Eugene Illovsky focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense, SEC and other regulatory proceedings, internal investigations, corporate compliance, antitrust, trial practice and appeals.

Mr. Illovsky is a partner in Morrison & Foerster's Palo Alto office, where he is a member of the Litigation Department and the firm's Criminal Defense Practice. He currently serves on Criminal Justice Act Panels in the Northern District of California for trials and appeals. Mr. Illovsky is a Member of the Practitioners' Advisory Group to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. He is a Master of the Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court in Walnut Creek and has been a Visiting Lecturer in Criminal Procedure at Boalt School of Law at UC Berkeley.

Before joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Illovsky was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento from 1992 until June of 1998. As a prosecutor, he worked on cases involving fraud, money laundering, campaign finance and tax crimes, as well as computer and intellectual property crimes. He received the Director's Award for Superior Performance from the Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys in recognition of his work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

• Defend former software CEO in SEC enforcement action; case dismissed with prejudice on eve of trial.
• Represent individuals, companies, and audit committees in connection with various stock options back-dating investigations.
• Represent foreign companies and executives in Antitrust Division grand jury investigations.
• Defend technology company in trial before Delaware Chancery Court
• Defend individual indicted on federal tax charges.
• Represent company in Clear Air Act grand jury investigation.
• Internal investigation of bank's anti-money laundering compliance.
• Internal investigations for Fortune 500 technology companies.
• Represent companies and individuals in various interactions with grand juries and state and local enforcement authorities.