Results across white collar, enforcement and litigation.
A selection of Ben's representative engagements — scope, stakes and outcomes.
Three Top-20 Banks Civil False Claims Act FHA Lending Defense
Separate successful resolutions of DOJ and HUD investigations of FHA lending totaling $330 million with no civil monetary penalties, no administrative…
FTC · CLASS · $240M$240 Million FTC & Consumer Class Action Defense
Global settlement for a major nonbank financial institution of parallel FTC and consumer class action lawsuits alleging unfair and deceptive consumer …
CFPB · $37.5MFirst CFPB Mortgage Servicing Enforcement Resolution
Resolved the first mortgage servicing enforcement action brought by the CFPB, relating to default-servicing loss mitigation practices, with a $37.5 mi…
FCPA · $2.6BMulti-Billion Dollar Corporate Control Battle & FCPA Defense
Successfully prosecuted a corporate control battle in the casino industry to obtain a $2.6 billion settlement for the client, which had been subjected…
FCPA · CROSS-BORDERInternational FCPA Investigation Defense for Chief Executive Officer
Represented former CEO in cross-border FCPA investigation coordinated with UK's Serious Fraud Office. Obtained non-prosecution cooperation agreement w…
TRUSTEE · LITIGATIONMajor Bank Failure Investigation & Litigation
Counsel to bankruptcy trustee in one of the largest bank failures in U.S. history to handle investigations and litigation against former officers and …
CRIMINAL · SENATESenate Intelligence Committee Security Director Criminal Defense
Representation of former Security Director for Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on felony false statement charges, resulting in a single-count …
DOJ · IRS · SENATENationwide DOJ/IRS Investigation & Congressional Hearing Defense
Favorably resolved DOJ/IRS investigation of the second-largest tax preparation company in the country, while also settling California AG deceptive pra…
BSA · DPA · $50MMajor Regional Bank Bank Secrecy Act Criminal Defense
Favorably resolved U.S. Attorney's Office investigation with a deferred prosecution agreement — one count BSA information for failure to file SARs — a…
CFPB · DOJPioneering Fair Lending Defense
Representation of several banks and nonbank mortgage and automobile lenders in connection with CFPB and DOJ fair lending examinations and investigatio…
FHA · DEFENSECity of Baltimore FHA Discrimination Action Defense
Obtained repeated dismissals of claims by the City of Baltimore of violations of the Fair Housing Act by one of the nation's largest banks, resulting …
CLASS ACTIONSuccessful Defense of Financial Service Providers in Consumer Litigation
Numerous litigation successes and settlements in consumer class action matters, including Fitzgerald v. Equicredit Corp. (N.D. Miss. 2002) and Livings…