Complex Litigation.
CLF complex litigation matters include concurrent/parallel proceedings and quasi-governmental private actions that allege criminal conduct. These matters are unique and complex. Clients in these situations need help understanding their rights and responsibilities to each agency, which are not uniform. Clients also need an attorney that can help build a litigation strategy that integrates their rights and responsibilities that can be at cross purposes. This comes up most commonly when there is a parallel criminal investigation.
CLF direct represents clients in the matters and teams with larger civil defense firms and other boutiques in large cases. CLF teams with small civil and medium sized law firms without experience in complex parallel proceedings, government investigation experience as co-counsel.
CLF is uniquely qualified to assist in these complicated and high stake matters due to its experience in white collar defense, government investigation, complex civil litigation, and professional licensing. CLF has experience representing clients and assisting their counsel in these matters.
Focus Areas:
- Concurrent/Parallel Proceedings
- Private Actions for Violation of Government Statutes and Regulations
Concurrent/Parallel Proceedings
Concurrent/Parallel proceedings occur when one act triggers multiple and parallel/concurrent civil, administrative, civil enforcement, professional licensing and criminal legal risk or actions.
- Medical practitioner responding to civil and administrative claims of malpractice.
- Government contractor responding to criminal and administrative claims of embezzlement related to a federal contract.
- Licensed professional responding to criminal allegations that may also lead to civil or administrative penalties.
Quai-Criminal Private Actions
Quai-criminal private actions are lawsuits brought by parties who alleged civil allegations that could also be charged as criminal conduct. These matters need to be managed with care because a criminal investigation could track or the civil litigation trigger interest by government investigators and attorney or could trigger a criminal referral.
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Fraud
- Securities Violations
- Trade Secrets
- Civil Claims of Wage and Safety
Why they need counsel
Clients and counsel need the experience of counsel with experience in these matters to manage the complexities. Whenever an individual brings a claim that invokes a potential criminal matter, litigation might lead to filing a criminal or government enforcement action. The opposite can also occur, as criminal and civil actions brought by the government can lead to litigation by individuals.
Why CLF
We have experience helping clients directly with these matters. We also work with civil counsel who do not have experience managing concurrent matters or government agency investigations and litigation.