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C. Michael Buxton

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Buxton, C. Michael

Biography
Michael's principal areas of practice are white-collar criminal and civil litigation. He has represented numerous companies and individuals in white-collar criminal matters involving antitrust, banking, election, energy, environmental, export, financial, fraud, FCPA, health care, immigration, insurance, money-laundering, procurement, securities, tax and technology laws. He also assists clients in the conduct of internal investigations, and in defense of congressional and other enforcement investigations. He is currently defending several companies and individuals in civil and criminal financial fraud investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also currently defending companies in investigations of their work in Iraq on behalf of the U.S. military.

His civil practice includes qui tam defense, business, and tort cases, as well as antitrust, export, procurement, securities, tax, and technology matters.

Michael is V&E's White Collar Crime Practice Specialty Leader and formerly served as Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office.


Representative Experience
White-Collar Criminal Defense
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  • Defending several companies being investigated in procurement fraud matters and congressional investigations involving U.S. government contracting in Iraq, Kuwait, and the Balkans
  • Defending clients in criminal and congressional tax matters, including the tax charges against former KPMG officials
  • Defending institutions in several financial fraud investigations
Civil Matters
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  • Defending companies providing government contract assistance to the U.S. military in qui tam actions, civil lawsuits and civil fraud investigations
  • Defending a major accounting firm in a class action lawsuit alleging fraud and unjust enrichment
  • Defending a significant financial institution in antitrust and securities investigations and lawsuits alleging fraud
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • University of Kentucky, J.D. with high distinction, 1971 (Order of the Coif; Comments Editor, Kentucky Law Journal)
  • Rice University, B.A., 1968
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Attorney-Advisor, 1971 - 1973
  • Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1972
  • Judicial clerk to The Honorable William H. Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, 1973 - 1974
  • Admitted to practice: Kentucky, 1971; District of Columbia, 1974; United States Supreme Court; several federal appellate and district courts
Professional Recognition
  • Euromoney's Benchmark Litigation - Local Litigation Star: District of Columbia, 2009 and 2012
  • The Best Lawyers in America in white-collar criminal defense law, 2009 - 2011; in commercial litigation, 2009 - 2011
  • Recognized in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, 2011 and 2012
Publications and Presentations
  • Lecturer on criminal and trial law topics, including at the American Bar Association White Collar Crime National Institute


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