White Collar Defense and Investigations
The White Collar Defense and Investigations Group’s significant prosecutorial and defense experience informs our strategic defense of companies and individuals in a wide variety of investigations and criminal, quasi-criminal, administrative and regulatory matters. Our representations span government agencies, businesses across industries and a range of individuals, including company executives and professionals in medical, legal and accounting fields. We also have a long history of successfully representing targets and witnesses in state and federal government investigations, corporate internal investigations and local regulatory and administrative inquiries.
Stevens & Lee provides a full-service criminal practice, assisting clients with grand jury and other subpoena compliance, through all phases of proceedings and trial and, when necessary, for sentencing and on appeal.
Experience Counts and Can Change the Odds
Our highly experienced team is comprised of lawyers who are recognized leaders in their profession. We have attained a high degree of credibility among judges, prosecutors, regulators and investigative agencies resulting from a long history of obtaining excellent outcomes. Our counsel focuses on anticipating risks and achieving results consistent with our clients’ business objectives while mitigating criminal exposure and reputational damage.
Our team includes the former U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, former federal and state prosecutors and a deep bench of lawyers with significant experience in antitrust, tax, securities, banking and health care.
We have defended corporate and individual clients against a wide variety of federal, state and local allegations including:
- Health care fraud
- False Claims Act violations
- Anti-Kickback violations
- Bank and wire fraud
- Tax fraud and tax evasion on federal, state and local levels
- Anti-money laundering violations
- Securities fraud, insider trading and other securities regulations
- Commercial bribery, embezzlement and extortion
- Drug diversion investigations and prosecutions
- Clean Water and Spill Act violations
- Antitrust violations, including alleged no-poach agreements, bid-rigging and price fixing
- Political corruption, bribery and theft or misappropriation from state or local agencies or programs
- Consumer protection law violations
- Election campaign law violations
- Immigration and customs law violations