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.
Services
At Caplin & Drysdale, Mr. Bailor concentrates on the defense of complex fraud cases. His practice focus includes tax fraud, securities fraud, government contract fraud, and money laundering. He has represented both corporations and individuals in agency proceedings, grand jury investigations, and federal and state criminal trials. He has also testified on several occasions before Congressional Committees on financial fraud issues.
Awards and Honors
- Recognized as one of Washington’s Top Lawyers by Washingtonian magazine
- Listed in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America Criminal Defense: White-Collar Crime
Selected Recent Publications
Mr. Bailor also writes and speaks frequently on various topics relating to white-collar crime:
- Economic Sanctions to Combat Drug Trafficking, White Collar Crime, (American Bar Association) (2000)
- Internal Revenue Service Money Laundering and Tax Investigations, Lawyer’s Desk Book on White-Collar Crime, National Legal Center for the Public Interest (with Jill Shellow, December 1991) '
- Post Indictment Discovery: Discovery of Foreign Evidence, White Collar Crime (American Bar Association) (1988)
- Obtaining Evidence from the United States of America, (International Association of Prosecutors, Dublin) (1988)