White Collar Criminal Defense
Larry Nathans has over 26 years of experience representing individuals and corporations in complex investigations, trials and appeals. Mr. Nathans served as Chairman of the American Bar Association White Collar Subcommittee on Federal Sentencing (1999-2006), is the former Vice President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Post-Conviction and Sentencing Committee, is a former President of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association, and a former Member of the Practitioner's Advisory Group to the Federal Sentencing Commission. Mr. Nathans is also the former Chief Assistant Federal Defender in Maryland.
Robert Biddle has practiced for over 20 years following his federal judicial clerkship. Prior to joining Nathans & Biddle, Mr. Biddle served as an Assistant United States Attorney, and as a partner in the Ober, Kaler and Grimes White Collar Department. Mr. Biddle has extensive experience in health care fraud, other white collar investigations and trials and forfeiture defense. He recently served as Chairman of the American Bar Association White Collar Subcommittee on Forfeiture.
Prior to affiliating with Nathans & Biddle, Booth Ripke practiced in the litigation department of King & Spalding's Washington, D.C. office after his federal clerkship. He has successfully defended individuals and corporations in several federal and state white collar investigations.
For more detailed information relating to Nathans & Biddle's White Collar Practice see the Public Corruption, Grand Jury, Federal Sentencing and Federal Forfeiture sections contained in this website.
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Recent successes in white collar matters include:
In August 2008, Department of Justice (DOJ) Environmental Prosecutors agreed not to bring criminal charges against our District of Columbia client regarding alleged false statements.
In June 2008, a Maryland Assistant United States Attorney agreed not to prosecute our former CFO client for his alleged role in a bank fraud investigation.
In May 2008, Baltimore Federal prosecutors announced that they would not indict our client who was investigated for mortgage fraud regarding the sale of over 20 properties.
In April 2008, District of Columbia Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute our attorney client in an obstruction investigation.
In May 2007, Baltimore Federal criminal structuring charges dismissed and federal tax loss lowered resulting in significantly reduced sentence for former owner of adult entertainment and vending machine businesses.
A Federal Assistant United States Attorney in Greenbelt agreed to dismiss the bankruptcy fraud charges after our firm entered the case and presented compelling evidence of an advice of counsel defense. Thereafter, in August 2006, client avoided imprisonment after pleading guilty to a single count of misprison of a felony (for his role in covering up the false filing) and received a sentence of one year probation and a $2,500 fine.
A Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney dismissed the embezzlement charges in July 2006. Thereafter, Nathans & Biddle negotiated a civil settlement in which the company alleging the theft, paid our client several thousand dollars.
Succeeded in having all criminal charges dismissed and vindicated client's First Amendment rights in Prince George's County election law case involving campaign finance practices in the Republican Maryland gubernatorial campaign.
Persuaded Maryland United States Attorney to end 1 ½ year highly publicized public corruption investigation of the Baltimore City Council.
9-3 verdict for acquittal in a five week federal District of Columbia multi-million dollar federal embezzlement fraud trial.
Decision by Maryland federal prosecutors to decline to prosecute our client in political fund raising investigation.
Four-year political corruption and tax investigation of Baltimore City senior level public official ended after Nathans & Biddle's presentation with forensic accountant at the Baltimore United States Attorney's Office.
Decision not to prosecute by Deputy Attorney General following a five-year federal Puerto Rico investigation of a senior executive of a Fortune 100 oil company regarding environmental pollution and alleged false statements.
Declination by Baltimore federal prosecutors to charge a seller of multiple homes in a mortgage fraud "flipping" investigation.
Declination by federal prosecutors and Department of Justice attorneys in federal Los Angeles off-shore IRS tax investigation.
Maryland United States Attorney's Office declined to criminally charge physician in IRS tax investigation.
Declination by Maryland federal prosecutors to charge a CFO in an embezzlement investigation.
Successful Baltimore federal criminal defense in security fraud investigation of seller of viatical insurance policies.
Decision by District of Columbia federal prosecutors to decline to prosecute a Maryland company and Vice-President alleged to have bribed government officials.
Maryland United States Attorney declined prosecution of CFO in securities fraud investigation involving an initial public offering.
Successful Baltimore federal criminal defense in two separate investigations of attorneys in mortgage fraud "flipping" cases.
Granting of writ of error coram nobis reversing conviction of pharmaceutical executive in Baltimore federal FDA bribery case.
Sentence of probation for attorney in Howard County $550,000 misappropriation case. Sentence was later modified to probation before judgment.
Sentence of probation for Baltimore County client convicted of $165,000 embezzlement scheme.
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