Bob Allen, P.C.

Governmental and Regulatory (Companies)

• Represented a leading energy company in connection with the successful resolution of a DOJ trade-secret investigation.
• Represented multiple cryptocurrency exchanges in various government investigations and regulatory matters, including one exchange in the successful resolution of parallel of DOJ, FTC, SEC and CFTC investigations.
• Represented a leading financial institution in connection with the successful resolution of DOJ and CFTC investigations into alleged market manipulation and spoofing.
• Represented a leading electronic-vehicle company and certain of its executives in connection with the successful resolution of DOJ and SEC investigations of alleged disclosure violations.
• Represented a leading financial institution in connection with the successful resolution of DOJ, SEC and foreign FCPA investigations.
• Represented the Special Committee of a publicly traded beverage company in connection with allegations of accounting fraud.
• Represented a private equity sponsor in a US qui tam action in the Eastern District of Texas that named both the sponsor and the portfolio company. Matter resolved without any action against sponsor.
• Represented a leading government contractor in a qui tam action in the Southern District of New York. The government declined to intervene.
• Represented a leading health insurance company in connection with a qui tam action in the Middle District of Florida. The government declined to intervene.
• Represented multiple private equity sponsors in SEC and DOJ investigations regarding alleged misuses of material nonpublic information and other regulatory matters.
• Represented a foreign defense contractor and certain of its executives in parallel criminal and congressional investigations of alleged False Claims Act violations.

Governmental and Regulatory (Individuals)

• Represented the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a major, publicly traded entertainment company in a DOJ and SEC securities fraud investigation. DOJ declined to bring charges; SEC matter resolved favorably.
• Represented the founder of a hedge fund in a DOJ and SEC insider trading investigation. Government did not bring charges.
• Represented the Chief Executive Officer of a division of multinational industrial company in a criminal DOJ False Claims Act investigation. Government did not bring charges.
• Represented the founder of a private equity sponsor in connection with insider trading allegations. Government did not bring charges.
• Represented an investment banker at a multinational financial institution in a DOJ insider trading investigation. Government did not bring charges.
• Represented the independent directors of a leading, publicly traded social media company in a federal securities fraud investigation.
• Represented executives in connection with testimony at trials and hearings, including the former Chief Compliance Officer of a multinational financial institution.

Civil Litigation

• Represented a publicly traded industrial company in litigation against foreign airlines for breaches of engine sales contract.
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation alleging fraudulent misrepresentations to the FDA and antitrust violations.
• Represented a publicly traded airline in antitrust and breach-of-contract litigation.
• Represented a publicly traded real estate brokerage in litigation brought by an alleged founder of company.
• Represented a major social media company in shareholder class actions and derivative litigation stemming from its IPO.