CRIMINAL CASES
Won dismissal of majority of charges against BALCO founder Victor Conte and negotiation of four month prison sentence in steroids investigation featured in a Presidential State of the Union address
Obtained deferred prosecution agreement at eve-of-trial in high profile wire fraud and commodities manipulation charges against energy company trading director whose indictment was announced by Attorney General John Ashcroft
Obtained dismissal of all charges against client shortly before trial in criminal environmental case brought by state Attorney General
Won state habeas corpus case freeing client after 7 years in prison for improper conviction on rape charges
Obtained probationary sentence for energy trader convicted of manipulating gas market
Obtained immunity for former CEO who was subject of SEC and federal criminal investigations
Convinced Department of Justice not to prosecute executive who was subject of federal criminal antitrust investigation
Won motions to suppress in numerous federal criminal cases, leading to dismissal of charges
Convinced U.S. Attorney’s Office not to file charges against executive who was subject of illegal public contract investigation
Obtained non-prosecution agreement for religious organization under investigation in federal environmental offense investigation
Obtained declination to prosecute in case involving medicare fraud allegations against dentist
Persuaded court not to require client to provide prosecutors with attorney-client privileged material in patent application, causing prosecutors not to file charges of trade secret theft
Obtained immunity for client accused of perjury in a federal criminal trial
Quashed grand jury subpoena against businessman applying principles of United States v. Hubbell, leading to non-prosecution agreement from federal prosecutors
Won motion to suppress key evidence in federal tax evasion case, leading to government’s dismissal of case against taxpayer
Obtained dismissal of drug conspiracy charges against client based on government misconduct
Obtained day-of-trial dismissal of domestic violence charges against client
Obtained reduced charges against client accused of international kidnapping and extortion
CIVIL CASES
Won dismissal of core civil claims for relief brought by five state attorneys general against foreign sovereign sued in internationally-covered multi-million dollar fraud case
Won jury verdict for client sued for “tippee” liability in SEC civil enforcement trial
Persuaded SEC not to file case against former chief executive alleged to have engaged in insider trading
Obtained settlement worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in plaintiff’s trade secret theft case
Obtained significant financial settlement and injunctive relief in copyright infringement case
Obtained dismissal of sex discrimination case against client after conducting deposition of plaintiff
Obtained eve-of-trial dismissal of federal business torts case against client
Obtained favorable settlement in plaintiff’s federal housing discrimination case
Obtained favorable settlement in plaintiff’s federal employment discrimination case
Obtained favorable settlement in plaintiff’s civil rights cases