Aaron Dyer, Pillsbury’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice Group Co-Leader, is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex criminal and civil litigation and regulatory enforcement actions.
In addition, Aaron represents individuals and corporations in internal investigations and intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on securities, health care, the False Claims Act, and intellectual property theft and piracy. He also advises clients on corporate governance issues and the implementation of corporate compliance programs.
Aaron spent almost seven years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. While in the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, he tried numerous complex fraud cases, including securities, bank, tax, investment and insurance fraud. In addition, he spearheaded the Internet and computer crime prosecutions for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, serving as the Computer and Telecommunications Crimes Coordinator. He also served as the acting chief and deputy chief of the Major Frauds Section. During that time, he handled numerous oral arguments in the Ninth Circuit. His significant cases included:
The mail fraud and money laundering prosecution of M. Elizabeth Broderick, a.k.a. the “Lien Queen,” who was the leader of the Southern California faction of the Montana Freemen militia
The securities/investment fraud prosecution of Stephen Murphy, author of One Up On Trump and other real estate investment books
The insurance fraud prosecution of Irwin Bransky, CEO of the nation’s then-largest computer software wholesaler
The securities and investment fraud prosecution of the top executives of Ocean’s Best Seafood
A nationwide sweep of individuals and companies engaged in piracy of DirecTV satellite television
As a result of his government experience and his other representations, Aaron is uniquely equipped to represent clients facing litigation or regulatory issues. His extensive trial and appellate experience ensures that litigation will be handled aggressively, efficiently and effectively. His working knowledge of grand jury proceedings and other criminal and civil investigations allows him to navigate and explain those difficult and uncertain waters. His experience as a prosecutor evaluating compliance programs, and as a defense attorney advocating the attributes of his clients’ compliance programs in negotiations with prosecutors and regulators, allows him to provide clients needing to implement or update their compliance program or codes of conduct with rare insight into current corporate governance requirements. His experience working with the federal law enforcement agencies allows him to offer his clients who have been harmed alternatives to purely traditional litigation, alternatives that have allowed his clients to obtain relief that far exceeded what they could have obtained through the civil process.
