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 internal investigations and SEC and criminal investigations. His civil practice includes securities litigation and a variety of other complex business litigation matters.

Work for Clients

During the last year, Mr. Falvey has represented:

• the audit committee of the board of a publicly traded software company in conducting an internal investigation into alleged accounting errors. 
• the special litigation committee of the board of a publicly traded life sciences company in an investigation into alleged insider trading by a senior employee.
• the special litigation committee of the board of a publicly traded life sciences company in an investigation arising from a shareholder demand alleging misleading disclosures concerning a medical product's FDA status.
• a major mutual fund firm in connection with allegations of conflicts of interest relating to its securities trading desk.
• the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of two major mutual fund firms in completing SEC investigations on favorable terms and defending against securities class action litigation arising from alleged market timing and late trading their respective firms.
• the Chief Financial Officers of two publicly traded companies and a senior financial employee of a third company in responding to allegations of accounting irregularities.
• the General Counsel of a publicly traded company in defending against breach of fiduciary duty claims in an adversary proceeding pending in federal Bankruptcy Court.

Publications/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 and 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.

Honors and Awards

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.

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, 1983
B.A., Cornell University, 1979 (magna cum laude)