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Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

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United States • Dispute resolution

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Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

Sidley Austin LLP is proficient in cross-border investigations and represents clients across the full range of white-collar, enforcement, and regulatory matters. Described as a ‘deep, experienced, and agile bench’, the team is also skilled in internal investigations, advising on issues such as fraud, anti-money laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, insider trading, the False Claims Act, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Key lawyers in the team are Douglas Axel in Los Angeles, Joan Loughnane in New York, Kenneth Polite in Washington DC, and Chicago-based David Hoffman and Daniel Rubinstein.
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  • ‘Great judgment. Strategic thinking. Great client relations.’

  • ‘Great judgment and strategic thinking.’

  • ‘Sidley has a deep, experienced, and agile bench that operates effectively in both the US and internationally.’

  • ‘Deep team of terrific, smart, detail-oriented lawyers. Provides great client service and develops smart case strategy.’

  • ‘Individual attention; really smart and strategic; easy to understand and relate to.’

Key clients

  • Huawei Technologies
  • Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Steriycle Inc.
  • Kiromic BioPharma, Inc.
  • Tavistock Corporation
  • Cummins Inc.
  • Austal USA, LLC and Austal Limited
  • H.W. Wood Limited
  • KVK-Tech, Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Abhijit “Beej” Das
  • A former VTB investment banker

Work highlights

Acting as lead counsel for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) in an internationally significant, bet-the-company criminal case.
Investigating the circumstances and failures that allowed Robert Hadden, a former obstetrician and gynecologist, to abuse his patients as a physician at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
Represented Cummins Inc. in the resolution of high-profile “diesel-gate” investigations conducted by multiple federal and California enforcement agencies.
Practice head

Douglas Axel; David Hoffman; Joan Loughnane; Kenneth Polite; Daniel Rubinstein