Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr.

Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr., is a partner in the Litigation Department and Practice Leader of the White Collar/Investigations Group. He focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, securities fraud, and complex civil litigation. He has represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the United States, and his jury trial experience, both in private practice and as a federal prosecutor, is extensive.

Mr. Hockeimer has defended individuals and corporations involved in federal criminal investigations, including allegations of public corruption, securities fraud, FCPA violations, computer fraud, financial crimes, antitrust price-fixing matters, health care fraud (principally matters involving the Anti-Kickback Statute and "off-label" marketing), and tax fraud. He has significant experience directing internal investigations and responses in connection with Department of Justice and SEC inquiries.

Mr. Hockeimer's practice also focuses on complex civil litigation.  He has represented large and mid-sized corporations in a wide spectrum of civil matters, including contract disputes, actions involving intellectual property and trade secrets,  product liability matters, and insurance coverage disputes. 

In the spring of 1995, Mr. Hockeimer was appointed as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As a federal prosecutor, he tried several high-profile public corruption, major fraud, and domestic terrorism cases, including the successful prosecution of the leader of a major anti-government "Patriot" group. During his tenure in the U.S. Attorney's Office, he served as the Domestic Terrorism Coordinator and was a member of the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Task Force.

Representative Matters

Official Corruption

• Represents a range of prominent public and private officials in official corruption investigations
• Represented a former political fundraiser in two separate grand jury investigations relating to public officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; no charges were brought against the client
• Represents a former political fundraiser in an indictment brought by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico, naming our client, the current Governor of Puerto Rico, and others, relating to alleged unlawful campaign contributions
• Represents a prominent labor leader in a corruption investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Represented a major public corporation in connection with a public corruption investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; the company is a witness/victim in the investigation

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

• Represents corporations in conducting internal investigations into possible FCPA violations and in negotiating resolutions with the Department of Justice and SEC
• Represented individuals in FCPA investigations

Health Care/Off-Label Marketing

• Represents and has represented several current and former pharmaceutical company employees in "off-label" marketing investigations being conducted by various U.S. Attorney's offices

Securities Fraud

• Frequently represents corporations responding to SEC, NYSE, and NASDAQ inquiries and investigations
• Represented the former CFO of a New Jersey-based public company in an alleged accounting fraud investigation; no charges were brought against the client
• Represented the former Comptroller of a Delaware-based public company in an alleged accounting fraud investigation; no charges were brought against the client
• Represented a former executive of Tyco in a securities and mail fraud investigation; no charges were brought against the client

Computer Fraud

• Represented a Philadelphia-based computer training company in a computer crime investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut; no charges were brought against the company

Export Control Act

• Counsels companies on ITAR and other issues related to the Export Control Act
• Represented a defense contractor in connection with possible ITAR violations following the execution of a search warrant at one of the company's facilities; matter was resolved administratively

Tax

• Represented numerous individuals under investigation for alleged criminal tax violations
• Represented a former tax manager of a large public corporation in an IRS investigation related to allegedly inappropriate deductions

Antitrust

• Represented a former senior vice president of a major multinational corporation into alleged price-fixing in the rubber products industry
• Represented a Norwegian-based tanker company in a price-fixing investigation into the parcel tanker shipping industry

Miscellaneous

• Represented a civilian contractor, a former civilian interrogator at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq; Mr. Hockeimer has represented this client in several government investigations arising from allegations of detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison; the client has not been charged with any wrongdoing

Sampling of Civil Representations

• Represented Motorola as a plaintiff in a commercial dispute in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; the case settled favorably for the client
• Served as trial counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in a trial in federal court in Manhattan involving issuance of surety bonds in pre-paid forward sale contracts involving Enron; the case settled while jury was deliberating
• Represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in a suit seeking to prevent the depositions of commonwealth investigators and prosecuting attorneys as third-party witnesses

Pro Bono Experience

Mr. Hockeimer has handled a variety of pro bono cases, ranging from landlord-tenant disputes to cases involving significant constitutional issues. 

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. James C. Cacheris, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Member, Section on Litigation; member, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee; past Co-chair, Public Corruption and Extortion Sub-Committee

American Red Cross, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Finance Committee

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, litigation: white collar crime and government investigations, 2006-2011

One of ten Philadelphia lawyers honored by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly as one of the "Top Lateral Hires of 2005"

Recipient, Philadelphia Bar Association's Pro Bono Award, 2001

Publications

Frequent writer and lecturer on criminal law issues and federal trial practice

Co-author, "Look Out! They're Gonna Get YOU: DOJ Going After Individuals in FCPA Prosecutions," Corporate Counsel, March 17, 2010

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, "Self-Preservation or Self-Immolation: Self Disclosure to DOJ, HHS and Other Government Agencies," Philadelphia Young Lawyers Division of the ABA's White Collar Crime Committee, May 20, 2010

Panelist, "The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Causes and Consequences," Philadelphia, April 2008

Moderator, "Lessons Learned From The Libby Case," ABA White Collar Crime Committee, New York, October 2007

Adjunct professor, Trial Advocacy, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law

Former adjunct professor, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

Board Memberships

Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, past board member

American Red Cross, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Board of Governors

Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (J.D. 1989, with distinction; top five percent of class)
Senior Staff Member, Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy

Miami University (B.A. 1985)

Languages

Spanish

District of Columbia

Pennsylvania

Virginia