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 Keller/Anderle
LLP is delighted to announce that former Chief of the U.S. Attorney's
Office in Orange County, Ben Barron has joined K/A as a partner, where
he will draw on his 15 years of criminal trial attorney experience to
enhance and expand the firm's high-stakes commercial and white-collar
defense trial practices.
As Chief of the Orange Country office, Mr. Barron led a
team of 40 trial attorneys and professional staff in prosecuting
complex federal crimes including securities fraud, public corruption,
and racketeering. He also served as Special Counsel to the United
States Attorney on Opioids and as Deputy Chief of the International
Narcotics, Money Laundering, and Racketeering Section.
Mr. Barron is recognized within the U.S. Department of
Justice as an authority on matters involving healthcare fraud, opioid
diversion, and kickback violations. Among his other accomplishments,
Mr. Barron has successfully prosecuted more than two dozen medical
professionals, led the first enforcement program in DOJ history focused
on fraud and kickback schemes in the substance abuse treatment
industry, and has trained prosecutors and federal agents throughout the
country.
Mr. Barron's other major cases include a 47-defendant
prosecution of a kingpin-designated transnational organization
responsible for murder and multi-ton cocaine trafficking; a
38-defendant racketeering indictment of a Mexican Mafia-affiliated
street gang; an 18-defendant prosecution of a $20 Medicare fraud scheme
perpetrated by Eurasian organized crime; an 18-defendant prosecution of
a Sinaloa-affiliated network; and a six-defendant prosecution against
the owners of three wholesale drug companies for a $20 million tax
fraud and currency structuring scheme.
Mr. Barron received numerous awards in recognition of
his service in the U.S. Attorney's Office, including DOJ's prestigious
Director's Award for Superior Performance by an Assistant United States
Attorney, an OCDETF Director's Award for Individual Achievement, the
Department of Homeland Security's SAC Achievement Award, and the
Prosecutor of the Year Award from the California Narcotic Officers'
Association.
Mr. Barron served as a law clerk for the Honorable
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law
School, where he was Articles Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law and
Public Policy.
"Ben Barron brings to K/A an unparalleled
perspective as a federal prosecutor who has led the Central District's
most complex and difficult cases, and managed its highly successful
Santa Ana office. His stellar leadership and outstanding trial experience
further strengthen our already deep bench."
Jennifer Keller and Kay Anderle
Founding Partners
"After leading DOJ's federal prosecution
program in Orange County, I am thrilled to join the outstanding team of
attorneys at Keller/Anderle. I look forward to using my insights and
expertise to serve clients in high-stakes business litigation and white-collar
criminal defense."
Ben Barron
Partner
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