概览

本行白领犯罪辩护及合规业务部就刑事辩护的方方面面向公司及高管提供法律服务，团队成员共计在数百个刑事案件中担任辩护律师或检察官。本行律师具有政府执法工作的第一手知识，深谙如何更好地应对刑事调查及相关民事执法程序造成的挑战及风险。

本行多元化的团队由联邦前检察官及其他政府执法律师组成，具有无可比拟的丰富经验。其中包括多位前助理联邦检察官，他们曾任职于美国各地的联邦检察官办公室。团队中的律师曾在美国司法部及其他部门担任重要的领导职位，包括负责最高法院刑事诉讼的副检察长、美国参议院司法委员会首席顾问、伊利诺伊州检察长、水门事件特别小组组长。

对于担心面临刑事调查的客户，本行相当丰富的经验有如定心丸，我们能够对利害关系的范围及可能的后果进行识别。团队成员展开公司内部调查，提出纠正措施，往往能够减少甚至避免日后来自执法部门的质询。

本行在与主要公司客户相关的所有领域均具备世界级的资源，包括公司及证券、金融、银行、衍生品、会计、税务及环境，该团队律师充分利用上述资源，以综合、协作的方式迅速掌握客户的业务特点及问题的法律背景，这一优势远胜其他律师行。

业务能力
我们向公司及个人客户提供全方位的法律服务，我们与客户密切合作，确保主动遵守相关法律，调查可疑的行为并提供诉讼辩护。

合规
由于白领犯罪辩护及合规团队业务范围广泛且经常与本行其他业务部合作，我们能够识别内部控制及商业行为中可能导致执法诉讼风险的弱点。我们帮助公司评估并完善其最佳合规实践，发展适当的程序及政策以适应《萨班斯-奥克斯利法案》（Sarbanes-Oxley Act）及《公平披露规则》（Regulation FD）实施后新的监管背景以及检察官及监管机构日益激烈的执法行动。我们洞悉检察官如何针对涉嫌商业犯罪行为运用刑事法，从而协助客户启动合规审计以及起草、实施并监督合规计划。

我们分析当前合规政策，发现过时或亟需改善的部分。其目的在于通过制定符合所有法律规定的政策消除问题并减少风险，把违反监管条例及诉讼的可能性降至最低。我们不仅审阅并修订已有的政策及程序，还确保其妥善实施。

调查
我们就既定弊病的范围、其潜在的后果及公司内外的报告责任向客户提供法律意见。我们的辩护团队代表公司管理层、董事会、审计或特殊诉讼委员会、政府部门及其他调查组织展开独立的内部调查，提出能够解决或减少后期执法诉讼的纠正措施。我们为此类事宜配备多元化的律师团队，由经验丰富的刑事辩护及合规律师组成，其先前在政府或调查机构任职的经验使其成为此类任务的最佳选择。

在美国司法部、联邦调查局、州及联邦大陪审团、不同州检察长发起的调查中，我们担任公司的执法顾问。当预期发生上述调查时，我们协助公司为调查结果作好准备，管理文件收集、审阅及制作的过程，并就政府调查期间的诸多其他方问题提供法律意见。如果搜查令或突然搜查毫无预兆地发生，无论何时何地有需要，本行经验丰富的刑事辩护及合规律师将即刻提供援助。

本行服务网络遍及全球，在多个欧洲及亚洲市场部署有众多律师，在美国之外的辖区亦曾多次开展内部调查。

此外，我们还就受信责任、《萨班斯-奥克斯利法案》（Sarbanes-Oxley Act）合规及财务报表义务向审计委员会及个人董事提供法律意见。

诉讼
本行律师在联邦及州法院累积了出色的庭审记录，担任控方律师或辩护律师共计处理了数百个刑事案件。此外，我们还就由刑事调查引发或与之相关的联邦或州证券法项下的复杂的民事诉讼向客户提供法律服务。我们经常在调查临近高潮时受聘为客户评估诉讼风险、制定先发制人战略、对执法诉讼进行辩护或交涉有利的和解方案。简言之，我们广泛且成功地与政府谈判并与之对簿公堂。

本行法律团队由谈判技巧高超的律师组成，熟悉政府调查背后的驱动力以及最能影响检控决策的因素。我们丰富的庭审及调查经验对谈判具有宝贵的价值。白领犯罪辩护律师与本行其他业务部的律师合作，多次说服联邦及州检察官放弃对本行客户的刑事指控，或达成比政府的最初提议更有利的谈判结果。

不断变化的环境
政府监管机构及执法人员不断扩大对公司提起民事、刑事及行政诉讼的范围，而上述行动之间的传统区别已经不复存在。我们日复一日地置身于这个动态、复杂且苛刻的环境中，对此有着充分了解。本行律师胜任调查、谈判及辩护的三重职责，协助客户遵守现时复杂的监管及法律规定，避免或解决潜在的不当行为并就无法避免的诉讼协助客户制定行之有效的辩护策略。

A WIDE RANGE OF MATTERS

We represent clients across the most highly regulated industries—such as health care, defense, automotive, gaming, energy, technology and the global financial services sector—on the full range of matters for which companies and executives can be held accountable. These include:

US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and UK Bribery Act

We represent companies, boards, executives and other individuals on matters involving the FCPA, including internal investigations into alleged FCPA violations, DOJ/SEC or foreign investigations and enforcement proceedings, compliance reviews and transactional due diligence. Our capabilities in this area are strengthened by our global presence, along with our experience in related areas, including export control, sanctions and embargo laws. Our regional offices and partners in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East are well-versed in the complex issues relating to the FCPA and cross-border investigations.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

AML issues present compliance challenges for even the most sophisticated financial institutions. When it comes to these areas of the law, “getting it wrong” can result in long-standing reputational damage and substantial cost in terms of both financial penalties and added compliance burdens. We first seek to avoid unwanted outcomes by counseling clients on day-to-day compliance and the complexities of areas of applicable law in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. If problems arise, we help clients determine the scope of the problems, investigate their root causes, assess potential liabilities, fashion remedial responses and determine whether self-disclosure to regulatory authorities is warranted. If regulators decide to take enforcement actions or to investigate, we defend clients and, if necessary, assist with the successful management of the conditions imposed under governmental settlement agreements.

Accounting Fraud

ANTITRUST

Environmental

Export/Import Violations

Our sanctions and export controls team has extensive experience helping clients navigate the complexities of often overlapping UK, EU and US sanctions and export controls. We advise financial institutions and regulated entities on a broad range of matters involving regulatory engagement such as the preparation of voluntary disclosures and licence applications in connection with sanctions, proceeds of crime and export control matters. We also advise clients on the conduct of investigations and evaluate and remediate compliance programs so that they will stand up to regulatory scrutiny. And we defend clients in criminal investigations predicated on alleged violations of the sanctions laws.

Multilateral Development Banks (MDB)

Our lawyers have represented some of the world’s most sophisticated infrastructure firms in a number of MDB integrity office investigations. We are well placed to assist on all aspects of MDB integrity compliance and enforcement including conducting integrity risk assessments, internal investigations, responding to audit requests and MDB investigations into alleged misconduct, negotiating resolutions, defending sanctions proceedings and advising on the development and implementation of ICPs and supporting applications for release from debarment or other sanctions.

Government Contracts

Intellectual Property Crimes

Securities Enforcement

Tax Evasion and Fraud

表彰

Chambers Global

Ranked by Chambers Global for FCPA three years in a row (2022-2024).

GIR 30

For the tenth consecutive year, Mayer Brown was named to the “GIR 30,” the publication’s list of the “world’s top 30 investigations practices.”

Chambers USA

Ranked by Chambers USA for White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Illinois (2008-2023). Clients noted, “Their work product is excellent and they have the resources to get involved in big cases. They do an excellent job staying several steps ahead and they're very good working with clients.”

Ranked by Chambers USA for White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Washington DC (2021-2023), with clients commenting: “It is an experienced, talented, energetic and caring team that is results-oriented.” "Mayer Brown provides clear and consistent legal advice in complex cases."

Nationally ranked by Chambers USA for FCPA (2021-2023), in which the publication calls out Mayer Brown’s “significant governmental and in-house experience” and “impressive track record acting for clients with operations in Latin America and East Asia.” Clients commended the firm’s “solid white-collar group” and “first-rate practitioners.”

Chambers Brazil

Our Compliance team was ranked by Chambers Brazil 2023 for the first time. Clients described our practice as a: "very talented team with deep understanding of anti-corruption regulations, [which is] straight to the point and sharp on advice."

"Senior and very effective team with quick and assertive responses."

"Their course of action was very professional and assertive."

Legal 500 US

Ranked by Legal 500 US for Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates and Advice to Individuals (2021-2022), with clients commenting: “They are solid legal advisors both on the law, the realities of dispute resolution within our civil and criminal justice system, and on the practical side of any business dispute.”

“These are top litigators who can match the very best within the DOJ.”

“The law firm’s white-collar division has true experts with years of in-depth courtroom experience.”

Legal 500 Brazil

Ranked by Legal 500 Brazil for Compliance (2022), with clients commenting: “The team is knowledgeable, thoughtful, and strategic. They are proactive in identifying issues in advance and providing solutions. The team is responsive and collaborates well.”

Leaders League

Recognized by Leaders League as a “highly recommended” practice for Compliance (2022).

Legal Week

Named “Transatlantic Investigations Team of the Year” at Legal Week’s Transatlantic Legal Awards 2019

US News/Best Lawyers

Received first-tier rankings in the US, Chicago and Washington in the 2021 & 2022 editions of the US News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list