A government investigation threatens the company, its executives, and its reputation all at once. Henderson Parks defends corporations and individuals in criminal and regulatory matters brought by federal and state authorities, responding to subpoenas, managing parallel proceedings, and negotiating with prosecutors and agencies from a position of credibility.
The firm prepares every matter as though it will be tried, and prosecutors know the difference. That readiness produces declinations, narrower charges, and stronger resolutions than a defense built only to negotiate.
Companies and executives turn to Henderson Parks when the exposure is criminal, the stakes are personal, and discretion is essential.
Experience:1
- Defended a sitting Illinois state senator in a high-profile federal bribery trial. The jury deadlocked on all three counts; and, the court declared a mistrial.
- Defended a former professional basketball player in a three-week federal jury trial in the Southern District of New York involving alleged false statements to a league health and welfare benefit plan.
- Led critical internal investigations for a national education company addressing FTC allegations concerning marketing and advertising practices.
- Served as key subject-matter experts on the largest monitorship in U.S. history, involving export-control compliance.
- Briefed and argued numerous federal criminal appeals before the Seventh Circuit.
1 The illustrative matters listed include work performed by our lawyers at prior firms.