The white-collar team at White & Case LLP is headed by Joel Cohen, a highly experienced trial lawyer who routinely advises on matters relating to insider trading, money laundering, and securities litigation. Cohen is based in New York and joined the firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in February 2023. Also practicing from the New York office, Tami Stark has a broad range of experience advising both individuals and companies on a variety of allegations, including accounting fraud, SPACs, market manipulation, and cybersecurity breaches. Located in Washington DC, Darryl Lew is skilled at handling internal and governmental investigations with a cross-border element. The firm also has a strong team in its Miami office, which includes Michael Garcia and Maria Beguiristain. Virginia Romano left the New York office in January 2023 and Kevin Bolan departed the Boston office in June 2023.
Testimonials
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‘Mike Kendall gets to the heart of any issue. Lauren Papenhausen is incredibly fast at learning all the nuances of the business and determining the best way to mitigate risk.’
'Michael Garcia is extremely pleasant to work with. He has a sound understanding of the issues in complex matters and provides practical advice on how to proceed. Michael is always available to jump on a call to discuss issues that arise and is a very effective communicator.'
'Michael Garcia works well with professional and lay clients as he is approachable, calm and readily able to provide his advice to any audience. I would highly recommend him.'
'Maria Beguiristain excels at client service. She has strong strategic judgment and is an extremely positive collaborator. She has an intensive work ethic as well as a careful and thoughtful approach to practicing law.'
'The firm has extensive ties to the South Florida legal community and offers clients valuable strategic insights based on this expertise.'
'As one would expect, White & Case has some brilliant people in its litigation department. The New York and Miami offices handle a very wide range of international clients. Miami handles offshore work as well as disputes with links to Latin America.'
'Maria Berguistan is a highly able civil fraud specialist who has insights from both sides of the fence.'
Key clients
- Zoom Communications
- Joint Provisional Liquidators of FTX Digital Markets Ltd.
- Allianz SE
- Special Committee of Cloopen Group Holding Limited
- Microsoft
- JBS SA, J&F Investimentos
- Constellis
- Garda World
- Société Générale Treasurer
- Former head of counterintelligence in Luxemburg
- CEO of Loop Industries, Inc.
- Morgan Communities
Work highlights
- Advising Zoom in connection with its resolution of DOJ and SEC investigations relating to its business in China as well as its privacy and security practices.
- Assisted the Joint Provisional Liquidators of the Bahamian FTX Digital Markets regarding the DOJ’s seizure of FTX Digital’s bank accounts.
- Represented a defendant in the Varsity Blues trial, in which the appeals court overturned all fraud and bribery charges against the client.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joel M. Cohen