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Cory’s experience and training span the related areas of securities law and regulation, finance and investment, real estate, and financial accounting. He is very familiar with federal and state financial laws, initiating and submitting whistleblowing submissions, conducting government investigations and negotiations, and litigating on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs. He also has extensive experience in perfecting appeals and submissions for certiorari at federal and state levels. He has been on both sides of actions involving CEOs, CFOs, COOs, other C-suite officers, and other managers and employees.

When the government calls, clients want Adriaen to respond. He guides business leaders, companies, and regulated entities facing SEC or DOJ investigations, enforcement actions, or high-stakes litigation issues with clarity, urgency, and skill. Clients value his ability to employ empathy to demystify stressful situations.

The Division of Enforcement (Division) of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently updated its policy on cooperation to provide greater clarity and consistency and to align more closely with the Department of Justice’s Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy.

Lionel André is the advocate companies and executives turn to when the SEC, DOJ, CFTC, or another enforcement agency launches an investigation, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. With more than three decades inside the federal government—including senior leadership roles at both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Securities and Exchange Commission—Lionel brings an insider’s understanding of how prosecutors and investigators think, negotiate, and decide cases. He knows their strategies because he spent years shaping them.

PartnerAs the tariff landscape changes, importers consider opportunities to recapture significant amounts to which they may be entitled, particularly in […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the FOCUS Initiative to enhance its relationships with data miners who use data analytics to detect fraud in publicly available data. This initiative aims to prioritize collaboration with reliable data miners and direct resources to cases with a high probability of recovery. Companies exposed to potential FCA claims should proactively scrutinize their data and consider leveraging AI models to assess risks and build defensive narratives.

On April 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved False Claims Act (FCA) claims arising out of a federal contractor’s implementation of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program.

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a DOJ-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) applicable to all criminal matters, except antitrust. The policy is intended to ‘promot[e] uniformity, predictability, and fairness in how [the federal government] pursues white-collar cases.’

On February 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a precedential opinion in Garofalo v. Di Vincenzo, affirming a $2 million FINRA arbitration award in favor of SECIL Law PLLC client Jayne Di Vincenzo CFP®, ChFC®, CEP®, AIF®.