F. Joseph Warin is chair of the Washington, D.C. Office’s Litigation Department, which consists of over 100 attorneys. Mr. Warin also serves as co-chair of the firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. He served as Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C. from 1976-83. In that capacity, Mr. Warin was awarded a Special Achievement award by the Attorney General. As a prosecutor, he tried more than 50 jury trials. Mr. Warin's areas of expertise include white collar crime, securities enforcement – including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, False Claims Act cases, special committee representations, compliance counseling and complex civil litigation. His clients have included corporations, officers, directors and professionals in regulatory, investigative and litigation matters. These representations have involved federal regulatory inquiries, criminal investigations and Congressional hearings. Recently, Mr. Warin successfully argued motions to dismiss in securities and consumer protection class actions, in the southern District of New York and the District of Columbia.Mr. Warin’s civil practice includes representation of clients in complex litigation in federal courts and international arbitrations. He has handled 10b-5 securities and RICO claim lawsuits, hostile takeovers, and commercial disputes. Mr. Warin has handled numerous class action cases and is currently defending class actions in several district courts including the Southern District of New York and District of Columbia. These representations include investment banking firms, Big 4 accounting firms, broker-dealers and hedge funds. Mr. Warin has been hired by audit committees or special committees of public companies to conduct investigations to allegations of wrongdoing. These investigations have been in a wide variety of industries including energy, healthcare, and telecommunications.Mr. Warin has handled FCPA investigations in more than 30 countries, including, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Croatia, Dubai/UAE, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia and Saudi Arabia. In connection with these investigations, Mr. Warin has provided advice to senior management and general counsel regarding company practices, enhancements to compliance programs, disciplinary action for company employees and remedial measures for improving compliance. Some investigations have also prompted voluntary disclosures to the SEC and the Department of Justice, and Mr. Warin handled the Department of Justice and SEC investigations. Significant Representations include:
Mr. Warin was listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006 and 2007 for White Collar Criminal Defense and has been selected by Chambers and Partners as a Leading Securities Litigation Lawyer in its 2007 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business Guide. In 2004, he was selected as a Top Lawyer for “Criminal Defense: You’re Under Investigation” by Washingtonian magazine. Mr. Warin was named a Special Prosecutor by the District of Columbia Superior Court in 1988 and he has appeared regularly on MSNBC and CNN in connection with current legal developments. Professional Articles
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Mr. Warin graduated in 1975 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was Editor of Law and Policy in International Business. He received his bachelor of arts degree cum laude from Creighton University in 1972, where he was student body president. After graduation he served as a law clerk for United States District Court Judge J. Calvitt Clarke, in the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Warin has been a member of the American Bar Association's White Collar Criminal Law Committee since 1988 and served as president of Assistant United States Attorneys Association. Mr. Warin is on AIG's Approved Counsel Panel for securities class actions. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.