Craig Francis Dukin

CRAIG FRANCIS DUKIN represents individuals and corporate clients located in the United States and abroad in investigations and enforcement actions by U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, and other law enforcement authorities. Craig has handled matters involving, among other things, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the False Claims Act, tariff and customs fraud, export controls and economic sanctions, accounting fraud, and various securities laws and regulations.

“[Craig] knows how to deal with government agencies and is helpful with practical issues.”
Chambers USA 2025

In addition to his work on regulatory enforcement matters, Craig conducts internal investigations involving allegations of criminal, civil, and ethical misconduct. Chambers USA has recognized Craig for District of Columbia Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. He has also been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under List” in both 2024 and 2025 for his litigation experience.

Craig also has a robust corporate compliance counseling practice (including on FCPA and anti-corruption matters), including designing and implementing global compliance programs, conducting compliance risk assessments, and advising clients on merger and acquisition transactions.

Craig has experience with complex electronic discovery, cross-border discovery, and data privacy. He counsels clients on how to efficiently and effectively manage e-discovery risks and obligations and assists clients in developing policies and protocols to satisfy U.S. discovery obligations in view of foreign data protection laws.

FCPA/Anti-Corruption

• Successfully obtained declinations from the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission for companies in significant corporate FCPA investigations. Most recent declinations were for a multinational pharmaceutical company involving separate allegations of FCPA violations in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh, as well as for a telecommunications company involving allegations of FCPA violations in various Central American countries.
• Successfully reached corporate resolutions with the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with civil and criminal FCPA investigations involving conduct in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.

   

• Represented multiple individuals in connection with anti-corruption investigations by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other domestic and international regulators.

• Frequently represented companies in internal investigations of anti-corruption allegations.

• Frequently represented companies in the merger, acquisition, and investment context in conducting anti-corruption due diligence of potential targets.
• Frequently advised companies on anti-corruption compliance questions, as well as in the design, enhancement, and testing of general corporate compliance programs and anti-corruption compliance programs.

Public Corruption

• Represented the former CFO of a publicly-traded Silicon Valley company regarding public corruption allegations concerning travel, entertainment, and gifts provided to a government official. Successfully obtained a declination from the Department of Justice.

Procurement Fraud

• Represented the world’s largest aluminum extrusion manufacturing company in Department of Justice criminal procurement fraud and civil qui tam investigations involving alleged non-conforming products supplied for NASA and Department of Defense programs, as well as in administrative suspension and debarment proceedings before NASA. Successfully reached resolutions in the criminal and civil Department of Justice investigations, as well as the debarment proceedings with NASA.

Tariffs, Sanctions, and Export Controls

• Represented a manufacturing company in connection with a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice into alleged tariff evasion, including in response to the execution of multiple criminal search warrants.
• Represented a solar power company in connection with a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice into alleged tariff evasion, including in response to the execution of multiple criminal search warrants.
• Represented an auto manufacturing company in connection with a False Claims Act investigation by the Department of Justice related to alleged tariff evasion.
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in connection with a Department of Treasury investigation of alleged violations of U.S. sanctions related to Iran and Cuba and successfully obtained a declination.
• Represented a manufacturing company in connection with multiple investigations by the Department of Justice, Commerce, and Treasury into alleged violations of U.S. sanctions and successfully obtained declinations.

Environmental Fraud

• Represented an energy company in criminal and civil investigations by the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency into alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws.
• Represented a manufacturing company in reaching a resolution with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve a criminal investigation into alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws, as well as in resolving debarment proceedings by the Environmental Protection Agency in connection with the same matter.

Accounting and Securities Fraud

• Represented an aviation company in Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations into alleged revenue recognition and other accounting fraud.
• Represented a biotechnology company in connection with alleged accounting fraud by its executive team.

Trade Secrets

• Represented a consumer electronics company in connection with a Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigations investigation into alleged theft of U.S. trade secrets by an international actor.
• Represented Silicon Valley technology company in multiple internal investigations regarding alleged theft of trade secrets.

Internal Investigations

• Represented companies across multiple industries in connection with internal investigations across many different subjects, including board and audit committee-led investigations and investigations of companies’ executive team members.