J.P. Hanlon is a partner in the firm's Indianapolis and Chicago offices and focuses his practice in white collar criminal defense, corporate internal investigations and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Hanlon regularly represents individuals and businesses in connection with grand jury investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, and investigations and enforcement actions conducted by other government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Defense and the Department of State. His recent engagements include representing companies and individuals in investigations involving alleged violations of securities, environment, antitrust, health care and other types of laws.

Mr. Hanlon regularly represents corporations, boards of directors, and audit and special litigation committees in conducting corporate internal investigations of allegations of fraud, violations of corporate policies and other types of misconduct. An experienced courtroom advocate, Mr. Hanlon has tried more than a dozen cases to verdict in U.S. District Court and argued numerous cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

As an adjunct law school faculty member and published author in the field of white collar crime, Mr. Hanlon has given legal commentary on white collar criminal matters on television and in print media.

Before joining Faegre Baker Daniels, Mr. Hanlon served five years as an Assistant United States Attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Indianapolis. As a federal prosecutor, he investigated and prosecuted violations of federal criminal laws, including fraud, embezzlement, tax crimes, criminal monetary transactions, firearms possession and trafficking, and violent crime. Mr. Hanlon began his legal career serving as law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr., U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division.

Pro Bono

• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals — Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana — Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
• Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis — Wrongful Conviction Clinic Advisory Committee

Honors

• Indianapolis Business Journal — Forty Under 40 Award, 2010
• Indiana Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2009-10
• Indy's Best and Brightest — Recipient, Law Category, 2008 

Professional Associations

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• American Bar Association — Criminal Justice Section (White Collar Crime Committee: Co-Chair, Sentencing Subcommittee)
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Association

Civic Activities

• Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis — Adjunct Faculty Member (Courses Taught — White Collar Crime)
• Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee — Board of Directors
• Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis — Board of Directors, 2007-10

Presentations

• "A White Collar Crime Re-enactment," co-presenter, Illinois CPA Society 2010 Fraud Conference, Chicago, November 11, 2010
• "Lessons Learned From Representing the Government and the Industry," co-presenter, Health Care Fraud & Abuse CLE, Federal Bar Association, Indianapolis, August 25, 2010
• "Immigration Law for Business and Employers: ICE Raids and Enforcement," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, June 26, 2009
• "White Collar Law Defense Strategies," West LegalEdcenter Webcast, Quinlan Publishing, December 30, 2008
• "I-9s, No Match Letter and Raids: How to Avoid Making the News," Indiana Manufacturers Association Seminar, Indianapolis, February 2008
• "How to Conduct an Effective Internal Investigation," Institute of Internal Auditors, Cincinnati, January 2008
• "The Thompson Memorandum: Why You Should Know What It Is and How It May Impact Your Business' Potential Future Criminal Liability," Indiana Manufacturers Association Human Resources Memo, November 2006
• "Managing Information in Government Investigations: A Primer on Compliance and Consequences," Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council, 2006
• "Hot Topics in White Collar Investigations and Prosecutions," Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council, 2006

Legal Updates

• "Expanding the Zones: A Modest Proposal to Increase the Use of Alternatives to Incarceration in Federal Sentencing," Criminal Justice, Vol. 24, No. 4, Winter 2010
• Punishing Corporate Crime: Legal Penalties for Criminal and Regulatory Violations, co-author with James T. O'Reilly, Ralph F. Hall, Steven L. Jackson and Erin Reilly Lewis, Oxford University Press, August 2009
• "Rethinking How to Respond to Government Investigations," co-author with Erin Reilly Lewis and Ralph Hall, Update Magazine, Food and Drug Law Institute, Issue 6, November/December 2008
• "Meeting with a New Client: The Initial Stages of Defense," White Collar Law Defense Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Preparing for Trial, Offering Evidence and Overcoming the Challenges of a White Collar Crime Case, June 2007