White Collar Litigation

Please send an e-mail to Attorney Theresa Van Vliet if you would like more information about the firm's White Collar Litigation practice.

In the increasingly difficult regulatory climate, which has seen widespread government criminalization of certain business practices formerly handled as civil litigation matters, GJB is often called on to provide white collar defense services. Our attorneys defend individuals and business entities in Florida and in numerous federal jurisdictions throughout the United States, handling white collar litigation including that involving allegations of:

• Healthcare fraud
• Money laundering
• Securities fraud
• Mail and wire fraud
• Bank fraud
• Tax fraud and tax evasion
• Computer fraud, internet fraud
• Public corruption
• Campaign finance fraud
• Foreign corrupt practices act

The attorneys in our white collar litigation practice group represent clients in actions brought against the clients by federal and state regulatory agencies including: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), National Futures Association (NFA), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the Department of Defense (DOD). In addition, our attorneys also counsel clients on compliance issues involving the Sarbanes Oxley and Patriot Acts.

Members of our white collar practice group also have experience in representing clients in international criminal matters and foreign extradition requests.

Our lawyers have considerable prior experience as federal and/or state prosecutors, and have handled literally hundreds of jury trials in criminal matters throughout the United States, on both the prosecution and defense side. If you would like to speak with a member of the firm to discuss defense representation, or have any other question, please contact our Miami or Fort Lauderdale office. We will make arrangements for you to speak with an attorney with the appropriate experience.