John Carney Esq., CPA

Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP
carney_john_2015
A former Securities Fraud Chief, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Senior Counsel, and practicing CPA, John Carney is a seasoned advocate who represents regulated entities and public corporations—their officers, directors and employees—in SEC and criminal law enforcement investigations, as well as in related civil litigation. Utilizing his depth of experience in domestic and international regulatory and criminal enforcement matters and complex litigation, as well as his financial background, John is repeatedly retained by audit committees, corporations, and senior officers of major public companies to conduct internal investigations, to provide counsel during investigations, and to design remedial compliance and corporate governance measures. He regularly conducts investigations of possible FCPA violations and other potentially improper foreign country-based financial transactions, and works proactively with companies to structure and implement FCPA compliance programs.

Based upon his extensive trial experience and sophisticated advocacy in complex financial matters, John was recently nominated and named to the Securities Docket "Enforcement 40," a list of the 40 top securities enforcement defense lawyers in the country. He is ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and is also "Certified in Financial Forensics" by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is co-leader of BakerHostetler's national White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations practice. John has lectured extensively at conferences and training seminars on topics such as FCPA, insider trading, securities fraud, and litigating complex accounting cases.

Education:
J.D., Rutgers University School of Law (1990)
B.A., Accounting, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (1984) cum laude

Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Portfolios:
5407 T.M., Auditor's Need to Know v. Counsel's Need to Protect Client Confidences (co-author)