Mr Douglas F Behm

About Mr Douglas F Behm

<p style="margin-right:0in">With more than forty-five years of legal experience, Mr. Behm helps his clients achive the best possible resolution of their most difficult legal problems. He practices civil litigation, white collar criminal and regulatory agency defense, provides mediation services, and conducts corporate internal investigations. The unusual breadth of his experience gives him exceptional insight into complex civil litigation, regulatory investigations, and criminal matters.</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Mr. Behm began his career as an assistant district attorney in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York in 1974. He then served as senior trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice in New York City from 1977 until 1987, where he prosecuted high profile criminal RICO, labor racketeering, tax evasion, narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, and official corruption cases, gaining extensive trial and appellate experience.</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Since leaving the government he has been a partner in large firms, serving as chairman of the litigation department of a major Phoenix firm, and a solo practitioner. He has defended major corporations and their directors, officers and employees, public officials, physicians, high ranking military officers, and individuals in white collar criminal and regulatory agency cases, including those brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, SEC, Arizona Corporation Commission Securities Division, Arizona Attorney General, HHS Office of Inspector General, and Federal Election Commission. He has defended and prosecuted civil cases involving breach of contract, securities fraud, civil RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder derivative claims, the federal False Claims Act, Qui Tam, and intellectual property cases, among others. Clients benefit from the combination of Mr. Behm&rsquo;s large firm, large case experience and his personal attention to every detail of their cases.</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">By successfully mediating cases, he has helped individuals and companies resolve their disputes efficiently and privately.</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">His expertise has been recognized by national attorney rating organizations including: Best Lawyers in America; U.S. News & World Report (a Tier 1 Best Law Firm); Southwest Super Lawyers; Martindale Hubbell (an AV Preeminant rating); and Arizona&rsquo;s Finest Lawyers. He is also fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.</p>

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Education

• Law School: U of Nebraska

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