Investigations, Compliance, and Criminal Defense

  • Internal Investigations
  • White Collar Criminal Defense
  • Effective Compliance Programs
  • Environmental Audits
  • Compliance Monitorships
  • Crisis Management

E&W is well-positioned to assist clients in a broad range of environmental investigations and compliance matters, from internal investigations to white collar defense in government investigations, evaluating the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs, and conducting environmental compliance audits. Our experience is not limited to environmental law. It includes investigations and compliance in the context of congressional investigations, foreign and domestic anti-corruption laws, and civil False Claims Act investigations.

Representative experience includes:
  • Internal investigations of potential environmental crimes involving the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and other environmental statutes.
  • Lead defense trial counsel for a mining company corporate officer charges with violations of the Clean Water Act in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
  • Lead defense counsel in a RCRA hazardous waste investigation and prosecution in Savannah, Georgia.
  • Assisted a major oil & gas industry client with a state Attorney General investigation related to fracking.
  • Evaluation of environmental compliance programs and employee training involving drinking and wastewater systems.
  • Both prosecution and defense of vessel and facility oil pollution cases.
  • Political law investigations involving the House and Senate Ethics Committees, Federal Election Commission, and the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section.
  • Represented clients before several House and Senate committees in congressional investigations related to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, privatized military housing, conservation easements, and potential violations of ethics rules.
  • Extensive FCPA internal investigations for clients in the construction, oil & gas, manufacturing, and medical device industries;
  • Assisted clients in evaluating whether to voluntarily disclose violations to DOJ & SEC.
  • Key team member on a three-year court-appointed compliance monitorship.
  • Witness interviews and forensic data collection in India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
  • Evaluated FCPA compliance programs and developed employee training.
  • Represented government contractors in False Claims Act investigations related to the Defense Department and several other government agencies.
  • Represented medical device manufacturers regarding alleged Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act violations.