When faced with a complex and potentially public government investigations, companies and corporate executives need an experienced attorney by their side who has performed complex investigations and defeated serious civil or criminal charges.  Alex R. Hess has represented corporate executives and directors, companies, closely held businesses, and individuals in all types of economic crime investigations and criminal matters.

Our Firm’s white collar practice has achieved great success in resolving matters quietly, either avoiding criminal prosecutions or media attention, and focused on the client’s business-related needs.

White Collar Crime.

Whether you are a corporate officer, company, or a debtor in bankruptcy, our firm can help defend you from a host of white collar criminal accusations and charges.  When matters become serious, our attorneys work tirelessly to develop a pre-trial strategy, negotiate with the proper parties, and solidify the best position for our clients as we proceed to trial.

If prosecution or trial is unavoidable, our Firm strives to reach the best outcome for our clients, and protect your rights.  Our Firm and clients are ready to take challenging cases to trial.  These are just a few examples of the recent white collar matters successfully handled by our Firm:

• Embezzlement
• Fraud
• Securities Fraud
• Bankruptcy Fraud
• Mail & Wire Fraud
• Forgery
• Insider Trading
• Tax Fraud
• Administrative Proceedings
• Internal Investigations
• Massachusetts State Regulatory Offenses
• Public Corruption and Bribery
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Advocacy

Internal Investigations.

Internal Investigations aim to uncover the truth about alleged misconduct within an organization.  These investigations take place in Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, and even smaller closely held businesses.  When employees violate company policies, these security threats often cost businesses money, a sense of security, and until the matter is resolved, business cannot continue as usual.

Companies and corporate directors trust Alex R. Hess to perform internal investigations to investigate:

• Accounting fraud
• Embezzlement
• Outright theft of physical assets
• Unauthorized access, to manipulate data or to sell it
• Threats, sexual harrassment or other inappropriate forms of behavior or communication
• and usurping corporate opportunity

Internal investigations require advanced financial analysis, detailed review of corporate records, security footage, software and metadata details, and other business records.  A good internal investigation protects the company, protects innocent employees, and uncovers the root cause of a company’s security breach.  Our Firm is experienced and can provide these needed skills to help companies through challenging investigations.