Practices

Mike Considine is a partner in both the Litigation & Investigations Group and the Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations Group at the Firm. Prior to entering private practice, Mike served as Deputy Chief of the Long Island Offices of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he supervised various criminal investigations, and conducted numerous trials and appeals.

Mike represents companies and individuals in response to government probes conducted by the DOJ, SEC, EPA, OFAC and other federal and state investigative agencies, and in internal investigations. The matters arise in diverse industries, ranging from financial services and shipping to pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, and involve alleged violations of the FCPA, and securities, antitrust, environmental and tax laws.

Mike has been repeatedly selected to serve as an independent monitor under settlements reached between organizations and federal agencies, including the DOJ, SEC and EPA. A focus of these engagements has been facilitating the implementation of enterprise-wide compliance programs and reporting on the entities’ adherence to settlement provisions. Separately, Mike has been engaged to help craft compliance programs, that effectively address significant risks, including third party violations of the FCPA.

Following his graduation from Boston College and the Georgetown University Law Center, Mike served as a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram in the Southern District of New York.

Mike is presently on the Executive Committee of the Federal Bar Council. He is regularly recognized by the legal community by inclusion in Chambers USA (2024), The Best Lawyers in America, White Collar Criminal Defense (2010-2021), and Super Lawyers (2006-2023).

A frequent writer and lecturer, Mike has spoken at numerous conferences and written numerous articles on pertinent legal topics including corporate compliance.

Representative Experience

A sampling of Mike’s representative matters include:

  • Secured a sentence of time served for a former RBS Securities Inc. trader in a criminal prosecution in the RMBS market.
  • Acting as federal monitor on behalf of: (i) an asset management firm for four years under an SEC Order; (ii) an international bank for three years under a DOJ non-prosecution agreement; (iii) a municipal entity for four years under an Administrative Agreement with DOJ/EPA; and (iv) a healthcare company for two years under a DOJ corporate resolution.
  • Representing various companies in regulatory probes, including an Asian autoparts manufacturer (DOJ Antitrust); international bank (OFAC); and chemical manufacturer (EPA/DOJ).
  • Conducting numerous internal investigations for various companies exploring alleged violations of the FCPA, OFAC, securities and other laws.
  • Representing numerous hedge funds in insider trading and other investigations conducted by the SEC and/or DOJ.
  • Representing individuals, including senior executives and lawyers, in diverse industries, including financial services/pharmaceutical/shipping/ energy and healthcare in various investigations conducted by DOJ and other agencies; some involving parallel civil and cross-border litigations.
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