Pauline F.

Hardin

Pauline has tried more than 150 jury trials across the spectrum of criminal and commercial litigation. She routinely handles bet-the-company and high-stakes matters, and also draws on her experience to help clients facing grand jury investigations by avoiding prosecution, or when facing criminal charges, by negotiating plea agreements or going to trial.

Pauline focuses on representing companies and individuals facing complex proceedings involving, among other issues, criminal mail fraud, wire fraud, RICO, health care fraud, anti-kickback statutes and Stark laws, False Claims Act qui tam matters, false statements, bribery, public corruption, environmental crimes, financial crimes, securities crimes, tax crimes, and many other violations and their parallel civil and administrative claims relating to the underlying criminal matter. She also represents witnesses and targets in federal grand jury investigations.

Pauline conducts corporate internal investigations for corporations, non-profits, audit committees, and boards of directors. Throughout her career, she also has represented clients in commercial litigation involving civil and administrative matters in the banking industry, as well as UCC and contract claims, discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal and state laws, and disputes in many other areas.