In an increasingly hostile enforcement climate, business and corporate executives must quickly identify and respond to government enforcement actions, whether those actions are criminal, civil or administrative.

Powell Goldstein's white collar crime practice group represents corporations and individuals during grand jury investigations, trials and appeals as well as in related civil and administrative enforcement actions. Our lawyers also work hand-in-hand with corporate clients to conduct internal investigations and establish compliance programs that prevent investigations.

Our attorneys assist clients in a number of areas, including health care, antitrust, government contracting, foreign corrupt practices, federal election law, money laundering, securities and political and Congressional investigations. Two of our partners are former federal prosecutors with distinguished careers in government service and private practice who maintain good relationships with former and current law enforcement officials, to our clients' benefit.

Representative Matters:

• Defended a national defense contractor in an investigation of test certifications
• Defended a former member of Congress in a campaign financing investigation
• Defended a German corporation in an international antitrust investigation
• Defended a national health care billing company in a false claims investigation
• Defended a satellite manufacturer in an import licensing investigation
• Defended a Georgia bank that was charged with money laundering
• Defended several individuals in Independent Counsel and Special Counsel Investigations
• Defended a major manufacturer and a corporate executive of a major defense contractor in separate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations
• Defended home health care providers, hospitals and executives in Medicare anti-kickback investigations
• Defended the manager of a tax preparation service in a tax fraud case
• Defended the Chief Financial Officer of a software developer in a major securities fraud investigation
• Conducted internal audits, due diligence reviews and corporate internal investigations for numerous defense contractors, health care providers, retail pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies
• Negotiated Corporate Integrity Agreements for major health care providers with the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services