IKE ADAMS represents clients in investigations and enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state attorneys general, and other law enforcement and regulatory authorities. He helps clients navigate sensitive and complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigations and enforcement matters, often involving multiple agencies, and the legal, political, and reputational risks they present. His clients include public companies and their boards and audit committees, financial institutions, large private companies, and accounting firms.
He is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice and the Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice. Ike has handled matters involving, among other things, alleged securities fraud, bank fraud, insider trading, accounting fraud, financial reporting and disclosure issues, market manipulation, auditor independence, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, environmental crimes, export controls, economic sanctions, False Claims Act violations, and investment adviser and broker-dealer misconduct.
In addition to his work on regulatory enforcement matters and litigation, Ike conducts internal reviews and investigations involving whistleblower complaints and other allegations of criminal, civil, and ethical misconduct. Ike regularly counsels boards, special committees, and directors on sensitive internal investigations, as well as on corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory issues.
He also has significant experience counseling clients on a wide range of FCPA and anticorruption compliance issues. In this regard, he develops and implements effective compliance programs, conducts assessments of FCPA and anticorruption risks, and advises on FCPA and anticorruption issues in mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Ike joined the firm following a clerkship with Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.