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Michael G. McGovern
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
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Practice
Michael McGovern is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Litigation Department and a member of the firm's Government Enforcement and Securities Litigation Practice Groups. Michael concentrates his practice in the areas of white-collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation, with a particular focus on allegations of securities fraud, FCPA violations, off-label marketing of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, international money laundering, and violations of the federal False Claims Act.
Professional Experience
Michael has over twenty years of experience representing international and domestic corporations, as well as officers, directors, and other clients in complex criminal and civil litigation and investigations involving alleged corruption of public officials, health care fraud, securities fraud, off-label marketing, and other government enforcement issues.
Michael's more recent matters have included:
- Representing a public company in an SEC Enforcement Division investigation of alleged stock options backdating
- Representing a Special Committee of the Board of Directors of large managed care organization in connection with a health care fraud investigation by the New York State Attorney General
- Defending a national hospital system in a Department of Justice investigation under the federal False Claims Act
- Conducting an internal investigation of alleged anti-competitive behavior by the CEO of a public company
- Representing an individual in international money laundering investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
Immediately prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Michael served for over seven years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he held supervisory positions in both the Organized Crime and Terrorism Unit and the General Crimes Unit. In those capacities, he supervised groups of more than 20 Assistant U.S. Attorneys in grand jury investigations and prosecutions of complex organized crime, racketeering, securities fraud, money laundering, murder, and terrorism cases. Michael also argued more that a dozen appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In 2004, Michael received the Department of Justice's award for superior performance as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Before entering government service, Michael was a partner in a large international law firm, where for over a decade he concentrated his practice on the defense of companies and individuals in various white-collar criminal matters, including cases involving allegations of securities fraud, bank fraud, government contracting fraud, FCPA violations, health care fraud, and public corruption.
Trial Experience
Both as a federal prosecutor and as a defense lawyer, Michael has tried over a dozen criminal cases in federal courts around the country. Michael's significant trials include:
- United States v. Peter Gotti (S.D.N.Y.) – Lead AUSA in prosecution and conviction at trial of Official Boss of Gambino Organized Crime Family on RICO murder conspiracy charges
- United States v. James Palermo (S.D.N.Y.) – Lead AUSA in prosecution and conviction at trial of Acting Boss of Decavalcante Organized Crime Family on RICO murder charges
- United States v. Michael Silvestri, et al. (S.D.N.Y.) – Prosecuted and convicted at trial New York City Police Department Detective on accessory to murder and obstruction of justice charges
- United States v. Charles Wilson (N.D. Tex.) – Defended at trial President of Arizona Savings and Loan on bank fraud charges resulting in jury acquittal on all counts
- United States v. Admiral John M. Poindexter (D.D.C.) – Defended at trial and on appeal National Security Advisor to the President of the United States on false statement and obstruction of justice charges resulting in reversal on appeal of all counts of conviction and subsequent dismissal of indictment
Publications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2006
- Washington, D.C., 1988
- Pennsylvania, 1987
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
- 1987,
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center; Executive Editor, American Criminal Law Review
- 1984,
M.A., magna cum laude, Fordham University
- 1983,
B.A., magna cum laude, Fairleigh Dickinson University
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