Overview
Overview
Composed of experienced trial and appellate litigators, a former federal prosecutor, SEC enforcement attorneys, and state government lawyers, O’Hagan Meyer’s White Collar Defense & Government Investigations team guides clients through litigation, investigations, and enforcement actions. With practical, business-minded counsel, we help protect our clients’ interests, reputations, and operations.
Our team represents companies, executives, directors, officers, financial services professionals, government contractors, and other individuals in criminal, civil, and regulatory matters. We assist clients from the earliest stages of an inquiry, responding to subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands, target letters, Wells notices, testimony, and document requests, and represent them through resolution.
Having served as prosecutors, enforcement attorneys, and government lawyers, we understand how investigations are conducted and how enforcement decisions are made. As seasoned litigators, we view each matter with an eye on potential litigation from the outset. We assess the facts, legal issues, regulatory landscape, and potential exposure early, then develop a strategy that aligns with the client's objectives. This trial-ready approach often creates leverage in negotiations, positions matters for efficient resolution, and ensures clients are well-prepared if litigation becomes necessary.
O’Hagan Meyer regularly represents both organizations and the individuals whose interests may be directly affected by a government inquiry or enforcement action, helping resolve the legal, business, and reputational issues that often arise when corporate and individual interests intersect. We also conduct internal investigations and compliance reviews, as well as provide trainings, helping businesses assess misconduct allegations, evaluate potential exposure, and address issues before they result in enforcement actions or litigation.
Our team represents targets, subjects, witnesses, and defendants in matters involving U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, state attorneys general, inspectors general, and other federal and state regulatory agencies. We have substantial experience representing officers, directors, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other financial services professionals in regulatory proceedings, as well as advising clients on securities enforcement, financial services regulation, False Claims Act investigations, government contracting and procurement matters, corporate investigations, and allegations of fraud and misconduct. We are particularly well positioned to assist middle-market and privately held businesses, government contractors, financial services firms, nonprofit organizations, professional services firms, and the executives and professionals whose interests may be directly at stake.
Experience
Experience
- Represented a prominent, high-profile former president of the Armed Forces Foundation on tax evasion and mail and wire fraud claims, achieving a reversal of his conviction on appeal.
- Represented an individual in a high-profile doxxing and congressional data breach investigation.
- Represented an accountant in an SEC investigation regarding alleged investment adviser registration issues.
- Represented audit firms in various investigations concerning audit services provided to financial institutions.
- Defended individuals in insider trading and investment scheme fraud cases.
- Defended a CEO of a government contractor in a bribery and kickback case regarding Department of Defense contracts.
- Represented a company in a human trafficking investigation concerning government contracts performed overseas.
