Ross Garrett
Counsel
Overview
Ross Garrett is an attorney in the firm’s Health Care and Litigation groups. His practice focuses on high-stakes fraud litigation and complex business disputes, on both the plaintiff and defense side. Before joining Crowell, he was Special Counsel at a national firm, where he represented individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions.
Career & Education
- Securities and Exchange Commission
Intern, Washington, D.C., 2017–2018 - Federal Trade Commission
Extern, Los Angeles, 2017
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Associate Editor, Pepperdine Law Review - Vanguard University, B.A., summa cum laude, business administration
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- California
Representative Matters
- Negotiated favorable resolution for a financial institution against payment processor and acquiring bank relating to significant card network fines and penalties
- Negotiated favorable repayment option, rather than criminal charges, for an individual accused of PPP/SBA loan fraud in two states
- Defended the former CEO of a leading international environmental services company in a DOJ investigation involving allegations of fraud and FCPA violations
- Defended the CEO of a national diagnostic laboratory in a DOJ investigation involving allegations of more than $150 million in kickbacks and fraudulent claims
- Negotiated favorable resolution for a nationwide energy company in a California civil enforcement action involving allegations of fraudulent and unlawful business practices
- Negotiated favorable resolution for a nationwide optical retail chain in a criminal enforcement action involving allegations of unlawful business practices
