White Collar Criminal Defense And other Regulatory
We defend companies and individuals in a broad range of investigations and prosecutions, including healthcare fraud; foreign bribery; public corruption; money laundering; tax fraud; export violations; and securities fraud. Many of our cases involve cross-border transactions. In these and other criminal/regulatory matters, we have achieved outstanding outcomes for clients even under the most challenging circumstances. Click here for representative experience in criminal matters.
Complex Civil litigation
We represent corporations and individuals in high-stakes and complex civil litigation, including antitrust, securities fraud, civil RICO, trade secrets, and general commercial litigation. We are distinguished by our experience in complex civil litigation and our use of alternative and contingent fee arrangements. Click here for representative experience in civil litigation.
Appeals
We have substantial experience briefing and arguing appeals before federal and state courts of appeals. We have overturned adverse results and preserved trial and other defense victories. We pride ourselves on our written work and have argued many appeals. Winning criminal appeals is particularly challenging. But from our trial and clerkship experience, we bring the insight to focus appeals on the issues that matter. For representative appeals, please click here.
Independent investigations and compliance
Strategic Litigation Against Environmental and Human Rights Wrongdoers
Anti-Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation
(Anti-SLAPP)
We have been responsible for significant independent investigations of potential violations of law or codes of conduct. We have further demonstrated an ability to conduct thorough independent investigations on a cost-effective budget. For examples of investigations please click here. We also counsel on an ongoing basis corporations on FCPA compliance issues.
Our law firm guides efforts by NGOs to promote enforcement of U.S. laws against environmental and human rights wrongdoers (including under foreign law to the extent incorporated by U.S. law). Such efforts have included investigating international cases of illegal deforestation, illegal fishing, and labor rights violations. Since 2019, Searby expertise has assisted NGOs in building cases to refer for enforcement not only under the environmental and labor laws themselves, but also under a wider legal framework that addresses other illegal activities linked to these issues. This legal framework applies non-environmental laws against corruption, bribery, money laundering, fraud, and obstruction, among other illegal acts, which are often going hand-in-hand with harm to the environment and to labor rights.
In cases about deforestation and climate change, Searby Law typically has worked for or with Climate Advisers, Inc., a leading Washington, DC-based climate policy and advocacy shop with frequent impact on the global stage.
Our affiliated consulting firm, Good Ground International, LLC, will assist Searby clients and projects with training, capacity building, due diligence/investigation, advocacy, policymaking, and project implementation in this same space.
Our service provides legal representation, advice, advocacy, and strategic support when an organization or an individual is SLAPPed to understand the specifics of each case and to formulate a tailored, integrative global strategy that takes into consideration US, EU, and other countries’ laws. We will collaborate with local counsel, if the client does not have one, we can leverage our network to find one.