Firm: Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Former federal prosecutor Luke Cass defends corporations and individuals in a variety of federal criminal allegations, including health care fraud, price-fixing, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, embezzlement, bank fraud, and money laundering. He also conducts proactive, corporate investigations related to bribery, misbranding, bid rigging, drug diversion, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the False Claims Act (FCA). Luke served as a federal prosecutor for over a decade and has significant experience with white collar investigations. Luke has extensive trial experience and has litigated federal appellate and district court cases throughout the United States.. Previously, Luke worked as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division where he handled public corruption investigations and prosecutions of elected, appointed, and career government officials. Luke served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Financial Fraud and Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico before working at the DOJ in Washington. In addition to Luke's extensive federal trial experience, he has also briefed and argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He also clerked in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.. As a result of his experience, Luke is well qualified to counsel clients in nearly every aspect of complex white-collar matters involving both the public and private sectors.
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Murphy & McGonigle
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Michelle is a former federal prosecutor and skilled trial lawyer, having been lead counsel in over 50 jury and non-jury trials. For nearly 12 years, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. Since re-joining private practice, Michelle focuses on defending companies and individuals in civil and criminal investigations brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and other government agencies relating to the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, securities fraud and financial fraud.
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Firm: Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel PLLC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Wu, Grohovsky & Whipple, Pllc
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Julie Grohovsky is a former federal prosecutor whose practice focuses on cases brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. An accomplished trial lawyer, Julie has investigated hundreds of cases, tried over forty cases to verdict, and argued appellate cases in both the local and federal courts. She is the former Director of Training for the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia, where she was responsible for training all of the lawyers and support staff in the largest U.S. Attorney’s Office in the country.. From 2001 to 2004, Julie served as an Attorney Advisor in the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, where she investigated allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse within the Department and its components, including the FBI.. Julie began her career in private practice working for the law firm of Crowell & Moring, where she defended large corporations who were sued under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. She also defended product liability cases brought against Chrysler/AMC Jeep and was a member of the firm’s public service, associate’s, and summer associate committees.. Julie served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2001. During her time as an AUSA, Julie specialized in prosecuting sexual assault cases and received numerous awards from law enforcement and the Department of Justice. In 1998, she was awarded an Atlantic Fellowship in Public Policy and spent ten months studying how sex crimes are investigated and prosecuted in the UK. At the conclusion of her fellowship, Julie published an article in The Journal of Criminal Law, a British Law Review, entitled, “Giving Voice to Victims – Why the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales Should Allow Victims to Speak Up for Themselves.”. Julie holds a B.A. in English from John Carroll University and is a 1986 graduate of The Georgetown University Law Center, where she served on The Tax Lawyer law review. She clerked for The Honorable Virginia L. Riley of the D.C. Superior Court. A former member of the Adjunct Faculty at the American University Washington College of Law, Julie has lectured in the US and UK on issues of criminal law, criminal investigations, sexual abuse, domestic violence, victims’ rights, and children as witnesses. From 2004 to 2006, she served on the Advisory Board of The Tree House, Montgomery County Maryland’s Child Assessment Center, which supports children who are victims of sexual and/or physical abuse and has consulted for the National Institute of Corrections Project on Addressing Prison Rape.. Julie is admitted to practice law in the Districe of Columbia and Ohio.
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Firm: Hunton & Williams LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Miller & Chevalier
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Bingham McCutchen LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Baach Robinson & Lewis PLLC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Sidley Austin LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Attorneys at Law
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Kelly E. Garrett is a Senior Associate in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Washington, D.C. office. Kelly's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and corporate compliance matters. She represents foreign and domestic clients - both corporate entities and individuals - in matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and other federal and state agencies in multiple jurisdictions. Kelly has extensive experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), European Union data privacy laws, and electronic discovery in criminal matters.. Kelly recently coordinated a team of 125 attorneys and legal assistants conducting an FCPA compliance review of 29 entities in 14 countries, which included writing a division-wide compliance report and leading and supervising teams of lawyers, legal assistants, and forensic accountants to conduct multiple in-country compliance audits. In another matter, she defended the audit committee chairman of a multinational company during interviews with DOJ and SEC prosecutors in connection with a multi-million dollar FCPA investigation. Kelly has interviewed over 100 witnesses, including chief executive officers and chief financial officers, in connection with government and internal investigations and corporate compliance reviews.. Before becoming a lawyer, Kelly taught at a San Antonio, Texas high school for students with emotional and behavior disorders. She is a Professionally Recognized Special Educator (PRSE®). Kelly was also responsible for monitoring her school's compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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Firm: Bingham McCutchen LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Jacobson Lopez
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: Covington & Burling
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Firm: BuckleySandler LLP
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
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