Shamoil T. Shipchandler is a white collar defense partner at Bracewell & Giuliani in Dallas, where he counsels corporate and individual clients regarding statutory and regulatory compliance and advises companies and corporations who were victimized through white collar crime or cybercrime. Previously, Shamoil was a former Deputy Criminal Chief with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas, where he served for nearly 10 years as the Attorney-in-Charge of the Plano Office and as the Asset Forfeiture Chief. During his tenure with the Department of Justice, Shamoil handled the prosecution of some of the largest and most significant complex white collar matters in North Texas, including cases involving securities fraud, mortgage fraud, tax evasion, bank fraud, mail and wire fraud, computer sabotage, money laundering, public corruption, theft of trade secrets and immigration fraud.
Shamoil is a frequent nationwide instructor regarding trial techniques, professional responsibility, asset forfeiture, money laundering and substantive white collar crimes. Shamoil has developed and presented financial investigations courses to U.S. Attorney’s offices and local state and federal law enforcement, as well as to Bosnian and Macedonian prosecutors and judges. Shamoil received the 2011 Director’s Award, a Department of Justice-wide recognition, for his work in the United States v. Barry, et al. prosecution.
He can be reached at [email protected]
There are many who argue that deferred and non-prosecution agreements allow corporations -- and the culpable individuals within them -- to get off scot-free. And they have a point, don't they? Research shows that in the vast majority of FCPA enforcement actions by the DOJ, no charges are filed against corporate employees. I can think of more effective deterrents.
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If preparation is the key to success, then the Department of Justice is handing keys out left and right. The DOJ has compiled a list of best practices for how to handle cyber incidents. As abundant as these risks have been of late, organizations ought to be planning for the eventuality that they will come under attack by cyber criminals. Is your...
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Following significant security breaches, the public calls for greater security, but it comes at the expense of privacy. When that privacy is violated, the pendulum swings the other way, away from absolute security in favor of greater privacy. The concepts seemingly cannot coexist, though we need both. So where does that leave us? Attorneys from Bracewell & Giuliani explore the issue.
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Between 2008 and 2010, Wyndham was subject to three data breaches, exposing more than 600,000 of its consumers and leading to millions in fraud loss. Its shareholders filed action against the Board earlier this year, alleging negligence, and a decision (dismissal) was reached in late October. Though Wyndham's leadership was not ultimately held liable in this case, there's much to be learned...
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On the surface, asset forfeiture sounds like a noble practice: disincentivize crime by confiscating the fruits of criminal conduct. Wonderful! I think we can all get on board with that notion. Put the laws into practice, however, and things can get a bit sticky. Asset forfeiture can impact both the perpetrators and the innocent connected to the criminal either personally or professionally.
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The data breach at Target last November has been widely publicized and widely criticized. The corporation was aware of intrusions in its software, but failed to respond. And the results for the company – one of the nation’s largest retailers – have been disastrous, as evidenced by the tens of millions of dollars the company has already shelled out in its response...
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