CLE Presenters
Adam S. Hoffinger, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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Adam S. Hoffinger is co-chair of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Group. Adam focuses his practice on complex civil and white collar criminal matters, including securities, health care, False Claims Act (“qui tam”), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), export sanctions, criminal tax, money laundering, antitrust and bankruptcy. He conducts internal investigations on behalf of corporate boards of directors, bankruptcy trustees and public authorities. He counsels corporations and individuals in compliance matters, government investigations, and Congressional and regulatory matters. He also represents corporations and individuals in high-stakes civil litigation. Adam has defended numerous high-ranking executives and general counsel from some of the world’s largest companies, as well as high-profile staff and members of the Senate, Congress, White House and various government agencies, faced with federal and state criminal investigations and indictments. Adam is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has successfully tried cases throughout the country. Adam has been recognized in Chambers USA as “an absolutely fearless criminal defense lawyer” as well as for his “immense talent as a trial lawyer” and “strong advocacy skills,” in The Legal 500 US as “an aggressive trial advocate,” and in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as a “celebrated government investigations practitioner.” He has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading White Collar Crime Lawyers, Who's Who Legal: Business Crime Defence, Global Investigations Review, Washingtonian Magazine and Washington DC Super Lawyers. Adam was named “Government Investigations Attorney of the Year” for 2015 and “Life Sciences Star” from 2013 to 2019 in LMG Life Sciences. In addition, he was recognized in the National Law Journal’s “Hot Defense List” for his jury trial victory on behalf of a former pharmaceutical executive in a criminal case charging conspiracy and violations of the federal Anti-Kickback statute. From 1985 to 1990, Adam served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He received the Director’s Award for Superior Performance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1990. He is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School and has been an instructor at Georgetown University Law Center’s National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) since 1992. He also serves on the alumni board of the Fordham University School of Law. |
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Upcoming Webcasts:
01/19/2021
Estate Planning Opportunities with "20/20 Vision": The Impact of the Federal Election on Existing Estate Plans
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01/20/2021
Preparing for the Unexpected: The Ethical Obligation to Plan Ahead
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01/21/2021
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: For Small and Medium Size Businesses and Their Owners
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01/21/2021
The Roadblock to a Fair Trial
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01/22/2021
To Embed, or Not to Embed, that is the Question
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01/22/2021
Targeting Law Firms: Inside the Cyber Criminal Economy
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01/25/2021
Professional Responsibility and Irresponsibility for Lawyers and Judges
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01/26/2021
Is Financial Crime Going Viral? Money Laundering, Fraud and Ponzi Schemes in the Pandemic Era
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02/02/2021
What You Don’t Know, But Need to Know, About Hotel Investments in 2021
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02/02/2021
Defamation in the Time of COVID-19
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