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Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

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United States • Dispute resolution

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Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

Praised for bringing ‘excellence, judgment, and meticulousness to every matter’, Moore & Van Allen, PLLC excels in cross-border criminal, governmental, and regulatory investigations, and has a diverse client base consisting of Fortune 500 companies and global banks. Both in Charlotte, the practice is co-led by the ’unicorn’ Valecia M. McDowell, who has expertise in areas such as consumer finance, financial crimes, employee conduct risk management, DEI legal compliance, and higher education regulatory compliance, and John A. Fagg, Jr., singled out for his  ‘unrivaled financial services expertise’, and who represents clients in a wide range of criminal and government enforcement investigations, proceedings, and trials.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Strong experienced partners, such as John Fagg, with good strategic insight and excellent client skills.’

  • ‘Great availability, very easy to work with, flexible and strategic.’

  • ‘They have the depth and breadth of a BigLaw firm in a regionally based firm.’

  • ‘John Fagg stands out. He won one of the most prominent not guilty verdicts nationally in recent years. John combines that experience with a quietly confident manner and exceptional intellect.’

  • ‘Moore & Van Allen offers top shelf quality. They bring excellence, judgment, and meticulousness to every matter. Jenny Sugar was an excellent pick up to round out their former-DOJ credentials.’

  • ‘Valecia McDowell is a unicorn. She is a wise, fierce, and tireless advocate able to go deep and rise above the fray in an instant. She sees around corners, is always right, and is equally at home in the boardroom or the courtroom. ’

Key clients

  • Bank of America
  • Wells Fargo
  • LPL Financial
  • Nucor
  • CoreCivic
  • Spirtas Worldwide

Work highlights

Represented BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”), the broker-dealer arm of Bank of America subsidiary, in a high-stakes DOJ criminal investigation for alleged violations of commodities spoofing, commodities manipulation, wire fraud, securities fraud, securities manipulation, and conspiracy.

Lawyers

Leading lawyers: Advice to corporates

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

John A. Fagg, Jr.
John A. Fagg, Jr.
Practice head

Valecia M. McDowell; John A. Fagg, Jr.

Other key lawyers

James P. McLoughlin, Jr.; Jenny G. Sugar; Frank E. Schall; Nader S. Raja; Tanisha Palvia