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Butler Snow Team Focuses On White-Collar Criminal Defense

Responding to the needs of clients, Butler Snow has created a practice group in the area of government investigations and white-collar crime. Attorneys in the practice include several former federal and state prosecutors.

Butler Snow has for years served clients facing such investigations, but the current legal environment led to the creation of the team. By focusing our resources on this area, we can continue to deliver the high standard of experience and service our clients need,¨ said Don Clark, Chair of Butler Snow.

The firm's Government Investigations and White Collar Crime Group focuses on white-collar criminal defense in the state and federal arenas. In addition to federal and state tax-fraud cases, the practice deals with securities fraud, government contract fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy, criminal contempt, money laundering, RICO violations and Medicare/Medicaid fraud. Attorneys also represent witnesses before federal and state grand juries and administrative agencies.

James Tucker, leader of the practice group, is a former U.S. Attorney and Criminal Chief U.S. Attorney with more than 30 years in the U.S. Justice Department. Ours is not a high-profile, headline-seeking practice,¨ Tucker said. We try to serve our clients quietly during the investigative phase. But, if necessary, we're prepared for further proceedings.

Members of the group, along with attorneys from other practice areas, are part of Butler Snow's Corporate Integrity Practice Team, which provides businesses with counsel about criminal law, corporate integrity and compliance, fraud detection, corporate governance, and independent internal investigations of allegations of wrongdoing. Tucker coordinates these investigations.

Other members of Butler Snow's Government Investigations and White Collar Crime Group are:

  • Bob Anderson, the newest member of the group, a former Asst. U.S. Attorney who served 10 years as Health Care Fraud Prosecutor.
  • Peter Barrett, with 22 years' experience as an Asst. U.S. Attorney.
  • Ken Turner, with 16 years as District Attorney for the Eighth Circuit Court District of Mississippi.
  • Amanda Barbour, a former Asst. District Attorney and Deputy District Attorney.

Contact:  James B. Tucker
Released: Wednesday, Jan 24, 2007


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Hudson Featured Presenter at ACI Mass Tort Conference

Butler Snow attorney Eric E. Hudson will co-present "Minimizing the Threat of Medical Monitoring Damages and Plaintiff Recruitment" at the upcoming American Conference Institute's seminar Managing and Resolving Mass Tort Products Liability Claims.  Hudson, a member of Butler Snow's Commercial Litigation Group, has extensive experience as counsel for a number of large corporations in various mass tort cases.

The two-day seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29 through Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York, New York.  To register or obtain more information, visit http://www.americanconference.com/MASSTORT/agenda.htm.

Butler Snow to Present The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: A Legal Overview

Machelle D. Shields and Denise D. Burke are featured presenters in the upcoming Q1 Productions conference Medical Device and Diagnostics Corporate Compliance and Ethics Conference.  The program will focus on reimbursement, clinical affairs, legal challenges and corporate compliance and ethics.  Shields and Burke will participate as members of a distinguished panel of experts who will discuss mistakes, setbacks, adjustments and victories while outlining the "next steps" for companies of all sizes.  Shields and Burke, both members of the firm's Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry Group will present The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: A Legal Overview.

The conference will be held Thursday, September 30, 2010, in Chicago, Ill.  For registration and additional information, contact Brigitte Durnwald at bdurnwald@q1productions.com. The event brochure is available by clicking here.