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Stuart M. Altman
Partner, Washington, D.C.
stuart.altman@hoganlovells.com

Stuart Altman's practice includes white collar criminal investigations and defense, including the representation of clients before various courts and regulatory agencies, conducting internal investigations, compliance and corporate governance matters and complex civil litigation.

Stuart has extensive experience representing business entities and individuals in criminal investigations and prosecutions, both as targets and witnesses. He has conducted numerous internal investigations for companies facing potential criminal and civil liability, and has advised clients on how to minimize the risk of such liability. Stuart has represented a variety of public companies, financial institutions and individuals in investigations and proceedings before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other agencies, and self-regulating organizations. He has represented and counseled companies and individuals in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Stuart also has represented a major medical device manufacturer, several health care providers and a number of technology companies in connection with government investigations under the False Claims Act. He has also represented companies in investigations related to allegations of government contract fraud and abuse. He regularly counsels companies on the adoption and operation of their compliance programs.

Stuart is also widely experienced in litigation relating to corporate governance, including representing targets, acquirers, and financial institutions in friendly and hostile takeovers; representing both majority and minority positions in shareholder disputes; and defending public companies and their officers and directors in shareholder suits. He has represented private equity investors in a variety of litigation and arbitration matters.

Stuart has represented domestic and foreign companies in complex commercial litigation, both in the courts and under various arbitration systems. He has extensive experience in the federal courts and has conducted arbitrations in a variety of forums. He has also served as counsel in mediations under various rules.

Following law school, Stuart clerked for The Honorable Carol Bagley Amon in the Eastern District of New York. In addition to his work at two national law firms, he served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York where he prosecuted a variety of cases, including international narcotics and money laundering conspiracies, as well as cases involving government fraud and public corruption. At the U.S. Attorney's Office, Stuart tried more than a dozen cases to jury verdict and argued numerous appeals.

Hogan Lovells Publications
07 July 2010 "The Supreme Court Limits Applicability of Honest-Services Fraud Statute to Bribery and Kickback Schemes." Litigation and White Collar Alert, Hogan Lovells

04 February 2010 "SEC Advances Cooperation Initiatives." Litigation Alert, Hogan & Hartson LLP

28 January 2010 "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: 2009 In Review." Litigation Alert, Hogan & Hartson LLP

20 January 2010 "SEC Enforcement Division Announces Initiative for Cooperating Individuals." Litigation Alert, Hogan & Hartson LLP

29 January 2009 "FCPA: 2008 Year in Review." Litigation Alert, Hogan & Hartson LLP

03 September 2008 "Major Developments in Corporate Criminal Law: Department of Justice Issues New Corporate Charging Policy and Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Indictments in KPMG Fees Case." SEC Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

03 September 2008 "Major Developments in Corporate Criminal Law: Department of Justice Issues New Corporate Charging Policy and Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Indictments in KPMG Fees Case." Litigation Alert, Hogan & Hartson LLP

Published Works
17 December 2009 "Dealing with Corporate & Regulatory Conflict." Financier Worldwide 2009 Litigation & Dispute Resolution e-book, Financier Worldwide Limited

PRACTICES
Investigations, White Collar and Fraud
Litigation, Arbitration and Employment
Electronic Discovery and Information Risk Management
Bribery, Corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigations
AREAS OF FOCUS
  • White Collar Litigation and Investigation
  • FCPA
  • Ethics and Compliance 
  • Securities Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance
EDUCATION
J.D., Columbia Law School, 1991 B.A., magna cum laude, Case Western Reserve University, 1988
BAR ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS District of Columbia Colorado New Jersey New York
COURT ADMISSIONS U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Colorado U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York