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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Latham & Watkins LLP continues to be a market-leading firm in the area of white-collar investigations, with a strong team in Washington DC, which includes Alice S. Fisher, Douglas Greenburg, and Kevin Andrew Chambers. Greenburg is particularly skilled at representing prominent companies embroiled in cross-border investigations, while Chambers is recommended for his capabilities with handling internal investigations and government inquiries. Fisher has experience advising on a variety of white-collar matters, including health care fraud, FCPA offences, and sanction violations. Benjamin Naftalis and Doug Yatter are based in New York. Naftalis represents a wide range of clients facing enforcement action by regulatory authorities such as boards of directors, senior executives, and corporations. With his in-depth understanding of digital assets and financial regulations, Yatter is recommended for banks, cryptocurrency founders, and fintech institutions being investigated by the SEC, DOJ, and CFTC. Terra Reynolds practices in Chicago; she focusses on false claims and anti-kickback matters within the healthcare industry.

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Key clients

  • Oracle
  • Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
  • Integro Group Holdings / Tysers Insurance Brokers
  • The International Olympic Committee
  • City National Bank
  • Coinbase
  • R1 RCM Inc.
  • NextGen Healthcare
  • Honeywell International, Inc.
  • Starbucks
  • Richard Burr

Work highlights

  • Represented Richard Burr, a former US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, in DOJ, SEC, and Senate Ethics Committee investigations.
  • Representing Binance's founder and former CEO in connection with enforcement actions by the DOJ, CFTC, and SEC.
  • Representing Starbucks Coffee Company with respect to an investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kevin Chambers, Terra Reynolds, Doug Yatter

Other key lawyers

Doug Greenburg, Alice Fisher, Benjamin Naftalis, Christopher Garcia