Practice Areas We handle criminal cases of all kinds, from the most serious offenses to minor infractions. No case is too big—or too small—for our firm to handle. Our practice ranges from white-collar and financial crime investigations and high-tech intellectual property offenses to much smaller general criminal matters. Our attorneys have real-world expertise covering a wide range of substantive criminal law – including securities fraud, insider trading, accounting fraud, bribery, kickbacks, government program fraud, trade secret theft, counterfeit and copyright infringement, tax fraud, healthcare fraud, bank fraud, antitrust violations, mail and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, perjury/false statements, election offenses, and environmental matters.  White Collar Criminal Defense The cornerstone of our practice is representing corporate executives and small businesspeople under investigation, or facing charges, for federal and state crimes. We have represented senior executives at top corporations such as Hewlett Packard, Apple, Broadcom, KLA-Tencor, Marvell, Hynix, Shell Oil, Japan Airlines, and KPMG. The firm has handled a wide variety of cases nationwide, including stock-option backdating, fraud, trade secret, antitrust, and computer crimes. We are experienced in handling these matters from the pre-indictment investigative stages through trial and appeal. A major part of our white-collar practice is representing clients faced with concurrent criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings, a phenomenon that has become increasingly common in today’s business environment. We have a particular expertise in handling investigations and proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission. General Criminal Defense The firm handles every kind of criminal case—including property crimes, narcotics offenses, domestic disputes, violent crimes, and traffic and vehicular offenses—in both state and federal courts. We have successfully represented clients charged with crimes or facing investigations in state and federal courts in Alameda County, San Francisco County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, and San Mateo County. Civil Litigation In civil litigation, we specialize in parallel proceedings – typically, civil and regulatory actions brought against businesses and individuals facing concurrent criminal investigations. Because we regularly practice in both the civil and criminal arenas, we are able effectively and efficiently to represent our clients, protecting their rights in both arenas at the same time. Our civil practice also encompasses employment actions, tort claims, and antitrust claims. Representative Matters Below are some representative matters handled by our firm: Representation of multiple senior executives - including two general counsels, two vice presidents of human resources, and a chief technology officer - at various publicly-traded companies involved in ongoing SEC and DOJ investigations of backdated stock option grants. Representation of senior manager at Hewlett-Packard in connection with state, federal, and Congressional investigation into use of “pretexting” to obtain third-party telephone records. Representation of former KPMG tax partner in SDNY investigation involving allegedly fraudulent tax shelters. Independent Monitor for publicly-traded software company overseeing compliance with laws governing trade secret theft and handling of proprietary information. Representation of individual in public corruption investigation involving alleged bribery of county officials in connection with major waste recycling contract. Representation of former airline executive in investigation by the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division into alleged price-fixing in the international air cargo industry. Representation of an employee of DRAM computer memory manufacturer in connection with price-fixing investigation by the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. Representation of trainer in Major League Baseball’s investigation of steroid use in professional baseball. Representation of AT&T whistleblower who made revelations of NSA warrantless surveillance of Internet activity. Representation of employee and company in obtaining workplace violence/civil harassment restraining orders against threatening individuals. Representation of real-time energy trader in federal investigation of energy market manipulation. Representation of government contractor in proceedings initiated by the NSA to revoke his SCI security clearance for alleged misconduct. Representation of small technology company on allegations of receiving stolen Cisco server equipment. Representation of Chinese businessman prosecuted for passing counterfeit U.S. currency. Representation of corrections officer for alleged inappropriate relationship with an inmate. Representation of various individuals in state and federal court for wide range of offenses including domestic violence, illegal firearm possession, evasion of arrest, narcotics trafficking, and driving under the influence.