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Richard Marmaro

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

Richard Marmaro is the head of Skadden’s West Coast SEC enforcement and white collar defense practice and has offices in Los Angeles and New York. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, as well as the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Marmaro has been called the “go to” white collar lawyer by the Daily Journal, and the publication has recognized him several times, including in 2017, as one of the Top 100 attorneys in California, and also named him one of the Ten Top Lawyers of the Decade (2000-2010).

The Daily Journal also has recognized him as one of the leading white collar and SEC enforcement defense attorneys in California, and the Los Angeles Business Journal has included him on its list of Who’s Who in L.A. Law, which also named him one of the top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in White Collar & Cyber Crimes Law in 2015.

Mr. Marmaro consistently is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, repeatedly has been included in The Best Lawyers in America and repeatedly named Best Lawyers’ Los Angeles Litigation — Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Lawyer of the Year.

He also was recognised in Who’s Who Legal: Investigations 2016 and repeatedly listed on their Business Crime Defenselist. He was named to The National Law Journal’s list of White Collar Crime Trailblazers as well as their annual “Winning” feature and Most Influential Lawyers list.

He has been named Litigator of the Week by The Am Law Litigation Daily and Attorney of the Year by The Recorder; was recognized as a Litigator in the Spotlight by The American Lawyer; and was a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for the Chambers USA Award for Excellence in the area of Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations.

In addition, Mr. Marmaro also has been recognized as one of the BTI Client Service All-Stars by The BTI Consulting Group and was among the winners of California Lawyer magazine’s California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year Awards, which recognize lawyers throughout the state whose legal work has made a profound impact.

For more than 30 years, Mr. Marmaro has successfully defended individuals and corporations, both nationally and internationally, in all phases of complex civil, criminal and regulatory matters, including those involving allegations of insider trading, accounting and disclosure irregularities, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, stock options backdating, market manipulation, financial fraud, health care fraud and wrongful termination.

Mr. Marmaro has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts around the country, and he has conducted internal corporate investigations for Fortune 500 companies, involving allegations of stock options backdating, insider trading, tax fraud, federal and state health care law violations, and corporate opportunity issues. He has represented clients in their most formidable and difficult lawsuits and investigations, including the following:

  • served as co-lead counsel in the successful defense of a former CEO and chairman of Columbia Savings & Loan, who was acquitted on all 60 criminal counts against him following a two-month jury trial;
  • successfully defended the former CEO of Gateway in an SEC enforcement action where Mr. Marmaro prevailed at summary judgment;
  • represented executives of several leading corporations in SEC enforcement matters, including Critical Path (defense of former CEO); Gemstar-TV Guide (defense of former CFO of TV Guide); Peregrine Systems (defense of former controller); and Netopia (defense of former VP of sales); and
  • represented senior executives from several pharmaceutical companies in criminal investigations, including involving allegations of unlawful off-label promotion and misbranding. Mr. Marmaro also has represented several owners of health care facilities in connection with state and federal investigations of alleged violations of the federal and state health care statutes.

Mr. Marmaro currently is representing a Kuwaiti logistics company against a criminal indictment and civil False Claims Act charges in one of the largest government contracting cases ever brought by the U.S. government.

Mr. Marmaro has represented Big Four accounting firms and their executives in civil, regulatory (SEC and PCAOB) and criminal litigation. He has conducted internal investigations for accounting firms in SEC and PCAOB matters, which have included FCPA, fraud, breach of contract and negligence issues.

In addition, Mr. Marmaro routinely is retained by broker-dealers in connection with criminal and regulatory investigations by the DOJ, SEC, FINRA and the New York attorney general involving IPO allocations, market timing and revenue recognition issues. He also has represented audit and special committees of public companies in connection with internal investigations into various allegations.

Prior to entering private practice in 1984, Mr. Marmaro served as a law clerk to a federal judge in the Southern District of New York and as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District of California, where he was an assistant chief of the Criminal Division. As a federal prosecutor, Mr. Marmaro conducted and supervised numerous grand jury investigations and successfully prosecuted both individuals and companies for business-related crimes, and successfully argued numerous appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Education:

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1975 (Executive Editor, Journal of International Law and Politics)
  • B.A., George Washington University, 1972 (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Admissions:

  • California
  • New York

Associations:

  • Attorney Delegate, Central District of California attorney delegation to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • President, Los Angeles Chapter, Federal Bar Association (2001-2002)

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