Dordrecht Layton is ready to assist clients facing investigative action that state or federal agencies bring upon a person or company. Dordrecht Layton’s experience with U.S. Attorneys, District Attorneys, the New York State Attorney General, SEC, FBI, DEA, and DHS, all provide a foundation of knowledge that can help inform a client’s specific situation. That broad experience ensures a client’s best interests are protected.

A client’s decision to go to trial or not can pose a risk to their reputation, financial fines and penalties, and incarceration. But also, a criminal trial can be the one chance to clear one’s name and make sure a just outcome is reached. The government faces a high burden in criminal court and knowing how to navigate the complexities of a courtroom is best met with experienced counsel on your side.  

Both correcting mistakes that occur at the trial level, or preserving the right outcome that was properly decided, involve complex legal arguments for a criminal appeal. Dordrecht Layton has experience in criminal appellate cases involving homicide, serious violent felonies, and misdemeanors. Dordrecht Layton has experience on both sides of the courtroom, a unique position that offers clients a valuable advantage in their case.

Dordrecht Layton is ready to represent corporations, boards of directors, management and other individuals in all phases of civil enforcement and criminal investigations, jury trials and internal investigations. Dordrecht Layton’s focus on discretion, speed, and thoroughness are the key themes to ensuring an investigation is handled properly, in a way that serves clients best. Through our depth of knowledge, our core areas of ability include: Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement, False Claims Act Defense, Life Sciences Compliance Counseling and Enforcement Defense, and Securities Enforcement.

Dordrecht Layton is able to advise clients on the application of the criminal money laundering statutes to specific transactions, including the interaction between money laundering and corruption. Our priority is to ensure Anti-Money Laundering programs comply with the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Moreover, Dordrecht Layton can aid companies on civil and criminal cross-border compliance, internal investigations, and enforcement issues related to economic sanctions, export controls, and trade.

Dordrecht Layton is ready to assist clients in responding to all types of congressional inquiries, whether they be simple information requests to subpoenas and preparation for congressional testimony. Moreover, fast-paced news cycles can bring congressional investigations to both individuals and companies quickly. Knowing what to do in that moment is paramount. The experienced advice of Dordrecht Layton is grounded in experience working on Capitol Hill, able to help clients in the moment they need it in the way that protects their rights and interests best.