Kendall Dacey

Experience

Sexual Misconduct & Workplace Harassment Investigations and Representation

• Represents religious institutions investigating and resolving allegations of historical misconduct.
• Advises colleges, universities and private school Boards regarding allegations of faculty misconduct.
• Advises sports apparel company and youth sports producer in civil litigation related to allegations of athlete abuse.  
• Conducted investigations into investment management firms’ allegations of workplace harassment.
• Drafts compliance policies related to clients’ code of conduct, sexual abuse trainings, and mandatory reporting procedures.

Criminal Defense

• Represents pharmaceutical manufacturer under criminal investigation relating to sales and marketing practices; relationships with health care providers, pharmacies, and distributors/wholesalers; and other issues. 
• Represented multiple criminal defendants in compassionate release petitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic; secured early release to home confinement.
• Successfully represented a criminal defendant against federal charges related to the distribution and trafficking of controlled substances; secured a sentence below the mandatory minimum.

Investigations

• Represented former employee of medical device manufacturer in multi-year DOJ investigation relating to False Claims Act and kickback allegations; assisted in successful deposition defense.
• Conducted internal investigation for medical device company related to health care provider kickback allegations.
• Conducted internal investigation on behalf of travel company into allegations of tax and accounting fraud in foreign subsidiary.
• Advised hedge fund regarding potential whistleblower allegations of fraud and violations of U.S. securities laws.
• Advised large, publicly traded company in multi-year SEC investigation involving allegations of misleading public statements and accounting fraud; successfully secured termination of the matter without action.
• On behalf of an oil and gas exploration and production company, conducted internal investigation regarding whistleblower allegations that potentially violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act.

Business & Commercial Litigation

• Represented footwear and apparel company in commercial licensing dispute against competitive fitness sports company; resolved in settlement after motion to dismiss briefing.
• Represented life science technology company in defending antitrust counterclaims asserted by parties alleged to have misappropriated client’s intellectual property.
• Represented Creditor in the Chapter 11 restructuring of Windstream Holdings Inc.

Anti-Corruption Investigations and Diligence

• Performs pre-investment diligence for private equity and venture capital firms.

Pro Bono

• Member of Special Master team appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to oversee inmate confinement conditions and early release opportunities under the current COVID-19 crisis.
• Represents historical society in a dispute regarding the ownership of Civil War artifacts.
• Represents asylum seeker in immigration court hearings; co-lead during direct testimony in Merit’s Hearing.