Louisiana – Butler Snow recently served as counsel in a criminal case in which our client, the operator of a local convenience store, was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and trafficking in counterfeit goods and services. Because of the firm’s compelling argument, the government voluntarily filed a Rule 48(a) motion for dismissal without prejudice. Judge Robert James, U.S. District Judge in the Western District of Louisiana, accepted the motion and signed an Order granting dismissal of all charges. The Butler Snow team was led by Robert G. Anderson of the firm’s White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Group.
Mississippi – Butler Snow recently served as counsel in a multi-million-dollar transaction that helped form one of the nation’s largest check collection companies. Located in Oxford, Mississippi, Security Check, LLC, the country’s fourth-largest check collection company prior to the sale, was purchased by a Midwestern private equity fund. The Butler Snow team was led by R. Barry Cannada, Selby A. Ireland and Benjamin W. Roberson and included other members from the Corporate and Securities Group as well as members from the Tax and Employee Benefits Groups.
