Given his background as a former federal prosecutor, clients trust Agustin Orozco to lead complex white collar cases and investigations, handle contentious and sophisticated pretrial litigation, and successfully prove highly difficult cases at trial. Agustin’s experience as a federal prosecutor and government contracts attorney leaves him uniquely situated to help clients where government contracts and white collar intersect.
Agustin represents clients in criminal and civil government investigations and enforcement actions. He also represents and counsels clients on matters involving federal, state, and local government contracts. Agustin has litigated civil False Claims Act matters and other government contracts issues, such as disputes, claims, and terminations, as well as suspension and debarment matters. He is also experienced in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including conducting investigations abroad and counseling clients on compliance issues.
Prior to rejoining the firm as a partner, Agustin was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Public Corruption & Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. While serving in this role, Agustin represented the United States in criminal investigations, prosecutions, and/or appeals of public corruption, bribery (both domestic and abroad), conflicts of interest, honest services fraud, procurement fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, obstruction of justice, money laundering, tax, and civil rights crimes. He worked on hundreds of criminal cases, served as lead counsel in federal trials, examined dozens of witnesses on direct and cross-examination, delivered opening and closing arguments, and briefed and argued multiple cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
During law school, Agustin was an extern for the Hon. Barry Russell at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California and interned at the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles. He also served as the co-chair of La Raza de Loyola and as chief justice of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board.
Agustin is active in the community and serves as a commissioner on the Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission of the State Bar of California; on the steering committee of Just the Beginning, Los Angeles; and as a board member of For People of Color Inc. He is also a board member of the Federal Bar Association-Los Angeles and on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Section. Agustin previously served on Project LEAD, where he helped teach elementary school children about the criminal justice system, and as vice chair of the LACBA’s Diversity in the Profession Committee. Agustin was selected to the Pathfinder Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity in 2016.
Speeches & Presentations
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“How to Avoid Criminal Prosecution for a Cyber Breach,” ACC SoCal In-House Counsel Program
(January 2023).
Speaker: Jennie VonCannon
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"Paycheck Protection Program Enforcement Efforts," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
(November 2, 2022).
Speakers: Olivia Lynch and Agustin D. Orozco.
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"Effective Witness Prep at the ABA Professional Success Summit," American Bar Association, Webinar, 2022.
(October 27, 2022).
Speaker: Agustin D. Orozco.
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“Procurement Fraud and Enforcement,” GC 101: Back to Basics, Washington, D.C.
(September 21, 2022).
Presenters: Tully McLaughlin, Trina Barlow, Agustin Orozco, and Lyndsay Gorton.
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"The Intersection of Biometric Technology Privacy and Enforcement Actions," ACC Webinar, 2022.
(August 24, 2022).
Speakers: Jason Stiehl, Agustin D. Orozco, Gage Javier and Christiana State.
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"Best Practices for Responding to Subpoenas," Responding to Government Investigations: The Latest Developments and Strategies for Government Contractors, Washington, D.C.
(May 17, 2022).
Speaker: Stephen M. Byers, John E. Davis, Agustin D. Orozco, Lisa Umans.
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"Procurement Fraud and the False Claims Act," Back Together Again for OOPS 2022, Washington, D.C.
(May 17, 2022).
Speakers: Stephen Byers, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Brian Tully McLaughlin, and Agustin Orozco.
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"Supply Chain Webinar Series: White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Issues," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(February 24, 2022).
Speakers: Caroline E. Brown, Derek A. Hahn, Agustin Orozco and Tiffany Wynn.
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for All United States Attorney’s Offices,"
White Collar Alert
(February 24, 2023).
Contacts: Agustin D. Orozco, Rebecca Monck Ricigliano, Daniel L. Zelenko, Glen G. McGorty, Kelly T. Currie, Isabella Michelle Ordorica
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"Procurement Collusion Strike Force Nabs Another Military Contractor in Bid Rigging Scheme,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 27, 2022).
Contacts: Stephen M. Byers, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Agustin D. Orozco, Cherie J. Owen
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"The ISDC Issues Annual Report on Federal Suspension and Debarment Activities and Trends,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 19, 2022).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, Agustin D. Orozco, M. Yuan Zhou, Nkechi Kanu
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"Department of Justice Settles First False Claims Act Case Under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 14, 2022).
Contacts: Agustin D. Orozco, Brian Tully McLaughlin, Stephen M. Byers, Evan D. Wolff, Nkechi Kanu
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"Largest South Korean Telecom Company Agrees to Pay $6.3 Million to Settle FCPA Allegations,"
White Collar Alert
(February 24, 2022).
Contacts: Thomas A. Hanusik, Agustin D. Orozco
Press Coverage
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Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Is Tom Girardi Competent to Stand Trial? 3M Now Faces Dismissal Of Its Earplug Bankruptcy
February 8, 2023 — Law.com
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California Cases To Watch In 2023
January 2, 2023 — Law360
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Elizabeth Holmes' Judge Proposes Minimum-Security Prison With Family Visitation
November 23, 2022 — Yahoo Finance
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Holmes Faces Uphill Battle Fighting 11-Year Prison Term
November 21, 2022 — Law360
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Interview on Elizabeth Holmes Sentencing
November 18, 2022 — KNX News Radio, Los Angeles
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Top Forty Under 40 2022: Agustin Orozco
August 3, 2022 — Daily Journal
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Dechert And Crowell Add White-Collar Expertise
January 25, 2022 — Commercial Dispute Resolution
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California Prosecutor Orozco Returns To Crowell & Moring In L.A.
January 19, 2022 — BloombergLaw
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Crowell & Moring Rehires Senior US Prosecutor In LA
January 19, 2022 — Law360
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