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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Daly & Pavlis </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >LLC </FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="dalypavlis.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> Practice Areas<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Attorneys"><U>Attorneys</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disclosures"><U>Disclosures</U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> 107 John Street</div> <div> Southport, Connecticut 06890</div> <div> Telephone: 203-255-6700</div> <div> Facsimile: 203-255-1953</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <I>Practice Areas</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Government Investigations</B></div> <bR> <div> The firm has extensive experience in representing businesses and individuals in government investigations at the federal and state level.  The firm's partners have defended numerous clients in white collar criminal investigations initiated by United States Attorney's offices throughout the country and by the Fraud, Money Laundering and Antitrust Divisions of the United States Department of Justice.  The investigations have included allegations of securities and accounting fraud, insider trading, public corruption, banking fraud, tax evasion, healthcare fraud, illegal gratuities and kickbacks, environmental violations, antitrust violations, criminal trademark infringement, money laundering and insurance fraud.   </div> <bR> <div> The firm's lawyers have also represented clients in connection with civil regulatory investigations initiated by the SEC, the Federal Reserve Bank, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange, the Attorney General of New York, the Attorney General of Connecticut, the Banking Commissioner of Connecticut, and the Office of Professional Medical Conduct for the State of New York. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Internal Investigations and Corporate Monitoring</B></div> <bR> <div> The firm has broad experience in corporate internal investigations and monitoring.  For over five years, Ms. Daly has served as an independent monitor for a large public company, conducting internal investigations of potential environmental, ethical and health and safety violations.  Mr. Pavlis has conducted internal investigations on behalf of boards of directors in both the public and private sectors.  His experience includes the following engagements:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a six-month investigation of allegations of political favoritism in the awarding of investments of public money in clean energy projects;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">an investigation of revenue recognition, inventory reserves, goodwill impairment and other accounting issues on behalf of a public company in the oil and gas services industry; </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">an investigation of financial reinsurance contracts on behalf of the board of an off-shore reinsurance company; and</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">an investigation of bill and hold revenue recognition and foreign military sales on behalf of the board of a private manutacturing company. </div> <div>         </div> <bR> <div> <B>Civil Litigation</B></div> <bR> <div> The firm has an active civil litigation practice representing clients in a broad range of areas.  Because of their backgrounds as federal prosecutors, the firm's partners are frequently retained to represent corporations and businesses as plaintiffs in anti-fraud actions.  As part of this practice, the firm often seeks prejudgment “freeze” orders, temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and other types of provisional remedies designed to preserve a defendant's assets to satisfy a future judgment.    </div> <bR> <div> The firm also regularly represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of commercial and securities litigation.  The types of civil matters that the firm's attorneys have handled include:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">defending corporate officers and directors in class actions and other litigation involving allegations of securities fraud, insider trading, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair trade practices;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">representing businesses in actions for fraud and breach of contract;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">defending accountants, attorneys, brokers, physicians and other professionals accused of professional malpractice and breaches of fiduciary duty;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">representing investment banking firms in disputes relating to fees arising from financing and merger and acquisition transactions; and</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">representing businesses and individuals in employment disputes, including alleged violations of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>