Joseph Bargnesi represents clients in connection with white collar criminal and civil enforcement matters, domestic and cross-border investigations, and related litigation.

Joseph regularly advises private equity firms, corporations, boards of directors, and individuals on their most sensitive matters across a range of complex regulatory regimes.  In connection with these representations, Joseph frequently handles high-profile investigations brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of the Treasury, State Attorneys General, World Bank, and other regulators worldwide. He has particular experience in matters involving:  

• Bribery and corruption
• Money laundering and terrorist financing
• Accounting, securities, healthcare, and public procurement fraud
• The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FDCA)
• Economic sanctions and export controls
• Antitrust and unfair competition
• Potential violations of company policies and procedures

Complementing his investigations and defense work, Joseph works with clients to mitigate enforcement risks by enhancing their corporate compliance programs. He draws on extensive experience to help clients:

• Enhance international investigations processes
• Draft policies and procedures
• Conduct risk assessments
• Develop training programs
• Design and leverage innovative compliance monitoring and analytics

Joseph also regularly advises clients in connection with cross-border M&A, financing, and capital markets transactions, including due diligence, counseling, and related disclosures and litigation.

Joseph currently serves on the firm’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Review Board and as a Co-Lead of the firm’s Corporate Transparency Act Task Force.  

Prior to joining Latham, Joseph worked as a law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office for Western District of New York and United States Magistrate Judge F. Bradford Stillman on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.