Brian M. Heberlig

Partner

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1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.8134
FAX: 202.429.3902

Brian M. Heberlig is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation Department. He is also part of the firm's White-Collar Criminal Defense and Securities Litigation practice groups.

White-Collar Criminal Defense
Mr. Heberlig is involved in all aspects of the firm's white-collar criminal defense practice.  He defends clients in both state and federal courts in pre-trial, trial, sentencing, and appellate proceedings.  Mr. Heberlig has represented corporate executives, public officials, and other individuals and entities in matters involving allegations of public corruption, securities and accounting fraud, campaign finance violations, antitrust conspiracies, tax evasion, obstruction of justice, environmental crimes, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and export violations.

Mr. Heberlig has also conducted internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients to examine allegations of criminal conduct and handled parallel civil proceedings arising out of criminal investigations, including multi-district securities fraud litigation, Congressional investigations, and Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement proceedings.

Representative Matters

Mr. Heberlig's recent trial experience includes:

• co-lead counsel in the successful defense of DC Metropolitan Police Department homicide detective Erick Brown on obstruction of justice charges arising from a murder investigation;
• trial counsel in the successful defense of DC real estate developer Douglas Jemal on bribery and tax evasion charges;
• co-lead counsel in the successful defense of midshipman Lamar Owens, a former quarterback of the US Naval Academy football team, at a General Court Martial; and
• trial counsel in the defense of former Worldcom CEO Bernie Ebbers on securities fraud charges.

Mr. Heberlig has also actively participated in the representations of a former General Counsel of Tyco, a City Councilman in Michigan, a former CEO of Firestone, two high-profile individuals prosecuted by the Department of Justice's Campaign Finance Task Force, a former Secretary of Agriculture, and an executive of Archer Daniels Midland. 

Noteworthy & Success Stories

• Military Court Success
• White-Collar Team Relies on Good Faith for Tyco's Belnick Acquittal

News, Seminars & Events

• 2005 Promotions
• General Counsels Targeted
• Belnick Acquitted

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• The Lamar Owens Case: How Digital Evidence Contributed to an Acquittal in an Explosive Rape Case
  December 2007, The Computer & Internet Lawyer
• Getting Your Hands on the Internal Investigation: Use of the Criminal Discovery Rules to Obtain Material Critical to Trial Preparation
  March 1, 2007, ABA White Collar Crime Conference 2007 Course Materials
• Legal Opinion Letter: US v Kandirakis: A Bellwether Ruling on Sentencing Guidelines?
  November 3, 2006, Washington Legal Foundation
• Defense Witness Immunity Doctrine
  The Time Has Come To Give It Strength to Address Prosecutorial Overreaching
  June 2006, American Criminal Law Review
• Avoiding Disparities Between Sentences of Co-Defendants is a Legitimate Sentencing Goal
  April 7, 2006, Washington Legal Foundation
• Representing the General Counsel
  2004, Litigation Magazine
• Brian Heberlig on Panel at Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court: Recovery and Use of Electronic Data, March 15, 2007
• Brian Heberlig on Panel at ABA White-Collar Crime Conference: Successful Strategies in Managing a White Collar Investigation, March 1, 2007
• Brian Heberlig on ABA Subcommittee's Tales from the Courtroom Panel, January 17, 2007
• Brian Heberlig on Panel at the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court: Tips for Trying Complex Fraud Cases, November 17, 2005