Leva, Harriet Beegun

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

Harriet Leva practices white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on federal criminal defense. She has extensive experience representing and advising corporations and individuals in all areas of business crimes, including environmental violations, FDA regulatory offenses, antitrust violations, telemarketing, and the full range of criminal fraud (securities, insurance, banking, bankruptcy, government procurement, and U.S. Customs). Harriet has broad experience conducting internal investigations and compliance reviews and working with corporate clients to develop compliance and ethics programs. She also represents clients in federal and state grand jury proceedings and before regulatory and enforcement agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the California State Bar.

Harriet has been particularly successful convincing prosecuting authorities, primarily in the U.S. Attorney's Office, not to file charges at all or to resolve pending charges on terms favorable to the defendant. She also prepares criminal referrals on behalf of clients victimized by fraud and, based on her experience as a prosecutor, is able to work closely with prosecuting authorities and expedite the client's receipt of restitution through the criminal justice system.

While serving as a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Harriet tried numerous cases and was the first in Southern California to bring successful bank fraud charges against the owners of a savings and loan association. She was also a trial advocacy instructor at the Department of Justice Attorney General's Advocacy Institute.

Harriet is a member of the American Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She has been named a Southern California "Super Lawyer" in white-collar criminal defense for 2005, 2006 and 2007. She speaks fluent French and has worked as a translator and interpreter.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Criminal Investigations
• Trial Practice
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Criminal Antitrust Investigations & Litigation
• Fraud & Other Business Crimes
• Government Contracts Investigations
• Health Care & Other Regulated Industries
• Internal Investigations
• Securities & Accounting Fraud
• State Attorneys General Investigations & Litigation

Representative Cases

• CEO of software manufacturing company resolves SEC enforcement action for insider trading
• Chinese biotechnical company defends federal prosecution for alleged smuggling and distributing human growth hormone , (2009)
• Diebold resolves civil whistle-blower action involving the manufacture and sale of electronic voting machines , (2009)
• Dietary supplement manufacturer defends multiple felony counts arising from the manufacture and sale of dietary supplements , (2009)
• Electronics manufacturer develops compliance and ethics programs , (2009)
• Executive of a holding company resolves bank fraud charges
• Executive of medical device manufacturer defends criminal securities fraud prosecution and SEC enforcement action , (2009)
• Fashion apparel importer avoids indictment
• Latex glove importer resolves U.S. Customs investigation
• Lion Country Safari resolves contractual dispute against Marsh & McLennan
• Luxury hotel conducts internal investigation of alleged accounting fraud , (2009)
• Memory chip industry executive defends federal antitrust investigation and prosecution
• Mercury Mining Company resolves federal prosecution , (2009)
• Multinational supplier to alternative fuel industry conducts internal investigation , (2009)
• National retailer conducts internal investigation
• Northern California municipalities pursue antitrust action charging electrical contractors with bid rigging
• Personal care products and dietary supplement manufacturer resolves federal investigation
• Pharmaceutical manufacturer conducts internal investigation
• Pharmaceutical manufacturer conducts internal investigation of possible accounting fraud
• Physician cleared of federal smuggling indictment , (2009)
• Residential real estate builder defends bank fraud conspiracy allegations
• Securities attorney defends U.S. Attorney investigation , (2009)
• Semiconductor manufacturer conducts internal investigation , (2009)
• Steel pipe importer defends criminal anti-dumping charges , (2009)
• Technology and software distributor defends federal grand jury investigation , (2009)
• Telecommunications company senior executive avoids indictment

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Debarment, Defense Contracts, Ethics, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Federal, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Contracts, Federal Trial Practice, Felonies, Government Construction Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Procurement, Grand Jury Proceedings, Health & Health Care Law, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Professional Responsibility, Securities Law, State & Municipal Contracts, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Los Angeles

Address

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Los Angeles, CA 90071-2300

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