Mark A. Rush

Represented the Speaker of the House of Pennsylvania during the “House Select Committee’s Investigation of the January 6th Attack on the Capitol”

Represented a publicly traded energy company in two, multi-year, Pennsylvania state wide grand jury investigations by the PA Office of Attorney General alleging violation of environmental statutes. An internal investigation was conducted and presentations were made to the Attorney General’s office. The matter was resolved by the entry of 23 misdemeanor nolo contendere corporate pleas. No individuals were charged

Represented a publicly traded midstream company in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays, in a two year investigation of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The investigation commenced with the execution of a dawn raid pursuant to a search warrant. The grand jury subpoenaed numerous records both hard copy and ESI. Employees were interviewed. A parallel civil investigation was undertaken along with an OSHA inspection. Following an internal investigation which involved the retention of experts, presentations were made to the government. Although a draft indictment was presented to the company, the U.S. Attorney ultimately declined to prosecute the matter

Special counsel to the Chair of the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order. Conducted an investigation into law enforcement and prosecutions in the City of Philadelphia through the issuance of subpoenas, interviews, and testimony

Represented a large university medical center in a FCA investigation and lawsuit alleging resident-attending supervision issues. The Government declined to intervene. The matter was ultimately resolved through a settlement agreement

Represented an applied scientific research and development company for the defense industry in a four year grand jury investigation which involved corruption allegations at the highest ranks of the military and Congress. Two search warrants were executed and vast volumes of hard copy documents and ESI were produced. Ultimately the U.S. Attorney declined prosecution

Represented a financial services company in a five-year-long AML international investigation conducted by the DOJ (specifically, the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section / Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, four U.S. Attorney Offices, the Federal Trade Commission, and a Multi-State Attorneys General Executive Committee. Federal and state allegations against the client included money laundering, consumer fraud, and compliance issues that involved over ten foreign countries and hundreds of independent client locations and contractors. Ultimately, all federal claims were settled under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for $586 million, and all state claims were settled under a separate $5 million agreement

Represented a publically traded specialty metal manufacturer in a federal criminal investigation alleging violations of DOT regulations related to the shipment of hazardous materials. After an internal investigation and presentation to the environmental crime section at DOJ, the government declined prosecution

Represented a publically traded telecommunications company involving government contracts and allegations of bribery during a 2+ year federal grand jury investigation. Allegations involved the Veteran’s Administration and NYPD. Issues included an internal investigation, forensic accounting, corporate accounting controls, compliance and employee terminations. Although individuals were indicted, the SDNY declined prosecution of the company