against the regulator, prevailed, and the license renewed. In addition, two class action cases were brought against the institution.
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A U.K.-based online gambling public company was subject to a grand jury investigation involving the DOJ, FBI and IRS which ultimately led to an indictment and Congressional action.
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A consumer-facing institution came under deep scrutiny from a state regulator concerned about its business and marketing practices. An application to renew its license to operate was denied pending further review and hearings. Making matters worse, the regulatory body called for the organization to be closed and monies returned to customers if it failed to address the concerns in a satisfactory manner.
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The Department of Justice launched a major investigation into insider trading across Wall Street. Ultimately, the number of prosecutions would be in the dozens. One of the first major cases involved a hedge fund manager who had obtained non-public, material information from a third-party expert who was under contract advising a variety of companies. When the Department of Justice began its inquiry into this manager and his suspected trades, the manager denied any wrongdoing and also induced the third-party expert to do the same.
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A U.S. executive was caught in an emerging market political power struggle which resulted in wrongful legal action against him in an ex-U.S. court vulnerable to political pressure. The foreign government then obtained an Interpol Red Notice against him.
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A multi-billion dollar fund faced multiple challenges converging on management. A former partner had been criminally indicted; both regulators and law enforcement questioned the fund’s investment practices; market conditions had deteriorated, which undermined valuations. The news media swarmed in creating a reputation risk, and redemptions from investors had built as they lost confidence in the fund.
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