Mr Eric Sitarchuk > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Eric Sitarchuk
Work Department
Latin America Team; Litigation
Position
Eric represents clients in government investigations and white-collar litigation. With 30 years of experience in this area, he represents clients in a wide variety of white-collar criminal matters, False Claims Act (FCA) and qui tam litigation, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other complex federal and state investigations. Working with boards of directors, audit committees, and corporate management, Eric has conducted numerous internal investigations, and advised on the creation and implementation of corporate compliance and ethics programs. He serves as chair of the firm’s white collar and corporate investigations practice. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Eric defends clients in federal criminal and civil cases that allege healthcare fraud; defense contract fraud; FCPA violations and other official corruption; securities fraud; antitrust violations; import/export offenses; theft of trade secrets; money laundering; drug diversion; tax fraud; pyramid schemes; commercial bribery; and environmental violations. In defending organizations and individuals during US government investigations, Eric has persuaded prosecutors to take no action and close investigations of Fortune 500 companies, large healthcare institutions, and prominent lawyers, executives, and public officials. He has tried numerous cases. Eric has been listed in International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers (2003–2015) and International Who’s Who of Investigations (2014–2016).
Career
Eric brings government service experience to his practice. He worked as an Assistant US Attorney in the Criminal Division of the US Attorney’s office in Philadelphia. He also served as a Special Assistant US Attorney in the US Attorney’s office in Washington, DC, where he led the criminal investigation of federal law enforcement’s handling of the standoff at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and its repercussions.
Education
Franklin & Marshall College; George Washington University Law School
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Government > State attorneys general
Leveraging extensive public and private sector experience, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP helps clients navigate relationships with state attorneys general, develop and execute strategies to address enforcement responsibilities, and respond to single and multistate investigations. The team has been particularly successful in obtaining favorable decisions for major pharmaecutical companies involved in the high-profile multistate opioids litigation. The core practice is mainly based in Philadelphia, and led by Eric Sitarchuk, a seasoned litigator who has distinguished himself in the representation of Teva Pharmaceuticals, settling the opioid claims of all 50 state AGs. John Dodds fields a wealth of experience in investigations and litigation pertaining to claims of fraud and abuse, public corruption, and environmental offenses, while Rebecca Hillyer counsels and defends major pharmaceutical and healthcare companies facing multistate, multi-agency or parallel government investigations and litigation, and Jaclyn Whittaker focuses on anti-bribery, corruption, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters. Kelly Moore, who leads the white collar practice in New York, supports on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement, and securities and healthcare fraud.
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
In addition to having a strong false claims practice, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP houses a formidable litigation team that routinely represents clients in criminal and civil enforcement actions. Eric Sitarchuk, Ryan McCarthy, and Jaclyn Whittaker are located in Philadelphia. Sitarchuk has great experience advising corporates embroiled in complex investigations. Whittaker specializes in bribery and corruption matters, while McCarthy acts for clients across a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and financial services. Practicing in Washington DC, Sandra Moser is well versed in representing senior executives who are facing investigations by the DOJ and SEC. Described as ‘a fantastic trial lawyer’, Tinos Diamantatos is another key member of the team who is based in Chicago; he is particularly skilled at representing both companies and individuals facing securities enforcement proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
- State attorneys general United States > Government
- Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Government > State attorneys general
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Industry focus > Sport
- Real estate > Real estate
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade > CFIUS
- Finance > Project finance