Buchalter Law Firm is proficient in a broad range of government and internal investigations, criminal defense, and civil fraud cases, and has notable capabilities in matters relating to financial institutions and healthcare, as well as civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and False Claims Act litigation. The team is co-led by Ashwin Ram, based in the firm's Los Angeles office, who has extensive experience in both white-collar crime litigation and regulatory compliance, as well as financial crime expert Daniel Silva in San Diego, who excels in criminal, civil, and financial litigation.
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Key clients
- Ayasli v. Korkmaz, et al.
- California Waste Solutions Inc.
- Center for COVID Control LLC
- Igor Hismatullin
- J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- Kenneth Newcombe
- WCO Spectrum LLC, Gary Winnick and others
- WhiteWater West Industries Ltd.
- The Wonderful Company
- Todd Ament
Work highlights
Representing California Waste Solutions, the recycling services provider for Oakland, San Jose and neighboring cities, in a federal grand jury investigation and prosecution concerning allegations of public corruption in municipal contracting related to the mayor of Oakland.
Representing Kenneth Newcombe, the founder of a company in the global voluntary carbon market, in a criminal prosecution by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, a civil enforcement action by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and a related corporate governance dispute.
Buchalter shareholders Ashwin Ram and David Chao represent J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. in RICO litigation against a group of asbestos plaintiff lawyers, alleging an ongoing scheme to bring frivolous and bad faith lawsuits against the company in order to fraudulently induce settlements.
Practice head
Ashwin Ram; Daniel Silva
Other key lawyers
Michael Kilgarriff; Sherry Haus