Mintz Levin Attorney Paul Pelletier Named One of 2011 Attorneys Who Matter by Ethisphere Institute
7/6/2011
Washington, DC – Paul E. Pelletier, a Member of the Litigation Section of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has been named as one of the 2011 Attorneys Who Matter by the Ethisphere Institute.
The Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think-tank dedicated to the research and promotion of best practices in corporate ethics and compliance, selects individuals for the Attorneys Who Matter list based on their commitment to advancing corporate ethics and compliance. Individuals are chosen based on a number of criteria including recognized expertise, peer and client endorsements, number of cases won and public service. Mr. Pelletier was named in the “Top Guns” category, one of six possible categories.
Mr. Pelletier, who recently joined Mintz Levin after serving as the former Principal Deputy Chief for Litigation for the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, is a Member in the firm’s White Collar Defense, Health Care Enforcement Defense, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Corporate Compliance and Internal Investigations Practice Groups.
During his tenure with the Department of Justice, Mr. Pelletier led the Criminal Division's fraud enforcement efforts in the wake of the financial crisis of the late 90's and recent debt and banking crises. Mr. Pelletier worked on and supervised several major corporate fraud cases including investigations of PNC, AIG, General Reinsurance, Enron, Qwest and BP. He also spearheaded the development of a health care fraud strike force comprised of enforcement teams across the United States and worked with various United States Attorney's Offices to review settlement terms, including global resolution outcomes, with pharmaceutical and medical device companies. In addition, Mr. Pelletier supervised the DOJ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit at the national level.
Mr. Pelletier also served as Chief of the Economic Crime Section where he supervised and prosecuted a variety of significant securities, health care and bankruptcy fraud cases. Additionally, as a Prosecutor and Deputy Chief for the Narcotics Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, Mr. Pelletier prosecuted many sophisticated drug and money laundering enterprises.
The full list of Attorneys Who Matter can be viewed at http://ethisphere.com/2011-attorneys-who-matter/ and will be published in the next issue of the quarterly Ethisphere Magazine.
