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Craig D. Margolis

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Margolis, Craig D.

Biography
Craig's principal area of practice involves government investigation and white collar criminal defense. His practice includes clients' internal investigation and compliance matters as well as defending clients in government investigations and prosecutions, congressional investigations, and other proceedings, in diverse areas such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, government contracts and procurement fraud, health care fraud, False Claims Act, tax fraud, political corruption, securities fraud, and antitrust offenses.

As an Assistant United States Attorney from 1999 to 2004, Craig prosecuted Medicare/Medicaid and private payor health care fraud and abuse, identity theft, tax fraud, labor organization embezzlement, and environmental crime, among other areas; his practice included trials, appellate arguments, and grand jury proceedings.

Craig has also worked extensively with federal and state law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, the Defense Department Inspector General, the IRS, the SEC, Health and Human Services OIG, and state Medicaid fraud control units.


Representative Experience
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  • Representing companies in conducting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, training, policy reviews, and due diligence on prospective agents and business partners
  • Representing government contractors in defending civil, criminal, and congressional investigations of their procurement activities in the Middle East and other theaters
  • Representing a former senior official of a major accounting firm in criminal tax shelter prosecution, resulting in the dismissal of charges and contributing to a dramatic change in the DOJ prosecutorial policy
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • Yale Law School, J.D., 1995 (Notes Editor, Yale Law Journal)
  • University of Michigan, A.B., 1991, Highest Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa
  • Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1999-2004
  • Judicial clerk to The Honorable Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1995-1996
  • Admitted to practice: Massachusetts, 1996; District of Columbia, 1997; Pennsylvania, 2003; and several federal courts of appeal and district courts
Professional Recognition
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  • "Top Lawyer" in criminal defense, Corporate Counsel, 2011
  • The Best Lawyers in America® in criminal defense: white collar, 2010 - 2011
  • Euromoney's Benchmark Litigation - Local Litigation Star: District of Columbia, 2012
Publications and Presentations
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White Collar Criminal Defense

False Claims/Qui Tam Litigation

Securities Litigation and Enforcement

Government Contracts Litigation

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Commercial and Business Litigation