Terence M. Grugan

As member of the firm's White Collar Defense/Internal Investigations, Terence represents individuals and entities who are targets, subjects, or witnesses in criminal, regulatory, or administrative government investigations, including investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, state attorneys general, local, state, or federal inspectors general, and local law enforcement. He has defended clients from the preliminary stages of an investigation through trial in state and federal courts. Terence has also represented clients in federal habeas proceedings and civil rights actions.

In addition, he has extensive experience conducting internal investigations for large and small corporate entities, including investigations involving allegations of fraudulent business practices, campaign finance improprieties, tax fraud, government contracting fraud, and others. Terence has also conducted investigations on behalf of municipalities into allegations of police misconduct and abuse and cities’ policing and investigatory practices.
Terence also maintains an extensive securities enforcement and corporate governance litigation practice, representing institutional clients in complex contract disputes, shareholders disputes, internal corporate governance disputes, and professional liability matters in state and federal courts. He has also represented institutional clients in actions arising under the securities laws and involving fraud and breaches of fiduciary duties in arbitrations before FINRA and JAMS arbitration panels. Additionally, he has represented clients in shareholder disputes in the Delaware Chancery Court.

Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Terence worked as a Special Investigator with the Philadelphia Office of the Inspector General. As a Special Investigator, he conducted criminal and administrative investigations into fraud and corruption in Philadelphia city government, including investigations into prescription drug fraud involving city health clinics, abuses in city property dispositions, government benefit fraud, and government contracting fraud.