Profile

Brian Cromwell counsels clients on white collar criminal defense, environmental crimes defense, health care fraud defense, internal investigations and SEC enforcement issues. Mr. Cromwell is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Cromwell was both a state and federal prosecutor. From 1997-2000, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, where he gained substantial investigative and trial experience in a variety of matters. From 2000-2004, Mr. Cromwell served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Department of Justice, Western District of North Carolina.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Cromwell gained valuable experience as a financial analyst and a tax consultant, which sparked his practical and legal insight into complex corporate criminal issues.

Experience Highlights

• Represented a sports/entertainment conglomerate in a SEC investigation which resulted in no enforcement action being taken
• Represented a CPA in an IRS-CID investigation, which resulted in no formal charges being filed
• Represented a mortgage company regarding an investigation conducted by the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks, which resulted in no formal charges being filed
• Conducted internal investigations for corporations in various industries including chemical manufacturing, medical provision, insurance, banking, energy and food processing
• Represented a FORTUNE 100 manufacturing company in response to law enforcement subpoenas and requests for information
• Represented medical professionals in various criminal investigations
• Defended, pro bono in a high-profile trial, an individual who was charged with a homicide offense; trial concluded in a dismissal at the close of the government’s evidence

News

• Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized Among 2013 Legal Elite
  January 15, 2013
• Brian Cromwell and Sarah Hutchins Present to Local CFA Chapter
  November 30, 2012
• Brian Cromwell Featured in CFA Chapter Spotlight
  The Secured Lender
  November 1, 2012
• 74 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2013
  August 23, 2012
• Wal-Mart Reports Highlight Dangers of Payments to Foreign Officials
  Anti-Corruption Alert
  May 23, 2012
• Parker Poe Names Six New Partners
  January 3, 2012
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• Business North Carolina Names 13 Attorneys to 2011 Legal Elite
  Firm Partner Catharine Biggs Arrowood “Top Vote-Getter” for Antitrust
  January 21, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Joins Parker Poe
  December 7, 2009

Events & Speaking Engagements

• What to Do When the Government Comes Calling, Commercial Finance Association (CFA) – Carolinas Chapter, Presenter
  November 2012
  
• Corporate Sentencing and Plea Negotiations, 21st Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association, Panelist
  May 2012
  
• The Corporate Toolbox – Responding to Governmental Investigations, CLE, Association of Corporate Counsel – South Carolina Chapter, Presenter
  March 2012
  
• American Bar Association, 23rd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, Panelist
  March 2008
  
• Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Investigations, Cooperation after McNulty, North Carolina Bar Association Annual Meeting, Speaker
  April 2007
  

Publications

Co-author, “Internal Investigations: When the Government Comes Calling,” The Banking Law Journal, Volume 124, Number 9, October 2007

Memberships

• Western District of North Carolina, Federal Defender
  Board of Directors, 2008-present
• Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
  Board of Directors, 2008-present
• United Family Services
  Board of Directors, 2005-present, Chairman of the Board, 2007