Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
USA Guide 2024 : California
Band 3
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Provided by Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Coblentz’s Chambers-ranked White Collar Defense and Investigations group has decades of experience in criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions in matters across the country. The group also has extensive experience conducting internal investigations for U.S. and foreign businesses and acting as monitors in sensitive, high-profile matters.
The group is led by three former federal prosecutors, one a past Chief of the Securities Fraud Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, and two Assistant United States Attorneys for the Southern District of California. The team also includes a former Trial Attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and a former San Francisco public defender.
Chambers Review
Coblentz has a robust white-collar criminal defense group, with strong credentials in defending SEC and DOJ investigations and enforcement actions. It draws from an expert pool of litigators with significant prosecutorial experience, advising clients on defending criminal antitrust, fraud, corruption and FCPA claims.
Work Highlights
- Coblentz was retained by the former Executive Audit Director of Wells Fargo to defend charges brought by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency alleging breach of fiduciary duty and engaging in unsafe and unsound banking practices.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are my go-to recommendation. They’re hyper fast to engage and dive into a case."
"You get top notch talent at litigation boutique prices."
"Coblentz is filled with the most skilled, thoughtful and strategic attorneys. It's a dream team for complex cases."
"They flawlessly handled a very complicated matter that required an extreme degree of sensitivity given the public interest."
"They are my go-to recommendation. They’re hyper fast to engage and dive into a case."
"You get top notch talent at litigation boutique prices."
"Coblentz is filled with the most skilled, thoughtful and strategic attorneys. It's a dream team for complex cases."
"They flawlessly handled a very complicated matter that required an extreme degree of sensitivity given the public interest."
Notable Practitioners
Timothy Crudo represents companies as well as individual executives on a range of mandates including trial work, government investigations and enforcement actions.
Rees Morgan is called upon by clients in the technology, healthcare and financial services industries to handle sensitive investigations and defend enforcement, where his strong trial skills come to the fore.
"Rees has such a persuasive style in oral argument and can take complex facts and boil them down into simple arguments."
"Rees is one of the most personable, kind, smart and strategic lawyers you could have on your side. And most importantly, he's brutally honest about each aspect of your case."
Sean Coyle has a broad criminal defense practice and is often called upon by senior officers, directors and other executives in complex regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.
"He's very pragmatic - sometimes people can lose the forest for the trees, but he doesn't. He's solutions driven."
Ranked Lawyers at
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
California