Experience Highlights

• JPMorgan Chase in winning two summary judgment motions and a post-trial Rule 50/59 motion in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower action, representing the client from OSHA investigation through jury trial and two related Second Circuit appeals.

• Private equity firm in securing favorable rulings of all claims in an arbitration before a retired federal district court judge involving whistleblower claims of a Chief Compliance Officer who was terminated after raising various compliance concerns.

• Publicly listed financial institution in leading an audit committee internal investigation into a whistleblower claim, while also guiding the institution through best practices for managing whistleblower matters at the board level.

• National audit, tax, and consulting firm in a whistleblower lawsuit by a former employee who alleges her termination for reporting a purported violation was consistent with the company's internal compliance procedures.

• Multi-billion dollar private equity fund in an internal investigation involving whistleblower, valuation, and financial reporting issues.

• Multinational healthcare company internal investigation spurred by whistleblower allegations related to potential earnings management practices raising revenue recognition, financial disclosure and internal control considerations.

• Special committee of the board of directors of a multinational publicly traded financial services company in an internal investigation involving whistleblower issues and breaches of duty relating to AML and fraud compliance. The investigation follows a series of settlements between the company and government regulators, including the state Attorney General, DOJ, and FTC.

• National accounting firm in resolving an internal investigation related to whistleblower allegations of improper conduct in connection with billing practices.