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Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

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Brown Rudnick LLP

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Brown Rudnick LLP ’s team of lawyers serves a wide range of clients, including corporate executives, lawyers, athletes, and politicians. Stephen Best, based in Washington DC, is recognized for his skill in government investigations, offering a comprehensive approach to white-collar matters, such as internal investigations, compliance strategies, and corporate defense against regulatory bodies like the SEC. Stephen Cook, practicing in Orange County, concentrates on investigations related to FCPA violations, anti-corruption requirements, and acquisition due diligence. Rachel Wolkinson in Washington DC leverages extensive experience in securities fraud and whistleblower investigations with Steven Tyrrell in DC serving as another key name. Angela Papalaskaris has left the firm.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Stephen Best is one of the most experienced white collar practitioners, his approach is strategic and pragmatic. He is complemented by Rachel Wolkinson’s incredible attention to detail.'

  • 'Outstanding team with highly skilled attorneys.'

  • 'Highly experienced and well connected to state authorities.'

  • 'Brown Rudnick’s white collar practice includes lawyers with a broad variety of specialties. For example, an attorney who was also highly skilled forensic accountant/CPA. This facilitated and strongly supported our case. Brown Rudnick seamlessly and effectively applied these and other legal professionals to our benefit.' 

  • 'The practice combines expertise, first-hand knowledge and understanding of authorities expectations across both US and Europe, and a very pragmatic approach to compliance. Their recommendations could easily translate into actionable plans.'

  • 'I worked primarily with Steven Tyrell, who provided us with an excellent and high quality work. The task was to perform an overall assessment of our Compliance program vs FCPA requirements, which he did in a timely manner, with excellent interactions with our team (at all levels) and regular updates. The analysis was very valuable to us, very pragmatic, and enabled us to translate it very fast into action plans. On top of being very experienced (incl. first-hand knowledge of authorities expectations) and professional, Steven is also a very pragmatic and easy to do business with person. It was a sincere pleasure to work with him.'

  • 'Their white collar team is excellent -- spearheaded by Stephen Best.'

  • 'Excellent trial vision.'

  • 'Wide experience with regulators and enforcement.'

Key clients

  • Shaquille O’Neal,
  • Luka Dončić
  • Mark Cuban
  • Dallas Mavericks
  • Securities Commission of the Bahamas
  • ProFrac
  • BlockFi: Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for the crypto company
  • Government of Kuwait
  • Air Methods
  • Nu Ride, f/k/a Lordstown, an electric truck automaker
  • Former Neustar executive

Work highlights

Represented former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal in a putative federal class action in the Southern District of Florida concerning his alleged involvement with a Solana-based NFT project.
Representing Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks in ongoing class action litigation related to investments in the bankrupt cryptocurrency brokerage, Voyager Digital.
Advising ProFrac, a Texas-based fracking company on corporate governance and compliance matters following ProFrac's May 2022 IPO, including implementing a global compliance program and internal controls.

Practice head

Stephen Best

Stephen Cook

Other key lawyers

Rachel Wolkinson

Steven Tyrrell

Angela Papalaskaris