Bryan B. Lavine

Bryan is a fellow of The Pepper Center for Public Service. The Pepper Center draws on the talents of the firm’s retired partners and senior attorneys to wrestle with tough problems facing our communities. Through the Center, these attorneys study, analyze and work to resolve problems that affect the lives of people in our communities.

Before retiring Bryan represented clients in all stages of civil and criminal investigations, from the initiation of the investigation through trial.

He successfully represented clients in state and federal grand jury investigations and in investigations and enforcement actions by numerous U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Bryan had significant experience defending against federal and state False Claims Act cases. He also represented numerous clients in matters that involved potential tax offenses, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), bribery and kickbacks, health care fraud, insider trading and securities fraud, environmental violations, antitrust issues, whistleblower (qui tam) litigation, and a host of other regulatory enforcement matters. Further, Bryan provided counseling with respect to corporate compliance and governance matters.