Maurice A. Bellan is a partner in the Firm’s Washington, DC, office and a member of the North America Litigation and Compliance & Investigations practice groups. He advises clients on a broad range of concerns involving fraud and anti-corruption, focusing on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the False Claims Act. A former criminal investigator and trial lawyer at the US Department of Justice, Mr. Bellan has over 20 years of complex investigative, civil and criminal litigation experience. He was a former member of the judicial nominating committee of the Maryland bar and has served on the boards of organizations such National Senior Campuses, Inc. and the Downtown Columbia Arts & Culture Commission.
Practice Focus

Mr. Bellan’s primary areas of practice are fraud and anticorruption, corporate internal investigations and compliance and congressional investigations. He has shepherded clients through sensitive investigations and enforcement actions pursued by several branches of government including the DOJ, DoD, FinCEN and various US Congressional committees. Mr. Bellan has also handled litigation and internal investigations, and conducted compliance training for clients regarding pricing, sales and distribution practices in the pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, commercial retail, advertising and financial industries.