Sentences with phrase «civil fraud proceedings»

Global Dispute of the Year, 2014 (American Lawyer Magazine)- complex civil fraud proceedings which have resulted in over 70 leading decisions, including 15 in the Court of Appeal.

Not exact matches

These include shareholder and partnership disputes; the investigation and pursuit of civil fraud claims against directors, employees and third parties; international asset tracing; professional negligence claims (including against office holders); Company law claims such as minority shareholder petitions (Section 994 Petitions) and specialist applications in relation to the conduct and control of companies; contract disputes; challenges to share sale consideration; and directors» disqualification proceedings.

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

Tom's practice covers domestic and international dispute resolution, focusing on commercial disputes, including banking & finance, civil fraud and arbitrations and related proceedings.

In the development of the standard, the difficulty arose in applying the civil standard to cases with quasi-criminal elements (defence allegations of fraud or crime on the plaintiff's part), family law proceedings in the time before no - fault divorce, or matters of equity decided in the common law courts.

Though using the language of «iniquity», in the context of civil proceedings, the Court of Appeal nonetheless was clear that the impugned conduct was as a type of fraud (in this case, on the creditors), within the meaning of section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

She has represented corporations, executives, and other individuals in government and internal investigations, criminal proceedings, and civil litigation involving allegations of securities and accounting fraud, antitrust violations, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Sophia Purkis of Fladgate LLP advises claimants and defendants in relation to large - scale civil fraud claims, often in conjunction with parallel criminal proceedings.

The FSA may also pursue civil proceedings against those involved in boiler room frauds.

Practice Highlights His practice includes representing physicians and medical clinics in negotiating employment contracts, partnership contracts, joint venture contracts and establishment of medical corporations; representation of physicians and medical clinics in the purchase and sale of medical practices; representation of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, medical clinics, surgical centers, hospitals, clinical laboratories and nursing homes before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Illinois Department of Public Aid, Illinois Department of Public Health and Federal Department of Health and Human Services in administrative license and recoupment hearings; representation of brokers and salesman before the Office of Banks and Real Estate; representation of physicians and other health care providers at internal hospital hearings involving termination or discipline of hospital privileges; representation of physicians in hearings before managed care providers to terminate the physician as a provider; representation of health care providers in criminal proceedings in federal or state court on charges related to Medicare and Medicaid vendor fraud and false claims; general and civil litigation related to medical care providers; and domestic relations.

Represents individuals, including public officials, lobbyists, and high - level state administrators, as well as businesses, in state and federal criminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law categories.

Charlie has extensive experience representing government contractors and their employees in criminal investigations and related civil proceedings involving allegations of procurement fraud.

He acts as sole counsel in a variety of matters in the High Court and County Courts in commercial litigation, civil fraud claims, insolvency proceedings and trust disputes.

restraint and confiscation proceedings under the civil fraud provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

In particular, unsuccessful or aborted civil fraud claims may well give rise to malicious prosecution proceedings.

A civil Court which consists of three divisions: - i) Queen's Bench (can be known as King's Bench Division if a King is assuming the throne)- civil disputes for recovery of money, including breach of contract, personal injuries, libel / slander; ii) Family - concerned with matrimonial maters and proceedings relating to children, e.g. wardship; iii) Chancery - property matters including fraud and bankruptcy

Acted as counsel to a global financial services company in conducting an internal investigation and civil / criminal proceedings for recovery of a multimillion - dollar fraud matter.

Civil claims (those arising from fraud or negligence) are based upon Florida common law and Florida statute; however, whether or not the controversy will be litigated in a courtroom or instead forced into arbitration proceedings under the terms of a contract will depend on the disputed issue.