Bob Allen, P.C.

Governmental and Regulatory

• Represented multiple cryptocurrency exchanges in various government investigations and regulatory matters, including Celsius Network in the successful parallel resolutions of DOJ, FTC, SEC and CFTC investigations;
• Represented private equity sponsor in an SEC investigation regarding the misuse of material nonpublic information and the sponsor’s control environment surrounding then same;
• Represented Goldman Sachs in connection with its DOJ, SEC, and foreign regulatory investigations of Malaysian 1MDB bond offerings;
• Represented J.P. Morgan Chase in connection with a DOJ investigation into alleged market manipulation and spoofing;
• Represented Nikola Corporation in connection with DOJ, SEC, and related investigations into alleged disclosure violations following a SPAC transaction;
• Represented the Special Committee of Luckin Coffee in connection with allegations of accounting fraud;
• Represented major insurance company in a confidential DOJ investigation into alleged violations of the False Claims Act;
• Represented a confidential electric vehicle company in connection with parallel DOJ and SEC investigations into alleged disclosure violations;
• Represented chairman of major private equity firm in connection with indictment for securities fraud in the Southern District of New York;
• Represented a foreign defense contractor and certain of its executives in parallel criminal and congressional investigations of alleged False Claims Act violations;
• Represented a major foreign bank and certain of its executives in connection with market manipulation and spoofing allegations;
• Represented independent directors of a major, publicly traded social media company in a federal securities fraud investigation;
• Represented the chief executive officer of Fortune 50 retail company in a DOJ and SEC investigation of alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation;
• Represented the chief executive officer of a major industrial company in a DOJ investigation surrounding representations to governmental clients; and
• Represented a leading private equity fund in connection with confidential DOJ False Claims Act investigation.

Civil Litigation

• Represented United Technologies Corporation in litigation against Hong Kong Airlines and Hainan Airlines regarding breach of engine sales contract;
• Represented Sun Pharma and its subsidiary Ranbaxy in MDL class action litigation alleging fraudulent misrepresentations to FDA and antitrust violations;
• Represented United Airlines in antitrust litigation and breach-of-contract litigation;
• Represented Compass, the nation’s largest independent real estate brokerage, in litigation brought by an alleged founder of company;
• Represented major social media company in shareholder class actions and derivative litigation stemming from its IPO;
• Represented the Securities Investor Protection Corporation in litigation brought by the SEC regarding coverage obligations; and
• Represented multiple private equity fund and portfolio companies in litigation arising from M&A transactions.