Ms. Pence concentrates her practice on federal white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Her extensive experience in the investigation and defense of corporations and individuals in white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions has involved government procurement contract fraud, tax fraud, Medicare/Medicaid fraud, kickback schemes, bribery, bid-rigging, embezzlement, official misconduct, RICO, insurance fraud, bank fraud, customs and currency violations, commodity and securities fraud, environmental crimes and other related matters. Ms. Pence has conducted independent internal investigations on behalf of corporations and governmental entities pertaining to allegations of improprieties by the corporation and its employees. She has counseled companies on how to structure corporate compliance programs consistent with programs contemplated by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and which serve to assist companies in avoiding and/or reducing criminal and civil liability. A substantial portion of Ms. Pence's practice is also devoted to complex civil and commercial litigation, particularly cases involving a substantial number of witnesses, complex financial transactions and voluminous documents. Her civil experience includes lawsuits involving RICO, fraud, securities and commodities transactions, corporate financial improprieties, breach of fiduciary duty, environmental violations, health care fraud, franchise matters, and other commercial litigation.