Holtmeier, Jay

Lawyer Overview

Jay Holtmeier is a partner in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Investigations and Criminal Litigation Practice Group and the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Working Group. He joined the firm in 2004.

Practice

Mr. Holtmeier’s breadth of experience as a litigator includes service as a federal prosecutor, a senior in-house attorney and a lawyer in private practice. Mr. Holtmeier represents institutions and individuals in complex government and internal investigations and matters of corporate governance and compliance. He has particular expertise in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

In FCPA matters, Mr. Holtmeier has represented clients in government and internal investigations involving conduct in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Australia. He regularly counsels clients facing difficult FCPA issues in a variety of business contexts, and he has assisted clients in numerous industries in developing and implementing FCPA compliance programs. He devotes substantial attention to advising clients on FCPA problems that arise in the context of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions. He writes and speaks extensively on the subject and is a co-author, with partners Roger Witten and Kimberly Parker, of the leading treatise in the field, Complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (7th ed. 2010).  

As a senior vice president and principal legal counsel with the Reuters Group, Mr. Holtmeier was responsible for all litigation and compliance matters in North and South America. As an assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he tried several cases to verdict and led extensive grand jury investigations of various crimes, including racketeering, securities fraud, murder, narcotics and counterfeiting. Significant prosecutions included United States v. Jose Muyet, et al., and United States v. Ronald Ocasio, et al., related cases involving more than twenty murders, for which Mr. Holtmeier received the Director’s Award for Superior Performance from the Executive Office for US Attorneys, and United States v. Carol Bayless, which received national attention and calls for the impeachment of the presiding US District Judge.

Current Matters and Recent Highlights

• Representation of a global manufacturer in investigations by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Treasury, Department of Commerce and the US Navy involving allegations of improper kickbacks under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program, violations of the FCPA and violations of US export laws.
• Representation of a global airline in an investigation by the DOJ of violations of the FCPA and Travel Act.
• Representation of the chief executive officer of a public company in an investigation by the DOJ and SEC of violations of the FCPA and US sanctions laws.
• Representation of a major accounting firm in SEC investigations relating to alleged finance reporting fraud at two financial institution clients.
• Representation of the audit committee of a national food distributor in an investigation by the SEC into allegations of improper accounting.
• Representation of the chief executive officer of a large newspaper in an Eastern District of New York grand jury investigation.
• Representation of an accounting firm in investigations by the DOJ, the SEC, the PCAOB and the New York Attorney General into alleged financial reporting fraud at a major financial institution.
• Representation of numerous companies in the pharmaceutical, financial services, media, manufacturing and other industries in numerous corporate internal investigations.

Professional Activities

Mr. Holtmeier is the Chairman of the Board of the New York City Bar Justice Center, the nonprofit legal services affiliate of the New York City Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation/Controversy
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Investigations and Criminal Litigation
• Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
• International Trade, Investment and Market Access

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Trade, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Defense Contracts, Federal, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Government Contracts, International Law, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Litigation & Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• Cornell University Law School, 1990
  JD
  Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Minnesota, 1986
  BA

Published Works

• Judge Issues Opinion on Definition of "Foreign Official", 2011
• Preparing for the UK Bribery Act 2010, 2011
• UK Bribery Act 2010: Publication of Guidance on Adequate Procedures, 2011
• Anti-Corruption Enforcement Developments: 2010 Year in Review and 2011 Preview, 2011
• Preparing for Doing Business Under the UK Bribery Act, 2010
• Recent Developments in Global Antibribery Enforcement, 2010
• Recent Developments in Global Antibribery Enforcement, 2010
• Recent Developments in Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement, 2010
• Rising Risk of FCPA Enforcement Targeting Board Members, 2010
• Recent Developments in Global Antibribery Enforcement, 2010
• The Increased Prosecution of Individuals Under the FCPA: Trends and Implications, 2010
• The Increased Prosecution of Individuals Under the FCPA: Trends and Implications, 2009
• Recent Developments in Global Antibribery Enforcement, 2009
• Updates in Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement, 2009
• Draft UK Bribery Bill Would Expand Scope of UK Anti-Corruption Initiatives and Jurisdiction, 2009
• A Spiraling Caseload Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 2009
• New York Law Journal: A Spiraling Case Load Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 2009, 2009
• Siemens Agrees to Record-Setting $800 Million in FCPA Penalties, 2008
• Recent Developments in Global Antibribery Enforcement, 2008
• FCPA Developments Arising on a Variety of Fronts, 2008
• FCPA Enforcement Related to UN Oil-for-Food Program Continues; Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Holds that FCPA Gives Fair Notice of Illegal Conduct, 2008
• FCPA Developments Include Increased Enforcement Related to UN Oil-for-Food Program and Reinstatement of Charges in Kozeny Case, 2007
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update, 2007
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update, 2007
• Fast Pace of FCPA Enforcement Continues, 2007

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