Firm: Butzel Long, P.C.
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Repeatedly honored by DBusiness as a top appellate lawyer in Detroit, Mr. Richotte co-chairs the Firm’s appellate practice team. He focuses on high-stakes civil appeals, criminal appeals, and media appeals.. Mr. Richotte is also a member of the Firm’s government enforcement and white-collar defense practice. Recognized as a “rising star” within the white-collar defense bar by Michigan Super Lawyers, he counsels corporations, executives, and other professionals who are under investigation or prosecuted for white-collar crimes. He also helps them navigate complex parallel civil proceedings that often shadow criminal matters, such as asset forfeitures, debarment actions, and private civil suits that capitalize on the government’s investigation.
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Firm: Barone Defense Firm
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Before joining the Barone Defense Firm, Keith Corbett served as a federal prosecutor for over 30 years. During this time he gained irreplaceable knowledge of the byzantine laws related to complex financial crimes. This unique background provides him with an invaluable perspective which he now brings to the Barone Defense Firm. Since joining the Firm in 2013, Mr. Corbett’s extensive experience prosecuting in both the State and Federal Courts has translated into success for hundreds of our clients. During his tenure at the Barone Defense Firm, Mr. Corbett has represented hundreds of people facing the specter of prosecution, compassionately advocating for their rights with remarkable success.. Additionally, his more than three decades with the District Attorney’s office, the majority of which were spent as the head of the organized crime unit, means that Mr. Corbett is particularly adept in the Federal Courts representing those accused of having committed any variety of financial frauds, including health care fraud, government fraud and civil RICO.. In 1974, Mr. Corbett graduated from the Notre Dame Law School and was admitted to the Michigan Bar. He then went on to work as the Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Division for the US Federal Attorney’s office. Mr. Corbett was honored by receiving the Executive Director’s award for “Outstanding Trial Practice” from the Executive Office of the US Attorney.. Because of his superior trial strategy and record of courtroom success. Mr. Corbett has been asked to teach trial tactics to attorneys at the University of Michigan School of Law and at The Department of Justice in South Carolina, Brazil, Uzbekistan, and Germany.
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Firm: SBBL Law, PLLC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Matt Borgula is a seasoned trial attorney who has defended and prosecuted hundreds of criminal and civil cases. Prior to forming SBBL Law, he was one of the lead federal prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan. As the Deputy Criminal Chief, Drug Unit Chief and head of the financial crimes unit, Mr. Borgula handled every type of federal charge from investigation, to Grand Jury indictment through trial. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he worked in Chicago for the law firm of Jenner & Block, where he represented clients in matters relating to securities fraud, commercial disputes, class actions and consumer protection act claims.. Mr. Borgula represents individuals and businesses in criminal prosecutions, grand jury investigations, and civil enforcement actions brought by state and federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Health and Human Services, the DEA, FBI, Homeland Security, ICE, and the SEC. Mr. Borgula’s goal in defending his clients is to minimize the damage and disruption caused by these proceedings, often before charges are brought. If an indictment or charge cannot be avoided, Mr. Borgula advises clients on the risks and benefits of going to trial versus accepting a plea, and is an experienced and successful trial attorney if an acceptable resolution is not reached.. Mr. Borgula is nationally recognized as an expert in complex criminal matters, including RICO, federal fraud, money laundering and the bank secrecy act and has been a frequent lecturer at the Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. He has also provided training to criminal defense attorneys and State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies on issues related to search and seizure of assets and evidence, suspicious activity reports and other banking regulations, and white collar crime. In 2019, Mr. Borgula was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Attorneys.
Contact: +1 (844) 336-0771
