Alec D. Chiquoine

• Counseled a cross-border e-commerce supply chain services provider responding to multiple U.S. government investigations and enforcement actions, and a series of commercial disputes with U.S. counterparties.
• Advised a U.S. Congressional Committee staffers in connection with an insider trading inquiry.
• Represented a foreign national facing a federal indictment for computer fraud and other charges related to the operation of largest “botnet” that allegedly used illicit VPN services to defraud customers and other federal programs out of billions of dollars.
• Represented a Japanese national whistleblower in a DOJ bribery investigation.
• Represented a cryptocurrency mining and lending company, as well as its CEO, against a federal investigation involving alleged investment fraud relating to cryptocurrency investments.
• Defended a foreign national against a federal indictment charging conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly orchestrating a $260 million “social engineering” crypto heist.
• Successfully defended a foreign national  who marketed a newly developed blockchain defi protocol against charges of fraud and the offering of an unregistered security brought by the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB), obtaining a complete dismissal of all charges.
• Secured the full dismissal, with prejudice, of federal bank fraud charges against a real estate investment executive based on government misconduct. Subsequently negotiated a six figure mediation award for the executive after the D&O insurer initially refused coverage.
• Obtained an acquittal for a city councilman on criminal charges that he improperly assisted a voter in casting a ballot and ultimately had the law declared unconstitutional on preemption grounds.
• Negotiated a misdemeanor plea for a client originally charged with numerous felonies alleging millions of dollars in medical assistance fraud.
• Represented the CEO of a medical device manufacturing company against False Claims Act charges.
• Conducted internal investigations for a medical device manufacture related to alleged violations of anti-kickback statutes.
• Coordinated and oversaw federal and state subpoena responses for a national pharmaceutical manufacturer related to parallel criminal and civil drug marketing investigations.
• Represented a client estate in front of major global financial institution in effort to release and transfer decedent’s assets from the U.S.
• Recovered more than US $7.5 million for a Saudi-based investment fund after it fell victim to a sophisticated phishing and fraud scheme.
• Counseled U.S. investment fund in pursuing recovery of assets seized by the US Department of Justice in a sanctions evasion and anti-money laundering prosecution where client fund cooperated with the government and was a victim of the underlying fraud.
• Represented private equity principal in employment dispute involving claims for breach of employment and limited partnership agreements, discrimination, and retaliation.
• Representation in filing arbitration for wrongful termination by asset management company, breaches of employment contract, wage theft, and discrimination.
• Secured a favorable settlement for a large, regional credit union accused of red-lining mortgage lending practices.
• Represented a major window manufacturer pursuing product defect claims worth over $200 million against a supplier, winning partial summary judgment which ultimately resulted in a favorable settlement.

 Please note that some of the transactions listed above were done at a prior firm.