Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Alaleh Kamran is a criminal defense attorney, who for the last 30 years, has dedicated her practice to the defense of the constitution, humanitarian causes, and grassroots community efforts to intervene on behalf of the criminally accused. Her criminal practice covers drug related offenses, violent crimes such as murders to white collar crimes, including money laundering & structuring cases, drug trafficking, on the State and Federal level. She has handled federal cases in New York, Texas, North Carolina, Michigan, Nevada and Washington.. She is a frequent lecturer at Colleges and Universities and Non-Profits Organizations on various Criminal Issues including Juvenile Crimes & Loan and Mortgage Fraud, Mental Health Defenses & Women's Empowerment.. She is a past president of Iranian American Lawyers' Association. In 2001, she was awarded the "Woman of the year Award" by the Iranian Jewish Women's organization of Southern California. She is the recipient of a Certificate of Commendation from City of Los Angeles; a Community Award from the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, a Certificate of Recognition from the City of Beverly Hills, and Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service & Support by the Mid Wilshire Domestic Violence prevention collaborative. In 2010, Jewish Unity Foundation honored her with the "Humanitarian of the Year".. She is a member of NACDL, CACJ, CPDA and TPD. She is a board member of CCE: Cross-Cultural Expression, a non-profit dedicated to the mental health of the Immigrant community, the Iranian Noor Film Festival, the Beverly Hills Film Festival, and a steering committee member of the Iranian American Women Foundation.. She has her own monthly radio program dealing with Crimes and Constitutional issues & has been a guest legal analyst on E!, NBC4, Entertainment Tonight, People Magazine, the Guardian, Ed Tyll Show, VICE, Good Morning America, KTLA etc. Her cases have been covered by the LA Times, Los Angeles Daily News, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter etc.
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Firm: Sidley Austin LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Law Offices of Becky Walker James
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: +1 (844) 604-1478
Firm: Wiechert, Munk & Goldstein, PC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Jessica Munk has extensive experience in federal and state court focusing on white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Ms. Munk represents clients in criminal, civil and administrative actions relating to potential violations of federal and state law and handles cases with the SEC, FTC, CFPB and IRS. She has represented clients in investigations involving mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, FCPA, Travel Act, False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, bank fraud, public corruption, insider trading, honest services fraud, the CAN-SPAM Act, various tax laws and other federal and state crimes. She represented the lead defendant in the first indicted case under a section of the CAN-SPAM Act securing a misdemeanor no jail disposition during a complex multi-felony trial.. Ms. Munk also represents clients in civil cases involving breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, misappropriation of trade secrets, and a variety of business disputes. Ms. Munk has won several Anti-SLAPP motions resulting in the entire dismissal of the case and has drafted and argued many successful motions.. Ms. Munk has been recognized for the past five years by Super Lawyers®. This distinction is reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice and only 5% of the attorneys in Southern California receive this honor. She has also been selected for four years in a row to The Best Lawyers in America®.. Ms. Munk has practiced in Federal Districts throughout California, has handled appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Court of Appeal, and has practiced in the United States Tax Court. Ms. Munk is a member of the CJA Trial Panel for the Central District of California handling a wide variety of federal criminal cases and is highly experienced in fedeal court.. Before joining the firm, Ms. Munk was a prosecuting attorney in Washington State. She has tried many jury trials and has written and argued numerous criminal motions and appeals. She previously clerked for the Honorable Ronald E. Cox at the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I. Ms. Munk received her J.D. magna cum laude from California Western School of Law and she was a staff editor and writer for the California Western Law Review/International Law Journal. She received her B.A. with honors from the University of Washington.. Ms. Munk is admitted to practice in California, Washington, and before the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Tax Court.
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Firm: Kaplan Marino APC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Jennifer Lieser is highly regarded in both legal and academic circles for her exceptional skills in litigating and investigating business and financial crimes. She leads the Kaplan Marino’s internal investigation and corporate compliance practice group, working with small to medium sized companies throughout the country.. As chair of the firm’s internal investigation and corporate compliance practice group, Jennifer represents corporations, financial institutions, and other organizations in investigations commonly triggered by government scrutiny or other litigation. Known for her meticulous attention to detail, Jennifer leads discrete and efficient investigations to identify possible red flags and advise accordingly on the company’s necessary follow-up actions. Her team’s post-investigation memoranda have resulted in government non-prosecution decisions as well as corporate implementation of recommended legal and compliance frameworks for addressing and rectifying areas of potential liability or exposure.. In addition to internal investigations, Jennifer devotes a significant portion of her practice to defending clients against various white-collar criminal charges. Her holistic perspective in handling these matters places a strong emphasis on teamwork as the best vehicle by which to achieve a client’s objectives, leveraging a cadre of experts such as forensic accounts, investigators and technology experts. Her work in this area has resulted in the complete dismissal of charges in a healthcare fraud conspiracy, several worker’s compensation fraud matters, a federal indictment for illegal importation of goods, among others. As an effective litigator, she has successfully defended her clients both in and out of the courtroom, reaching favorable and thoughtful resolutions for her clients.
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Firm: Heller Ehrman
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Dept of Justice, Criminal Division
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Fred Medick is a Trial Attorney with the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice. Fred prosecutes a variety of white collar criminal matters, including securities fraud, investment fraud, health care fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and bank fraud. Fred joined the Fraud Section in 2010. Since then, he has prosecuted numerous trials, including the prosecution of a Las Vegas real estate agent in a $15 million mortgage fraud trial; the prosecution of a Los Angeles-area physician, a health care professional, and a medical supply company officer in a $1.5 million heath care fraud trial; and the prosecution of three Southern California individuals, including a former Wall Street managing partner, in a scheme to defraud a billionaire investor. Based in part of these achievements, Fred won a Fraud Section performance award for 2011-12.. Before joining the Fraud Section, Fred clerked for the Honorable Edward C. Prado of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas; and the Honorable Andrew J. Guilford of the District Court for the Central District of California in Santa Ana, California. Fred graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where he was a Heyman Fellow, and received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University, where he was a National merit Scholar and a Golden Grant recipient.
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Firm: Law Offices of Eric R. Krebs
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: GUROVICH, BERK & ASSOCIATES - Sherman Oaks Office
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Mr. Berk received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in human resource management. Since the time he could remember, Mr. Berk was interested in the personal rights and freedoms afforded by this great country. This was the reason Mr. Berk decided to pursue the study of law upon graduation from college. He remained in the Los Angeles area and completed his legal studies at the Pepperdine University, School of law. Mr. Berk began his legal career when he was hired by Mr. Dmitry Gurovich as a young associate in Mr. Gurovich’s growing legal practice. Withing no time, the practice began to grow due to the dedication of both, Mr. Berk and Mr. Gurovich, in providing excellent criminal defense services to those accused by the Government of criminal acts.. Mr. Berk has handled hundreds of State and Federal criminal cases in California as well as other states. Specifically, Mr. Berk and Mr. Gurovich have represented clients in Arizona, Indiana, Nevada, New York, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Mr. Berk is highly regarded by judges and local prosecutors due to his professionalism. His dedication to each and every client is clearly evident in the outstanding results in every single case he is involved in. Mr. Berk and his partner, Mr. Gurovich, personally handle each case. Your case will be in the hands of a highly skilled, experienced and passionate criminal defense attorney.
Contact: +1 (818) 722-8947
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: 213-430-6000
Firm: Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
With over twenty-five years of experience in the public and private sectors, Christine Adams is a skilled litigator who specializes in internal investigations, civil litigation, SEC investigations, and white-collar criminal matters. Christine has represented multiple Fortune, including companies in the global media and entertainment, gaming, and banking industries. She has also represented major universities in C-suite and Title IX investigations.. Christine has successfully led dozens of investigations, including for claims of sex- and race-based harassment and discrimination, assault, retaliation, conflicts of interest, breaches of fiduciary duty, anti-competitive conduct, bullying, embezzlement, and fraud.. Before founding The Adams Law Group, Christine served as a federal prosecutor for eleven years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, where she served as the Defense Contractor Fraud Coordinator for the Central District of California. In that role, she coordinated and directed investigations by federal law enforcement agencies throughout the Central District. She also led multiple complex investigations relating to Department of Defense contracts, aircraft testing, trade secrets, corruption, and other areas. Christine successfully prosecuted a major defense contractor for trade secrets violations in connection with launch services contracts worth billions of dollars, resulting in the largest criminal and civil penalties on record ever imposed on a defense contractor at the time for both the Department of Defense and NASA. Christine served in the Government Fraud and Public Corruption and, subsequently, the Major Frauds sections of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where she also specialized in complex fraud matters, including SEC investigations, tax, bank and mortgage fraud, and environmental crimes.. Christine also served as an instructor in fraud training programs for federal prosecutors and for several law enforcement agencies. She has received commendations from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Army Criminal Investigation Command, the Department of Justice’s Environmental Crimes Section, the NASA Office of Inspector General, and the Internal Revenue Service.After leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Christine served as Associate General Counsel for The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. In that role, she advised and represented institutions, including The Broad Center, which trains leaders in public school education, and The Broad, a contemporary art museum, regarding various matters, including negotiations with public entities, litigation involving the museum, and sensitive investigations.. Before she became a federal prosecutor, Christine was a litigator at O’Melveny & Myers, where she specialized in defending against claims of securities fraud, antitrust violations, and white-collar crimes. She also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John G. Davies of the United States District Court of the Central District of California.. Christine currently serves on the Pro Bono Civil Rights Panel for the Central District of California. Christine is a past chair and president of the Yale Law School Executive Committee and past chair of the board of The Industry, a non-profit dedicated to creating and producing diverse and inclusive, site-specific art and music in Los Angeles.
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: 213-430-6000
Firm: Jayne Law Group, P.C.
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Julia Mezhinsky Jayne is a founding partner of Jayne Law Group, P.C. (formerly, Campbell & Jayne LLP).Ms. Jayne is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer who concentrates her practice on both white collar and general criminal defense in felony and misdemeanor cases. She represents a broad array of individuals and small companies in state and federal court, at the investigative, pre-trial, and trial stages. Her successes range from outright case dismissals to extremely favorable plea agreements. Ms. Jayne also has extensive jury trial experience in both state and federal court. Ms. Jayne is committed to making sure each client is satisfied with the result of his/her case. She has handled several newsworthy and high-profile cases.Her white collar criminal defense matters include prosecutions involving mail and wire fraud violations, securities fraud (insider trading), bank fraud, environmental crimes, money laundering, alien harboring, money smuggling, antitrust, immigration crimes, false statements, identity theft, criminal contempt, tax evasion, and prosecutions with significant asset forfeiture implications.Ms. Jayne’s experience in general criminal defense runs the gamut — from violent felonies and vehicular manslaughter to drug possession and sales, sexual assault, firearms offenses, juvenile offenses, theft and fraud cases, robbery, burglary, and driving under the influence.Before founding her own firms, Ms. Jayne served as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County. There, she tried a variety of misdemeanor, felony, and juvenile cases. In her role as a prosecutor, she filed criminal charges, negotiated thousands of cases, and independently tried over 30 jury trials. After leaving the District Attorney’s Office, Ms. Jayne worked as a civil litigator at Larson • King in San Francisco. Thereafter, Ms. Jayne worked as a white collar criminal defense attorney and civil litigator at Sideman & Bancroft LLP, where she was involved in the representation of several high-profile white collar criminal defense clients.Ms. Jayne also served as a legal intern to the Organized Crime Strike Force for the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys’ Office in San Francisco. She is also an adjunct professor at U.C. Hastings College of the Law since 2003.
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Firm: Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
David K. Willingham specializes in white collar criminal defense and complex litigation, and is Co-chair of the firm’s White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance practice group.
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, California
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: 415-392-1960
Firm: Latham & Watkins LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: 805-377-7311
Firm: Hanusz Law
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver and Hedges, LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: 213-443-3000
