When the U.S. Department of Justice moves to drop a sprawling international bribery and securities fraud case against a foreign billionaire, the legal industry pays attention and so should anyone facing, or worried about facing, a federal white collar investigation. The recent fight over the government’s decision to abandon its criminal case against Indian billionaire…

This blog explains why having an experienced white collar criminal defense attorney matters from the moment an investigation begins, not just after charges are filed. According to TRAC Reports, which analyzes DOJ case-by-case records, federal white-collar prosecutions are at their lowest numbers since records began in 1986. The prosecution rate for white-collar offenses is 38%,…

Introduction On May 5, 2017, an unidentified male pushed a woman into incoming traffic on Putney Bridge, London. The woman narrowly avoided being hit by a bus. Internet sleuths have predicted he is Captain Nicholas Brandram, grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece – the last female descendant of Queen Victoria. The incident, captured on CCTV,…

Few criminal cases in recent memory have gripped the American public quite like that of Karmelo Anthony. What began as a tragic incident at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, quickly evolved into a national conversation touching on race, juvenile justice, bail reform, self-defense law, and the power of social media to shape…