Sean T.Murphy

Associate

Silicon Valley + 1.650.687.4140

Sean Murphy has experience helping clients navigate complex litigation in state and federal courts. He represents public and private companies in a variety of matters, ranging from commercial disputes to government investigations.

Sean also focuses his practice on conducting internal investigations and developing effective compliance programs for clients around the world. He has advised companies facing potential antitrust and anticorruption violations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Sean maintains an active pro bono practice, representing survivors of human trafficking seeking vacatur relief of their criminal records, incarcerated individuals alleging civil rights violations, and refugees seeking asylum in the United States.

Esperienze

  • Publicly traded software provider conducts internal investigation related to vertical price discrimination allegationsJones Day successfully represented a publicly traded cyber security software provider in an internal investigation related to allegations of vertical pricing discrimination in its distribution channel in its EMEA operations.
  • Cloud software provider conducts internal investigation related to allegations of corrupt payments in its operations in IndiaJones Day represented a publicly traded cloud software provider in an internal investigation following allegations from a whistleblower who claimed that company representatives had made improper payments to foreign government officials to secure business.
  • CEO of international conglomerate defends federal grand jury investigationJones Day represents the CEO of an international conglomerate in a high profile federal grand jury investigation that focuses on alleged public corruption involving state and local politicians in California.
  • Machine learning software provider conducts internal investigation related to alleged revenue recognition improprietiesJones Day represented a publicly trading machine learning software provider in an internal investigation following whistleblower allegations that its sales force in its EMEA and APAC regions had violated revenue recognition rules by providing its customers with side agreements related to the sale of its software products.
  • Public company conducts internal investigation related to FCPA allegations in ChinaJones Day conducted an internal investigation for an artificial intelligence (AI) software provider after a whistleblower report involving allegations of corrupt payments to public officials in China and anti-competitive actions in its distribution of its products.