Business Crimes Defense

Sideman & Bancroft LLP is proud of its capability and proven record of defending companies and individuals subjected to investigation and prosecution for alleged business crimes. It has become increasingly common for businesses and executives to be targeted in criminal investigations. Since the consequences of criminal conviction can be severe, our attorneys are active at all stages of an enforcement action. We defend cases in federal and state courts, locally and nationally. This practice area is headed by David P. Bancroft, the Firm’s co-founder and a former federal prosecutor.

Special features of our business crimes defense practice include:

• Every attorney in this practice group is an experienced practitioner in business crimes defense, including former federal and state prosecutors.
• The Firm’s reputation with enforcement agencies, prosecutors and the courts facilitates our ability to achieve favorable results.
• We are generally retained through referrals from other lawyers, who know the quality of our work.

The Firm represents companies and their personnel in investigations and prosecutions involving:

• Import/export transactions (including technology)
• Securities
• Antitrust
• Political contributions
• Environmental regulations
• Trade secrets
• Government contracts
• Health care
• Banking
• Bribery and illegal gratuities
• Conflicts of interest
• Money laundering
• Extraditions
• General fraud and regulatory enforcement actions

An additional feature of our practice is representing companies and individuals who have been victims of crime. We ensure that perpetrators are charged and that full restitution is ordered.