Justin R. Cochran represents businesses and individuals in high-stakes government investigations, criminal litigation, and commercial disputes. His clients often include entities and providers in the health care industry who require assistance navigating business disputes, internal investigations and interfacing with the federal government. Some of his clients include:
A German car manufacturer executive and board member in one of the largest US Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigations of all time.
A former CEO and board member of two fortune 500 companies involved in a criminal insider trading investigation by the SDNY, in addition to an SEC investigation.
A senior manager employed by an asset management firm involved in various civil disputes and providing frequent legal advice on business matters.
Whether it is the service of a grand jury subpoena, issuance of a Civil-Investigative Demand, the investigator knocking at the company’s door, the execution of a search warrant or a criminal indictment, corporate and individual clients rely on Justin for his dedication, advice and legal defense in difficult situations.
Justin’s commercial litigation experience includes contractual breach, fraud, and securities-related actions. He has represented some of the largest financial institutions in commercial finance and consumer bank litigation. In two of these cases, he took and defended more than 60 depositions of borrower and lender personnel.
Prior to entering private practice, Justin was a judicial intern to the Hon. James C. Mahan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He received his J.D., with a health law concentration, from Boston University School of Law, where he was editor of the American Journal of Law & Medicine. He received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Southern California.