Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND WHITE COLLAR PRACTICE

Investigated and resolved two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters involving a Fortune 500 company in the oilfield services industry. The cases involved a series of alleged payments made to government officials, or to third-party representatives with alleged links to government officials, in more than eight countries around the world. Firm attorneys interviewed more than 200 witnesses and reviewed millions of pages of documents. At the close of the first investigation, the client received a declination of criminal prosecution from the Department of Justice and a minor administrative sanction from the Securities and Exchange Commission. At the close of the second investigation, the Department of Justice praised the client’s cooperation as “sincere,” “complete,” and “exceptional,” agreed to defer and ultimately to dismiss a criminal prosecution of the company, and recommended a substantially reduced fine against a subsidiary as a reward for cooperation. United States v. Baker Hughes Inc., Crim. No. H-07-130 (S.D. Tex. filed Apr. 11, 2007, dismissed Apr. 28, 2009), among other proceedings.

Investigated several Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters involving a Fortune 200 company in the insurance industry. The cases involved alleged payments made to senior government officials, and investigation extended to conduct in several countries around the world. The government’s investigation of these matters is ongoing, and the company is continuing to cooperate. To date, no charges have been brought.

Investigated several regulatory and criminal matters at the state and federal levels involving a Fortune 200 company in the financial services industry. The cases have involved allegations of fraud in the sale of derivatives, auction-rate securities, and foreign exchange transactions. The government’s investigation of these matters is ongoing, and the company is continuing to cooperate. To date, no charges have been brought.

Investigated and resolved several potential criminal and civil antitrust matters with no charges brought against the firm’s clients, including voluntary disclosures to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and several successful applications to its leniency program.

Represented numerous individual criminal defendants in complex white-collar cases, including the CEO of a software company forced into bankruptcy as a result of securities fraud, and several executives of various companies prosecuted by the federal Enron Task Force.

Represented numerous officers and employees appearing as witnesses in investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice, including senior officers of Fortune 10 companies and other officers, executives, and employees of several Fortune 200 and Fortune 500 companies. The subjects of the investigations included an alleged criminal antitrust price-fixing conspiracy, various alleged securities frauds, and alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.