Alex J Brackett
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
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Alex Brackett is a member of the government investigations and white-collar litigation department, and co-head of McGuireWoods’ strategic risk and compliance team. His practice focuses primarily on advising and supporting corporate and individual clients in the areas of white-collar criminal defence and internal investigations. He has a particular focus on financial industry investigations and anti-corruption laws such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, export control laws and sanctions and trade restrictions, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, in addition to general white-collar defence and corporate compliance matters. His client work has taken him to 21 countries on six continents.
Alex has participated in numerous internal investigations for large corporate clients and in the defence of criminal and regulatory investigations involving alleged violations of export control laws, healthcare fraud, mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial fraud, environmental crimes and bribery. He also has experience in related civil litigation, including the defence of False Claims Act/ qui tam litigation from initial Department of Justice investigations to resolution, and the defence of claims arising under Title III of the Helms–Burton Act.
