Mr. Apfel has defended Fortune 100 companies and other major corporations and individuals in public corruption, securities fraud, insider trading, health care fraud, stock option backdating, perjury, false statement, conflict of interest, money laundering, and other criminal prosecutions and investigations. He has likewise represented corporations and individuals in range of civil cases involving the False Claims Act, excessive fees, civil RICO, breach of contract, land use and alleged banking irregularities. Mr. Apfel's recent representations have included:
- Bank of America and Countrywide Home Loans in mortgage-backed securities litigation;
- A pharmaceutical company in a False Claims Act investigation conducted by the Massachusetts Attorney General concerning purported violations of Medicaid regulations with regard to the automatic refilling of prescription medications;
- A top five international bank in an internal investigation concerning allegations that the bank corruptly attempted to influence state attorneys general to dismiss litigation involving the bank’s foreclosure practices;
- A New England regional bank in an internal investigation concerning alleged improprieties on the part of the bank’s President and CEO;
- A software development company in an internal investigation and related federal criminal and civil investigations regarding allegations that the company may have engaged in fraud and potential espionage in connection with its work on a series of contracts for a government agency;
- A Fortune 50 company in connection with a federal grand jury fraud and tax evasion investigation;
- A major financial services company in an internal investigation regarding the company’s efforts to diversify into the energy business, including allegations that the company had engaged in sharp practices with tribal nations;
- A major New England manufacturer in an internal investigation examining a whistleblower’s allegations of fraud and violations of GAAP on the part of the company’s Finance Department;
- A major mutual fund company in connection with an SEC investigation concerning conflicts of interest relating to the firm's securities trading desk;
- A law firm and several individual partners of the firm in a stock options backdating investigation focused on one of the firm's clients and that client's CEO; and
- A major university in a False Claims Act and breach of contract case involving work done by the university under contract abroad with USAID.
Mr. Apfel advises start-ups, investors and international gaming companies regarding U.S. gaming and gambling laws. He manages the firm’s interdisciplinary and industry-focused Gaming, Gambling & Sweepstakes Practice. As part of Mr. Apfel’s pro bono practice he recently argued and won two appellate cases in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: (i) He reversed the conviction and obtained a new trial for a client who has served 21 years in prison for murder – see Commonwealth v. Cowels, __ Mass. __ (SJC-11630, decided Feb. 12, 2015); and (ii) he obtained a resentencing hearing for a client who was convicted of double homicide which occurred when the client was a 16-year-old juvenile – see Commonwealth v. Costa, __ Mass. __ (SJC-11828, decided July 9, 2015).
