John Falvey, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Litigation Group, specializes in white collar criminal defense, governmental and internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. Mr. Falvey’s practice includes representing boards of directors and their committees, companies, and individuals (directors, officers, and other employees) in connection with Securities and Exchange Commission, state and federal criminal, and other investigations. His civil practice includes securities shareholder derivative litigation and a variety of other complex business litigation matters.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Falvey writes and speaks regularly on topics relating to the conduct of internal investigations, the defense of civil and criminal securities fraud claims and other white-collar criminal matters.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Goodwin Procter in 2005, Mr. Falvey was a partner in the Litigation Group at Testa, Hurwtitz & Thibeault in Boston. Before that, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1994 to 2000, where he concentrated on white-collar criminal prosecutions, especially on the prosecution of revenue recognition, insider trading and other securities fraud cases.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Falvey is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts and New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
RECOGNITION
Mr. Falvey received a Director's Award in 2000 from the U.S. Department of Justice for superior performance as an Assistant United States Attorney for his work as lead prosecutor in the Centennial Technologies, Inc. securities fraud case.