Bernard S. Bailor is a member in Caplin & Drysdale's Washington, D.C. office. He joined the firm in 1977 as a member of its white collar defense and tax crimes litigation group. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Senior Trial Attorney in the Criminal Section of the Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice. At the Department of Justice, he prosecuted numerous complex fraud cases and conducted international investigations.
At Caplin & Drysdale, Mr. Bailor concentrates on the defense of complex fraud cases. His expertise includes tax fraud, securities fraud, government contract fraud, and money laundering. Mr. Bailor has represented both corporations and individuals in agency proceedings, grand jury investigations, and federal and state criminal trials. He has testified on several occasions before Congressional Committees on financial fraud issues.
Mr. Bailor has been recognized as one of Washington’s Top Lawyers by
Washingtonian magazine. He also writes and speaks frequently on various topics relating to white-collar crime. His recent publications include:
Post Indictment Discovery: Discovery of Foreign Evidence, WHITE COLLAR CRIME 1988, American Bar Association;
Obtaining Evidence from the United States of America, International Association of Prosecutors, Dublin (1988);
Internal Revenue Service Money Laundering and Tax Investigations, LAWYER'S DESK BOOK ON WHITE COLLAR CRIME, National Legal Center for the Public Interest (December 1991, with Jill Shellow); and
Economic Sanctions to Combat Drug Trafficking, WHITE COLLAR CRIME 2000, American Bar Association.