What do we do?
Lawyers in Ropes & Gray's Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices assist clients facing criminal, civil, and administrative investigations; criminal and civil trials; grand jury proceedings; regulatory inquiries; and other actions initiated by Federal and state law enforcement. We represent major institutional clients, as well as top officers and directors of corporate clients, in a broad array of industries and professions. The Group has been particularly active in matters involving the pharmaceutical, financial services, securities, and healthcare industries.

• In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18, 2009, in favor of Ropes & Gray client F. Scott Yeager, a former executive of Enron Corporation. For a description of an associate's role in this matter, click here. 

• We recently represented a major multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer in reaching a global settlement with the federal and state governments.  Ropes & Gray led a multi-firm team working with the client's legal team in conducting an extensive internal investigation of the civil and criminal allegations and to resolve the various probes and lawsuits, and served as the client's lead outside counsel in negotiating the settlement agreement. 

For more examples of the Litigation Department's practice involving the health care industry, click here.

• We recently represented one of five co-defendants, employees of a major Big Dig contractor, indicted on charges of making false statements to the Federal government regarding the Federal highway project; mail fraud; and conspiracy to make false statements, commit mail fraud, and defraud the government with respect to claims for payment. For a description of an associate's role in these matters, click here.
  
  
• We are representing a major credit card processor in connection with what has been reported to be the largest-ever computer data security breach.  Since announcing the breach, the client has faced a wide array of legal challenges, including claims by all the major card brands; litigation by cardholders, financial institutions, shareholders, and merchants; and inquiries from various federal, state, and foreign government regulators.  We have been assisting the client with all facets of this matter, working simultaneously on multiple fronts.
  
  
• We are assisting a leading global private investment firm as it completes FCPA compliance assessments of its portfolio companies around the globe.  To that end, we have assisted the client in identifying high-risk industries and countries to enable it to complete these assessments through a risk-based approach, and we have assisted the client in designing a program to complete FCPA diligence on potential acquisitions.