BakerHostetler has an expert practice in white-collar criminal defense and corporate investigations, representing a diverse range of corporations and individuals across sectors. The group is well-placed to advise on cross-border investigations, and is particularly skilled in matters relating to financial fraud, securities enforcement, subpoenas and grand jury investigations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and accounting issues, among others. The practice is co-led by New York lawyers John J. Carney, who is experienced in litigation, civil and criminal enforcement investigations, FCPA issues, and a broad range of other white-collar matters, George A. Stamboulidis, who has considerable expertise in major litigation and jury trials, and Carole S. Rendon, who leads out of Cleveland and is another go-to lawyer for white-collar litigation.
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Key clients
- Case Western Reserve University -
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Dr. Andrea Barthwell
- George Miller, Jr.
- Houston Zoo
- Jaheim Arnold
- New Electric CV Corporation (f/k/a American Premium Water Corporation) (“APW”)
- Numerous claimants in a civil forfeiture action related to the alleged theft of funds from Nigeria’s treasury
- Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
- Principals of Center for Covid Control
- Receiver of Michael Kenwood Capital Managemen
- Roseburg
- Forest Products
- SEC vs Stefan Qin, Virgil Technologies, Inc. et al.
- Universal Plant Services, Inc.
- University of Chicago Medical Center
Work highlights
Defending George Miller, former CEO of The Loretto Hospital in Chicago, in an ongoing federal criminal case pending in the Northern District of Illinois, in which Mr. Miller has been charged with alleged conspiracy to pay and receive bribes to him in his official capacity as CEO of Loretto.
Representing numerous foreign claimants in a high-profile civil asset forfeiture action brought by the U.S. DOJ in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $458m in offshore funds that the DOJ alleges are proceeds of illegal activity in Nigeria – including the alleged theft and embezzlement of more than $2b from Nigeria’s treasury by Nigeria’s former president.
Representing New Electric CV Corporation (f/k/a American Premium Water Corporation) (“APW”) in the criminal prosecution in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Practice head
John J. Carney; George A. Stamboulidis; Carole S. Rendon
Other key lawyers
Robb C. Adkins; Ryan S. Hedges; Lauren J. Resnick; Jonathan R. Barr; Rachel Palmer Hooper; Carlos F. Ortiz; Terry M. Brennan; Steven M. Dettelbach; C. Shawn Cleveland; Rachael L. Israel; Jonathan B. New; Gregory S. Saikin