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Nicholas C. Theodorou
Partner
Boston
As Chair of Foley Hoag's Business Crimes and Government Investigations Practice Group, Nick Theodorou, a past member of the firm's Executive Committee, brings significant experience to his white-collar and business crimes practice. He represents corporations, officers and directors, and other individuals in criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations and complex civil litigation, and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Massachusetts SuperLawyers and The International Who's Who of Business Crime Lawyers for his effective client counsel.
Nick has successfully represented national and regional medical device companies, financial institutions, insurance companies, environmental firms, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, securities firms, government contractors and health care providers in complex civil, criminal and administrative proceedings. He has also defended several corporate officers (at the level of CEO, CFO and Chair of the Board), directors and employees in similar matters. His client work includes defending several firms in complex business litigation, and he has prosecuted several cases on behalf of major corporations that have been the victims of fraud.
In addition to his representation of clients in investigations and at trial, Nick has conducted internal investigations for corporations that have been the victims of criminal activity, and regularly advises corporations and individuals on a variety of regulatory and corporate compliance issues. That includes the development of compliance programs under the Federal Corporate Sentencing Guidelines for healthcare providers, high technology companies, medical device manufacturers, environmental firms, financial institutions, and other organizations.
Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Nick was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. In that capacity, he maintained a jury trial practice of complex criminal and civil cases including the prosecution of mail, wire, bank, government program and other financial fraud, firearms and property offenses, environmental crime and civil enforcement, and the defense of complex tort cases.
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Nicholas's experience and accomplishments:
Represented a health care provider in an internal investigation of billing issues and in one of the first voluntary disclosures in New England under "Operation Restore Trust"
Represented financial institutions in internal investigations concerning allegations of bank fraud, money laundering and related offenses
Defended the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of a high technology company in a federal revenue recognition investigation and related derivative and class actions
Defended an investment firm in an investigation of the firm's relationship with a state agency
Defended a government contractor and corporate officers against federal charges regarding alleged gratuities
Defended an electronic component manufacturer against federal and state charges regarding environmental violations
Defended a major hedge fund in an insider trading investigation
Defended a major pharmaceutical company in multi-district class action litigation alleging price fraud
Defended a senior money manager of a major mutual fund company in an insider trading investigation, in a subsequent civil SEC enforcement action in federal court and in a related commodities fraud class action
Defended the Chief Financial Officer of a large publicly traded company in an investigation by a major stock exchange into the officer's relationship with securities specialists
Defended construction engineers against federal allegations of construction fraud
Defended biotechnology company executives and sales representatives in federal anti-kickback and off-label investigations
Defended a major Middle Eastern financial institution in a federal tax investigation
Defended a major specialty pharmacy in federal False Claims Act litigation
Represented an international manufacturer in internal investigation of alleged kickbacks and gratuities to senior company executives, including pursuit of civil RICO and fraud actions against the executives and contractors involved
Defended a high technology company in parallel criminal and civil investigations against federal charges regarding alleged theft or misuse of government proprietary information
Defended senior executives, including a chief executive officer, general counsel and chief financial officers, in stock options investigations and related civil action
Defended the Chairman of the Board of a financial institution in an insider trading investigation
Defended senior biomedical engineers against federal allegations of medical device fraud
Defended hedge fund managers and senior executives in market timing investigations and related securities class actions
Defended a major pharmaceutical company in federal anti-kickback and off-label investigations
Defended a publicly held environmental remediation firm against federal charges regarding RCRA and Clean Water Act violations.
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