John J. Falvey, Jr.

In recent years, Mr. Falvey has represented clients in investigations and litigation in the following areas:

Financial Services

• The special committee of a mutual fund board in connection with an investment adviser’s suspension of redemptions from one of its mutual funds
• A mutual fund board in connection with an investigation of trading irregularities by two of its portfolio managers
• A major financial institution in an investigation of misconduct arising from the deterioration of certain sub-prime assets
• One of the country’s largest financial institutions in litigation and  state investigations arising from the issuance and sale of mortgage backed securities and mortgage loan origination practices
• The audit committee of the board of a publicly traded software company in conducting an internal investigation into alleged accounting errors
• The chief financial officers of two publicly traded companies and general counsel of a third public company in response to criminal and civil allegations of accounting irregularities
• The chief executive officer and general counsel of two major mutual fund firms in completing SEC investigations on favorable terms and defending against securities class action litigation arising from alleged market timing

Health Care, Life Sciences, and Technology Companies

• A pharmaceutical developer in an investigation concerning potential fraud in the conduct of clinical trials
• A pharmaceutical distributor in an investigation of FDA reporting issues
• A regulatory affairs executive at a medical device manufacturer in a criminal healthcare fraud investigation
• A public company chief financial officer in a successful defense at trial of civil fraud charges arising from an accounting restatement

Public Corruption and Other Matters

• An advertising firm in connection with a public corruption prosecution arising from political advertising
• A worker's compensation insurance carrier in a federal criminal investigation of allegations of improper government payments