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Jack Fornaciari’s experience includes the trial of complex commercial cases, antitrust litigation and white collar defense. Matters have included trials from New York to California, involving antitrust claims, RICO claims, fraud, freeze-out mergers, breach of duty, conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud.

Mr. Fornaciari has extensive experience in representing clients in cartel cases in the U.S. and EU. His recent engagements include representation of clients in two pending cartel investigations in the transportation industry. He also has represented clients in class action antitrust and securities litigation in the construction materials and banking industries. Mr. Fornaciari frequently represents firms conducting international operations in related governmental investigations and related litigations across borders.

A significant component of Mr. Fornaciari’s practice involves obtaining merger clearance before the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other regulatory agencies. He has also designed and implemented antitrust and FCPA compliance programs and compliance training programs for companies in the U.S. and abroad.

Mr. Fornaciari also represents public accounting firms in various matters regarding audits and consulting engagements in private litigation and regulatory proceedings.

Representative Engagements:

• Represents Japanese cargo airline in cartel investigation and related private MDL antitrust litigation.
• Represents Japanese freight forwarder in cartel investigation and related private antitrust class action suits.
• Represents major international building materials supply company in private antitrust class action.
• Represented defendant in seven-month trial of criminal charges against a banking firm and individuals involving mail and wire fraud, conspiracy and RICO charges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
• Represented defendant in three-month trial of federal criminal charges of mail and wire fraud and conspiracy in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
• Represented firm in freeze-out merger trial in Delaware Chancery Court.
• Represented financial institution in various commercial breach of guaranty trials in San Diego Superior Court.
• Represented shipowners in trial of Jones Act claims in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Represented plaintiff Russian company in fraud trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Represented plaintiff developer in Clean Water Act suit against contractor in injunctive proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• Represented developer in bribery investigation in Connecticut.
• Represented public accounting firms in malpractice cases with regard to audits of private and public companies.
• Represented plaintiffs in Federal Securities trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
• Represented boards of directors of financial institutions regarding investigations into various bank regulatory issues.
• Represented numerous firms and individuals in Federal grand jury investigations of possible violations of antitrust, banking laws and the FCPA.
• Designed and implemented compliance programs for international firms located in Ireland and Japan for U.S. firms.