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Richard H. Deane Jr. (Rick)


Partner Atlanta Tel: +1.404.581.8502 Fax: +1.404.581.8330 Email: rhdeane@jonesday.com Rick represents clients who are facing all types of criminal or civil investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and other investigative agencies. He has extensive experience in dealing with federal grand jury investigations. In addition to his criminal trial work, Rick handles general litigation matters. Rick has broad experience trying cases in state and federal courts and has gained extensive experience appearing before the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. He recently served as lead counsel in defending criminal charges against a major design-build company. All charges against the company were dismissed and the company paid a civil assessment. He also recently served as lead counsel in a month-long personal injury case tried in state court to a complete defense verdict. Representative clients include The Sherwin-Williams Co.; The Atlanta School Board; The Fulton County District Attorney's Office; Wal-Mart; The Facilities Group; Stewart Parnell, president, Peanut Company of America; and numerous others. Rick is co-chair of the Firm's Corporate Criminal Investigations Practice and is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Honors and Distinctions Named by Time Magazine in 2001 to the "Time 100 List of Innovators" featured in the Georgia edition of Super Lawyers magazine; named in Chambers USA "America's Leading Lawyers for Business"; listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Georgia Trend magazine's "Legal Elite" Admitted Georgia Education University of Michigan (LL.M. 1979); The University of Georgia (J.D. 1977; Earl Warren Scholar; B.A. cum laude 1974) Government/Military Service U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia (1998-2001); Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (1994-1998); and Chief of the Criminal Division (1990-1994), Chief of the General Crimes Section (1986-1990), and Assistant U.S. Attorney (1980-1986), Northern District of Georgia, United States Department of Justice

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EXPERIENCE

Atlanta School Board Conduct an investigation involving Board conduct Retained by the Board to conduct an investigation involving the conduct of a Board member. Investigation led to the filing of an ethics complaint. Attorney Mortgage Fraud Represents lawyer in investigation involving allegations of mortgage fraud. CEO Fortune 500 Company Alleged accounting fraud Represented the CEO of a major healthcare provider in connection with a Justice Department investigation of alleged accounting fraud. Fortune 500 Company Commercial dispute Represented Fortune 500 company in major commercial dispute with one of its customers regarding the terms of their contractual obligations. Fulton District Attorney's Office Conduct an investigation of allegations Appointed as a Special Assistant District Attorney in order to conduct an investigation of allegations that the Atlanta Police Department underreported rape allegations in order to misrepresent their crime statistics. Matsushita Mediation Multiple Plaintiffs v. Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of U.S.A., et al., Civil Action No. 3:00-CV-111-JTC Served as a mediator in a protracted employment discrimination case involving multiple plaintiffs. Packaging Manufacturer Internal Investigation (Sarbanes-Oxley) Conducted an internal investigation into a whistleblower complaint alleging Sarbanes-Oxley violations. Physician Medicare Fraud Represents a physician In federal investigation involving allegations of Medicare fraud. Sherwin-Williams Company, The Product liability Represent paint manufacturer in defending various product liability cases. Transportation company Counsel to Special Litigation Committee Represented a Special Litigation Committee of a board of directors in connection with a shareholder demand that civil action be brought against the board, various officers, and the company's outside auditors. United Auto Group, Inc.

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Class action allegations Represented automobile dealership against class action allegations involving automobile financing.

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PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2009 The Role of the Board, panelist, Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, Practicing Law Institute Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2007 Corporate Compliance Institute 2006, panelist, Practice Law Institute Challenges to Ethics and Professionalism in White Collar Criminal Cases, White Collar Crime seminar Corporate Cooperation & the Changing Relationship Between Companies & Their Employees, panelist, ABA Criminal Justice Section Prosecutional Ethics, State-wide U.S. Attorney's Conference, meeting of all districts in the state Current Issues in RICO Prosecutions, panelist, Federal Criminal Practice Professionalism, University of Georgia Law School Orientation Recent Supreme Court Decisions, panelist, American Bar Association Annual Convention Recent Trends in Federal White Collar Prosecution, panelist, White Collar Crime Seminar How To Examine Your Witnesses And Get The Most From Them, Gate City Bar Association's Trial Technique Seminar Why Conduct an Internal Investigation, panelist, Corporate Criminal Investigations Seminar Prosecutorial Ethics, National Black Prosecutor's Convention Health Care Prosecutions, panelist, Health Care Seminar March 26-27, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia

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March 29-30, 2007

Atlanta, Georgia

April 2006

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Atlanta, Georgia

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Atlanta, Georgia

September 2004

Atlanta, Georgia

August 13, 2004

Athens, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia

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December 4, 2003

Atlanta, Georgia

November 20, 2003

Atlanta, Georgia

September 5, 2003

Atlanta, Georgia

August 11, 2003

Atlanta, Georgia Pine Mountain, Georgia Pine Mountain,

April 10 & 11, 2003

5th Annual Health Care Fraud Institute

March 28-29, 2002

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