Attorney Dane C. Ball's Legal Cases

Admiralty and maritime

United States v. Kaluza, et al.

Feb 15, 2016

OUTCOME: Not guilty

Mr. Ball served as trial counsel for BP "well site leader" Robert Kaluza in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including a company internal investigation; civil multi-district litigation ... ; parallel administrative proceedings by the U.S. Coast Guard, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and other quasi-governmental entities; and 23 federal criminal charges of manslaughter and Clean Water Act pollution. Over the course of four years of litigation, the trial court dismissed 11 manslaughter charges (affirmed on appeal), and the government itself dismissed 11 more. After a nearly two-week trial on the remaining Clean Water Act charge, Mr. Kaluza was found not guilty by a jury after deliberating for less than an hour.

Criminal defense

United States v. Dawood, et al.

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OUTCOME: Dismissal of all charges

Mr. Ball served as defense counsel for a mortgage broker in a federal criminal case charging 14 individuals with mortgage fraud and money laundering. The other 13 defendants pled guilty or cooperated. ... Three days before trial, the Department of Justice offered the client a "deferred prosecution agreement" and later dismissed all charges.

White collar crime

United States v. Radley, et al.

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OUTCOME: Dismissal of all charges

Mr. Ball served as defense counsel for a BP commodities trader in a federal criminal case alleging 26 counts of commodities manipulation, cornering, and wire fraud. The trial court dismissed all 26 cou ... nts, and the appellate court affirmed.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Representation of an executive at a Fortune 1000 energy infrastructure services company in investigations by the company, FINRA and the SEC into the propriety and reporting of certain stock trades.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Internal investigation for a large public charter school during an investigation by the Department of Justice, Department of Education, and Internal Revenue Service into the school's financial and acco ... unting matters.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Representation of an executive at a Fortune 500 oilfield services company in an investigation by the Department of Justice into alleged public corruption.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Representation of executives at Fortune 500 oilfield services companies in separate investigations by the Department of Justice into alleged trading with sanctioned countries.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Representation of a businessman in an investigation by the Department of Justice into alleged insider trading.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Representation of a commercial construction company in an investigation by the Department of Justice and Occupational Safety & Health Administration following the death of a worker at a construction si ... te.

White collar crime

Internal Company Investigation

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Representation of an executive at a technology manufacturer in an investigation by the Department of Justice into an alleged theft of trade secrets.

Dane C. Ball's Legal Cases (14)

United States v. Kaluza, et al.

United States v. Dawood, et al.

United States v. Radley, et al.

Internal Company Investigation

Internal Company Investigation

Internal Company Investigation

Internal Company Investigation

Internal Company Investigation

Internal Company Investigation

Internal Company Investigation