Juarez, Orlando F.

Orlando Juarez is a member of the firm's Litigation/Controversy and Securities Departments, and a member of the Investigations and Criminal Litigation, Business Trial and Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Groups.

Practice

Mr. Juarez has represented corporations, financial institutions, accounting firms, boards of directors and individual clients before state, federal district and appellate courts, as well as before self-regulatory and federal enforcement and regulatory agencies. Representative litigation matters have involved commercial disputes; allegations of securities and other financial fraud, insider trading, business torts, breaches of contract, intellectual property and trade secret infringement, financial reporting and disclosure improprieties, and noncompliance with audit and regulatory standards. He has also participated in internal investigations concerning allegations of noncompliance with securities and anti-corruption laws, insider trading and other misconduct.

Prior to and during law school, Mr. Juarez created Sherman Pickey, a retail clothing store that continues to flourish in Georgetown, Washington DC.

Recent Highlights

A sample of Mr. Juarez’s current matters and recent highlights includes:

• Represent a major oil company before Congress, the Department of Justice, the National Oil Spill Commission and the Chemical Safety Board
• Successfully represented Chrysler in and second-chaired numerous arbitrations involving dealers rejected in 2009 bankruptcy
• Successfully represented Broadcom at trial in pursuing claims of patent infringement in GPS technology against a competitor
• Successfully represented a national clothing retailer in derivative action alleging fraud before federal court and in simultaneous class action
• Successfully represented an innovative biotechnology company against claims of misappropriation of trade secret and breach of covenant not to compete
• Represented Bank of America in Congressional and NYAG inquiries into circumstances arising from its 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch
• Represented numerous banking firms in connection with FINRA and SEC inquiries into equity and debt trading and supervisory practices
• Represented the audit committees of public and private companies in connection with internal investigations into various allegations of fraud and violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Pro bono representation of an inmate in a "1983" action regarding unconstitutional prison conditions and ongoing representation of a disabled rights advocacy group in the enforcement of a settlement agreement requiring a drug store chain’s ADA compliance

Professional Activities

Mr. Juarez is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers’ Association and the Federal Bar Council.

Community Involvement

Mr. Juarez has served as the head coach of Georgetown University's undergraduate Mock Trial teams. During his tenure, those teams compiled personal, regional and national recognition as one of the country's elite Mock Trial programs. He also has participated in the firm's sponsorship of the St. Ignatius Junior High School Mock Trial Team.