Karl Buch focuses his practice on white collar criminal matters, government and regulatory investigations, and civil litigation.

He comes to DLA Piper from Pfizer, where he was an Assistant General Counsel in the Government Investigations group. At Pfizer, his responsibilities included managing government and regulatory investigations across the company’s global operations. He interacted with prosecutors’ offices in the United States and abroad regarding a variety of areas of law, among them the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and tax and environment matters. He also managed numerous civil matters involving claims that the company violated federal and state False Claims Acts and other consumer protection statutes.

Karl has also represented a variety of clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. He has directed many internal investigations on behalf of his clients in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. In particular, he has conducted numerous investigations involving allegations of corruption and bribery in more than a dozen cities throughout China. He also regularly advises clients on potential violations of the FCPA, the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute.

Earlier in his career, Karl was as Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, Criminal Division. As a federal prosecutor, Karl was a member of the Office’s Securities and Health Care Fraud Unit, where he prosecuted individuals and corporations for criminal violations of federal healthcare, securities, bank and tax laws. In 2007, he was awarded the FBI Director's Award.