Having directed both criminal and civil Department of Justice investigations, Sean is uniquely situated to provide compliance counseling, conduct internal investigations, navigate and counter government investigations and, if need be, defend government allegations at every stage of litigation.

Sean represents corporate and individual clients in white collar and regulatory defense matters, including involving the FCPA, health care fraud, tax fraud, and the False Claims Act. Sean frequently represents his clients before the Department of Justice, the SEC, state Attorneys General, and other regulatory agencies. He also regularly leads internal investigations, advises companies on the effectiveness of their compliance programs, and assists companies who are facing investigations by enforcement agencies outside the United States.

Sean joined the firm after spending more than 13 years as a prosecutor and Civil AUSA with the Department of Justice in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division, the Northern Criminal Enforcement Section of the Tax Division, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, and the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. He joined the Department of Justice as Trial Attorney through the Attorney General’s Honors Program and led investigations and prosecutions into a wide variety of white collar crimes, including health care, tax, bank, wire, mail, and securities fraud, money laundering, public corruption, and the FCPA.