Blazek, Frank

Mr. Blau is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has an international client base and focuses his practice on defending companies and corporate decision makers accused of white-collar crimes. He also represents clients in complex monetary regulatory investigations. He practices principally in federal court. Mr. Blau has provided corporate representation in criminal and civil governmental regulatory matters, money laundering matters, major health care fraud cases, financial fraud suits, and tax cases. Mr. Blau has represented a number of health care providers involved in complex governmental regulatory investigations, including those involving HIPAA and Stark Anti-Kickback regulations. He has advised many financial institutions on compliance with anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act regulations.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Blau served as a federal prosecutor and held several prominent positions within the Department of Justice. Mr. Blau was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana for four years. In 1980, he was appointed to head a Federal Money Laundering Task Force in Miami, Florida. In 1983, he became Chief of the Narcotics Section at the Department of Justice. In 1985, Mr. Blau became the Deputy Associate Attorney General of the United States, and was appointed the Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States in 1986.

As a litigator, he has tried many jury cases involving complex criminal statutes, including RICO, CCE, money laundering, tax fraud, health care fraud and multi-defendant matters throughout the United States. While at the Department of Justice, he assisted in drafting and implementing the federal money laundering statutes.

Mr. Blau is a prolific author and speaker. He is currently writing a book on money laundering and asset forfeiture law, which will be published by West Publishing in 2012. He is currently an editor of West Publishing’s multi-volume series Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture and International Financial Crimes.