Charles La Bella
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Charles La Bella is an American
attorney
and founding partner of La Bella & McNamara, LLP which specialized in civil litigation, internal corporate investigations, investigations and enforcement actions by regulatory agencies, corporate governance and compliance counseling, and white collar criminal defense. Charles La Bella returned to government service in November 2010 and is currently a Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section in the U. S. Department of Justice.
Prior to co-founding La Bella & McNamara, La Bella worked for over 16 years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern Districts of New York
and California
, and Washington, D.C.
La Bella also served as Senior Vice President and Special Counsel at Peregrine Systems
, coordinating an internal investigation into accounting irregularities.
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
named La Bella to head up a task force looking at possible violations
of federal campaign finance laws during the 1996 presidential election. In July 1998, La Bella recommended to Reno she seek an independent counsel to investigate alleged illegal foreign contributions to the Democratic party
.
La Bella graduated cum laude from Fordham University
School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review.
United States
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attorney
Lawyer
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and founding partner of La Bella & McNamara, LLP which specialized in civil litigation, internal corporate investigations, investigations and enforcement actions by regulatory agencies, corporate governance and compliance counseling, and white collar criminal defense. Charles La Bella returned to government service in November 2010 and is currently a Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section in the U. S. Department of Justice.
Prior to co-founding La Bella & McNamara, La Bella worked for over 16 years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern Districts of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
La Bella also served as Senior Vice President and Special Counsel at Peregrine Systems
Peregrine Systems
Peregrine Systems, Inc., an enterprise software company, was founded in 1981 and sold enterprise asset management, change management, and ITIL-based IT service management software. Following an accounting scandal and bankruptcy in 2003, Peregrine was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2005...
, coordinating an internal investigation into accounting irregularities.
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Janet Wood Reno is a former Attorney General of the United States . She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11...
named La Bella to head up a task force looking at possible violations
1996 United States campaign finance controversy
The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, also known as Chinagate, was an alleged effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics during the 1996 federal elections....
of federal campaign finance laws during the 1996 presidential election. In July 1998, La Bella recommended to Reno she seek an independent counsel to investigate alleged illegal foreign contributions to the Democratic party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
.
La Bella graduated cum laude from Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review.