MBSSmartLaw
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MBSSmartLaw provides ‘the personal service of a boutique combined with experience in major, nationally prominent white-collar litigation’, handling a wide range of investigations—internal, criminal, and regulatory. The members represent executives and other high-ranking professionals in felony indictments and enforcement actions relating to financial fraud, environmental crimes, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. At the forefront of the Houston-based practice are Dane Ball, praised for his oral advocacy skills and federal trial experience, and Shaun Clarke, who splits his time between Houston and New Orleans and is experienced in large discoveries and acquittals. Rick Houghton and Michelle Stratton are also standout practitioners, experts in appellate support and SEC regulatory inquiries, respectively.
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- ‘MBS offers the personal service of a boutique combined with experience in major, nationally prominent white-collar litigation. ’
- ‘I have worked closely with Shaun Clarke and Dane Ball. Both have the intellect of a legal scholar, the gravitas of a courtroom lawyer, and the experience of a sophisticated white-collar litigator. In our matter together, they operated as an exceptional, complementary team, with Dane marshaling the facts and the law to formulate oral advocacy by Shaun.’
Work highlights
Advising an individual on a fraud and false statements felony indictment in federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana.