D. Michael Crites |

Bio

Michael's practice focuses exclusively on white collar criminal defense and complex business litigation. As the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, he has years of grand jury and litigation experience in federal court and regularly litigates and negotiates global settlements of criminal, civil and regulatory matters on behalf of corporations and businesses throughout the United States.

He counsels and represents corporations, senior corporate executives, boards of directors, elected officials, banks, public and private universities, trucking companies and hospitals in a wide range of federal and state investigations and prosecutions. He has guided his clients through a wide-range of high stakes government investigations, including antitrust, money laundering, environmental crimes, public corruption and campaign finance cases, as well as a number of economic crime and fraud cases relating to health care, transportation, financial, securities, tax, immigration, defense contracts and defense procurement matters. He has also handled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Federal False Claims Act (FCA) matters, as well as OFAC economic sanctions, Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance.

Mike is frequently called upon by corporate clients to conduct confidential internal investigations to assist corporations in the different business sectors in assessing the risk of criminal prosecution or regulatory enforcement and advises corporate clients on corporate compliance and voluntary self-disclosure protocols.

Education
Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law (J.D., 1978)
United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1970)
United States Naval War College

Bar Admissions
Ohio

Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Tax Court

Affiliations/Memberships
American Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee
Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, Southern District of Ohio, past memberAppointed by chief judge
Congressman Pat Tiberi Service Academy Nominations Board, past chair
Congressman Steve Stivers, Service Academy Nominations Board, past chair
Federal Bar AssociationPast president, Dayton Chapter
Federalist Society
Granville, Ohio, past law director
Greater Powell Veterans Memorial Foundation, founder, past chair
Hilliard, Ohio, past law director
Ohio Board of Building Appeals, past chairAppointed by Governor Robert Taft
Ohio Elections Commission, current commissionerAppointed by Governor John Kasich
Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation, Board of Trustees, past member
Olentangy, Pride Foundation, Board of Trustees, past member
Olentangy Board of Education, past elected member, past president
Ohio State Bar AssociationCriminal Justice Committee
Olentangy Rotary Club, co-founder, Board of Trustees, past member
Pataskala, Ohio, past law director
City of Powell Past elected city council member
Charter Review Commission, past chair
Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, past chair
United States Attorney, Southern District of OhioAdministrations of President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush
U.S. Attorney General Advisory Committee on International Affairs, past chair
Head of United States Delegation to the Council of Europe on International Cooperation in Combating Crime
United States Senator Rob Portman, Service Academy Nominations Board, chair
United States Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown Bipartisan Judicial Advisory Board
United States Senators George Voinovich and Mike DeWine Service Academy Nominations Board, past chair
United States Senator Rob Portman United States Attorney Screening Committee, past chair
The United States Naval Academy Information Program, area coordinator
United States NavyCaptain (USN Retired)
Vietnam Veteran
University of Rio Grande Board of Trustees, past member
Executive Committee, past member
The Wellington SchoolBoard of Trustees
Board of Trustees, past secretary
Executive Committee

Distinctions
Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers^{^®}Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Regulatory Enforcement Litigation (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
"Lawyer of the Year" Columbus for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Ohio Super Lawyers^{^®} White Collar Criminal Defense
Top Lawyers by Columbus CEO Magazine
Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
Public Policy Leadership Award from the Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio School Board Association Award
Commandant's Award from the United States Naval Academy,
University of Rio Grande, Masters Degree of Public Service (Honorary)

Services
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Litigation
White Collar Crime
International Business
Government Investigations
Government Relations
False Claims Act
Health Care Industry
Municipal & Government
Banking & Financial Services
Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices
Insurance Industry
Natural Resources Industry
Transportation Industry
Education Industry
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