White Collar + Government Investigations

Fluet’s White Collar and Government Investigations Practice helps companies and individuals facing government inquiries, investigations, and criminal prosecutions. Fluet attorneys have direct experience on both sides of white collar enforcement. Our team includes former Assistant United States Attorneys, DOJ Trial Attorneys, Assistant State Attorneys General, and agency counsel who draw on their prior experience in government, as well as former in-house counsel who draw on their experience in the National Security industry. Our attorneys have been at the forefront of defining white collar matters of recent years, including False Claims Act investigations, FCPA enforcement actions, government contract fraud cases, national security-related prosecutions, government subpoena responses, and complex negotiations with DOJ, Inspectors General, and State Attorneys General. We recognize that an investigation, criminal prosecution, or civil enforcement action can threaten more than a client’s legal position. It can affect critical business relationships, employee morale, financial performance, and the ability to maintain a presence in the federal marketplace. National security issues are a part of Fluet’s DNA and our White Collar team is no different. We understand the unique challenges confronting companies that do business with the federal government and how contracting regulations, agency requirements, regulatory compliance obligations, and government enforcement priorities intersect.

Having worked on both sides of these matters, our attorneys know how to successfully guide clients through investigations and complex negotiations with criminal, civil, and regulatory enforcement authorities. Although the most extraordinary client results in white collar matters are often achieved quietly through discreet negotiation and advocacy, our team’s extensive trial experience (both on behalf of the Government and in private practice) ensures our clients are well-positioned to protect their interests at trial whenever necessary. Clients get the benefit of that combination, senior experience as prosecutors and agency counsel, time in private practice and in-house, and a working knowledge of how these enforcement mechanisms work.