John A. Fagg

John Fagg is the co-head of the Litigation group and the co-head of the White Collar, Regulatory Defense, & Investigations practice. John represents companies and individuals under investigation by or facing charges from criminal and other government enforcement authorities throughout the United States and around the world.

John regularly represents corporations and individuals in high profile criminal and government enforcement matters of all types.

John has represented clients in a wide variety of criminal and enforcement matters, including alleged securities fraud, commodities fraud, bank and lending fraud, antitrust violations, public corruption, health care fraud, accounting fraud, federal and state False Claims Act violations, and other violations of federal and state criminal and regulatory laws.

John regularly represents clients in investigations and enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Antitrust Division, and Public Integrity Unit, as well as U.S. Attorney’s Offices throughout the country), the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, and state attorneys general.

John has extensive experience representing clients in cross-border investigations and proceedings, including matters in Canada, the U.K., Europe, South America, and Asia.

Over the last decade, John has represented clients in many of the most significant government investigations and proceedings involving the financial services industry.
A substantial part of his practice involves conducting corporate internal investigations, including sensitive matters involving allegations of securities violations and alleged violations of federal and state laws and regulations.

In addition to his white collar criminal defense and government enforcement practice, John is an experienced trial lawyer who represents clients in complex litigation, including securities litigation, shareholder derivative suits, other class actions, and false claims actions. He has defended clients in serial litigation in federal and state courts throughout the United States and in multi-district litigation.

In addition, John provides clients with counseling regarding regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues.