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Joan McPhee
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7535
F + 1-617-235-0412
+ 1-617-854-2231 secretary
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Practice
Joan McPhee, a partner in the Litigation Department since 1990 and a member of the Firm's Policy Committee, specializes in white collar criminal matters and complex civil litigation. Prior to joining the Policy Committee, Joan was Co-Chair of the firm's Government Enforcement Practice Group.
Professional Experience
Her practice includes representation of clients in criminal litigation, enforcement actions, and federal and state grand jury investigations involving health care fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, contract fraud, RICO violations, mail and wire fraud, and export control violations. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Joan served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Appeals Unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. As a federal prosecutor, she investigated and tried fraud, narcotics, bank robbery, obstruction of justice, labor racketeering, and organized crime cases.
Joan has represented numerous clients in matters involving health care, securities, public corruption, corporate fraud and export law, including: defense of a major pharmaceutical company in a wide-ranging criminal investigation into fraudulent marketing and pricing practices; defense of a health care insurer in a high-profile public corruption investigation; representation of a major defense contractor in a grand jury investigation involving the alleged illegal export of military equipment; representation of the United States on appeal in a criminal contempt case; defense of a senior executive in a USAO/SEC accounting fraud investigation; and representation of a technology company before the DOJ Antitrust Division in connection with an alleged bid-rigging conspiracy.
Honors & Awards
- Benchmark: Litigation, Massachusetts Litigation Star (2007)
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2008)
- Recognized in 2006 by Lawdragon, as one of "the freshest faces in American law" and named to Lawdragon's list of "500 New Stars, New Worlds" based upon excellence in a sophisticated practice
- Nightingale’s Healthcare News “Outstanding Healthcare Litigators” (2006)
Publications
- "Corporate Prosecutions: The Survival Dilemma," The National Law Journal, January 21, 2008
- "The Criminalization of Truthful, Non-Misleading Off-Label Promotion: Constitutional, Legal and Policy Concerns," ABA Health Care Fraud Conference, May 2006
- "Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Ray of Hope or Guilty Plea By Another Name," Inside Litigation, Winter 2006
- "Corporate Criminal Liability and Punishment in the 21st Century: Departures from Constitutional and Criminal Norms and Anomalies in Practice," White Collar Crime, 2005
Bar Admissions
- Rhode Island, 1991
- New York, 1986
- Massachusetts, 1986
Clerkships
- Honorable Abraham D. Sofaer, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
- 1984,
J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School; Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review
- 1980,
B.A., Princeton University; Phi Beta Kappa
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