Our deep bench of exceptionally qualified attorneys vigorously defend clients subject to potential prosecution, enforcement actions, responding to government investigations, or conducting internal investigations.
HSE’s Government and Internal Investigations team draws on the experience of our Manhattan peers but offers clients the attention and prioritization you expect from a smaller firm.
We are trial and appellate lawyers, but we also have deep, hands-on knowledge about how various types of government investigations are conducted, managed, and resolved. Our advice starts from the first moment a client learns of a problem—whether that’s the FBI showing up at their door, a subpoena landing on the doorstep, or an employee noticing something amiss in the workplace. We give immediate, highly strategic advice to assess risks, mitigate them, and put our clients on the path to the best outcomes possible, consistent with their values.
Our team is led by a former Assistant U.S. Attorney from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. The team includes a deep bench of highly qualified lawyers, many of whom previously practiced at AmLaw 100 firms, gained insights from judicial clerkship, or served elsewhere in the Justice Department or in the U.S. Army JAG Corps.
We serve our clients often in their darkest hours to guide them through not only legal problems, but oftentimes financial, reputational, and ethical quandaries as well. Our team believes our job is to provide the best advice consistent with our clients’ values, and we do not see legal advice as a one-size-fits-all proposition. We know that successfully mitigating a government investigation involves not simply responding to government demands but also matching a client’s objectives with the strategies that will serve them best.
We have particular strength advising on:
We have advised clients in investigations brought by local, state, and federal agencies including:
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