Michael Brown is co-leader of the firm’s Government & Internal Investigations Group and a former federal prosecutor. He regularly defends companies and individuals in criminal investigations by the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s offices throughout the country and in regulatory investigations and civil enforcement actions by various agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Securities and Exchange Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General. Mr. Brown conducts internal investigations on behalf of corporations, boards of directors and audit committees and advises them as to corrective actions. Mr. Brown has successfully handled cases involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud, securities fraud, antitrust violations, tax fraud, RICO violations, bribery, immigration offenses and mortgage fraud.
Mr. Brown routinely counsels companies going through critical situations, whether law enforcement actions or industrial accidents. He has experience working with law enforcement agents and regulators with nearly every agency of the government and uses that experience to help companies respond to these difficult situations. He is listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations.
- Representation of an industrial manufacturer following a catastrophic explosion at a manufacturing facility resulting in fourteen fatalities. Representation included an internal investigation regarding the source of the explosion and a response to an investigation by several law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
- Representation of a national construction company following a law enforcement raid at a government construction site and claims of potential obstruction by employees. Representation included an internal investigation of conduct and coordination in response to inquiries from multiple government agencies responsible for the federal construction site.
- Counsel to the audit committee of a Fortune 100 company regarding an investigation involving various securities and mortgage origination matters.
- Conducted internal and independent investigations into allegations of bid-rigging, market allocation and public corruption (FCPA) in the awarding of public and private contracts.
- Represented various construction and supply companies in several grand jury investigations involving allegations of bid rigging and price fixing. Federal authorities declined to pursue charges against the investigated individuals and companies.
- Lead trial counsel to a private company and its chairman prosecuted by the United States for bribery and public corruption, resulting in acquittal of the chairman on all charges.
- Represented a nationwide medical practice in a federal grand jury investigation, resulting in a decision by the government not to pursue charges.
- Lead trial counsel to a private company and its chairman prosecuted by the United States for bribery and public corruption, resulting in acquittal of the chairman on all charges.
- Represented a nationwide medical practice in a federal grand jury investigation, resulting in a decision by the government not to pursue charges.
- Conducted both internal and independent corporate investigations into allegations of bid-rigging, market allocation and public corruption in the awarding of public contracts.
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July 5, 2011
In The Press
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September 28, 2010
In The Press
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June 11, 2010
In The Press
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Feb 14, 2008
Publications
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Summer 2005
Past Events
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April 24, 2012
Seminar
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May 7, 2008
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September 21, 2007
Seminar
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2007
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September 2006
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