With their broad experience, Smith, Gambrell & Russell attorneys bring an in-depth understanding of the civil and criminal investigative and prosecutorial decision-making processes of the Department of Justice, SEC Enforcement, New York Stock Exchange Enforcement and other federal and state government agencies to assist our clients in fashioning a representation strategy best-suited to the type and severity of the conduct at issue. Our clients rely on the broad legal talents of our attorneys, carefully-selected experts and relationships cultivated by our attorneys with senior personnel in many investigating agencies to tailor our representation to an individual client’s needs. Our attorneys work to address the client’s problem or situation, but also help position the client to reduce the client’s exposure to repeat or future violations.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell attorneys have handled white collar criminal matters from the grand jury investigation stage through trial and appeal involving stock fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, insider trading, stock manipulation, bribery, federal campaign finance violations, money laundering, antitrust violations, health care fraud, bank fraud and insurance fraud. In the securities enforcement arena, our attorneys have both served with the government and represented clients in investigations and proceedings involving allegations of insider trading, financial fraud, books and records, audit committee duties, proxy violations, stock manipulation, churning, securities registration and offering violations, transfer-agent recordkeeping, broker-dealer practices and registered person (stock broker, compliance officer and investment advisor) conduct. Our attorneys’ expertise also enables us to assist clients with internal corporate investigations conducted on behalf of public and privately-held companies’ boards of directors, special committees of those boards and stockholders and to design corporate compliance programs tailored to particular industries and regulatory initiatives.