Practice Areas & Industries: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Sullivan & Cromwell's Criminal Defense and Investigations Group (CDIG) is widely recognized as one of the preeminent white collar criminal defense practices in the United States.

The Firm's CDIG practice is varied and deep. We represent individuals and institutions around the world in the most significant white-collar criminal defense matters, regulatory enforcement matters and internal investigations. We respond to matters handled by virtually every enforcement agency, including the Department of Justice, the SEC, the CFTC, federal and state banking regulatory agencies, FINRA and other self-regulatory enforcement agencies, and Attorneys General, District Attorneys and regulatory agencies in numerous states. We have developed particular expertise in handling cross-border enforcement investigations for clients located around the globe.

We have played a leading role in virtually every major enforcement investigation or proceeding of the last decade, including those involving alleged:

• accounting fraud
• securities fraud and insider trading
• commodities fraud
• tax and money laundering offenses
• obstruction of justice
• price-fixing and other criminal antitrust matters
• violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
• sanctions by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
• health care fraud

S&C's criminal defense team includes eight former federal and state prosecutors, former bank regulatory enforcement counsel, and the leading practitioners in banking and securities regulation. Members of the group also have extensive trial experience, having collectively handled more than 100 criminal trials in federal and state courts.

Recent Representations

Our significant recent public representations include:

• Statoil ASA in FCPA investigations by the SEC and the DOJ
• BP plc in DOJ and CFTC investigations of alleged manipulation of energy commodities
• British Airways in a global criminal antitrust investigation relating to fuel surcharges
• Solvay S.A. in criminal antitrust investigations of chemicals
• The Bank of New York in DOJ investigations of alleged money laundering and fraudulent loan activity

Practice Contacts

Karen Patton Seymour
New York
P +1-212-558-3196
F +1-212-558-3588
seymourk@sullcrom.com