• White Collar

When you are facing Federal Criminal or White Collar Charges, you must retain the services of an attorney to represent your rights. Whether an individual or corporation, BROWNSTONE ensures to see that your freedom and rights are not abridged. We represent clients in multiple levels of federal criminal charges. At BROWNSTONE in Orlando, Florida we have the experience to obtain dismissal of charges, reduce a sentence, or negotiate a possible plea.

• Federal Defense

BROWNSTONE concentrates on criminal law and criminal defense, with a special insight on Federal-level white collar defense and appeals. We specialize in defense of clients in the State of Florida, facing federal criminal matters or charges.

• Corporate Governance & Investigations

We provide defense for CEOs, directors, managers, and corporation or individuals facing white collar crime and federal criminal charges. In this regard the firm’s RICO practice involves representation of both plaintiffs and defendants at the trial and appellate levels in federal RICO cases. BROWNSTONE is experienced and situated to conduct internal investigations for corporate clients as well. The firm litigates in the field of business crimes field and antitrust. In addition to the field of antitrust, BROWNSTONE lawyers also litigate the most complicated issues in securities, RICO, health care, employment and other substantive areas. We concentrate on securities litigation, corporate governance, RICO and accounting fraud, and conduct internal investigations involving CEO’s of high profile corporations. We regularly represent companies and individuals (including directors, officers, and other professionals) who are subject to federal investigations and prosecution or who are fact witnesses.

The firm also has access to the best and brightest independent investigators. These investigator and detectives are used to implement investigations, complete factual and legal analysis, provide factual reports and make disclosures to government agencies. Whether companies or individuals face potential criminal legal issues, serious civil litigation and administrative implications, or both, our broad experience in complex cases enables us to respond rapidly and effectively. For example, the firm:

• Represents Chief Financial Officers in federal investigation regarding a publicly traded corporation.
• Investigates fraud against corporations or directors and officers.
• Represents witnesses in investigations by the Department of Justice and other governmental authorities.
• Represents individuals and the False Claims Act.
• Represents clients RICO actions.

We also represent both defendants and whistleblowers in federal False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. FCA is a complicated area of law and we represent both defendants and whistleblowers in these actions which enable us to develop strategies, which help clients, achieve successful results.

The firm’s corporate governance section also represents plaintiffs and defendants, including shareholders, limited and general partners, and corporate and partnership officers, directors and managers.