Practice area 01
White-Collar Defense / Government & Grand Jury Investigations
Costello defends individuals, professionals, and businesses in federal and state white-collar government investigations, grand jury matters, enforcement actions, and related criminal and civil proceedings.
The firm has decades of experience across matters involving fraud, health care, securities, cybersecurity, tax, false claims, kickbacks, employment-related allegations, and industry-specific regulatory violations.
Your starting point
- You received a subpoena, target letter, search warrant, or grand jury request.
- An investigator, prosecutor, or government attorney wants information or an interview.
- A regulator or agency has requested records or opened an investigation.
- You believe government scrutiny may be developing.
Where Costello starts
With the immediate government inquiry, its authority, deadlines, and potential exposure. Costello evaluates the response with any related criminal, civil, regulatory, licensing, or business consequences in view.
Practice area 02
Professional Licensing Investigations & Actions
Costello defends licensed professionals in investigations, complaints, disciplinary proceedings, and related matters before professional licensing boards, agencies, and commissions.
The firm has decades of experience helping professionals navigate high-stakes matters that may affect their ability to practice, maintain credentials, protect their reputation, or continue operating a business.
Your starting point
- A licensing board or agency contacted you.
- You received notice of a complaint or investigation.
- Your license or credential may be restricted, suspended, or revoked.
- Another legal matter may affect your professional standing.
Where Costello starts
With the licensing process, response requirements, and timing, while considering any related criminal, civil, regulatory, employment, or business issues.
Practice area 03
Complex Concurrent / Parallel Proceedings
Costello represents clients when the same conduct gives rise to multiple civil, criminal, regulatory, administrative, or professional licensing proceedings.
The firm has decades of experience leading and coordinating complex matters where decisions in one proceeding may materially affect another.
Your starting point
- A civil dispute is creating criminal or regulatory exposure.
- A prosecutor, agency, licensing board, and civil litigant are examining the same conduct.
- Statements, documents, or decisions in one proceeding may affect another.
- Multiple lawyers, agencies, courts, or decision-makers are now involved.
Where Costello starts
With the relationship among the proceedings and the decisions that must be made across them. Costello brings criminal, civil, regulatory, investigative, and trial experience to matters that cannot be handled effectively in isolation.
Practice area 04
Business & Employment Litigation / Dispute Resolution
Costello represents small business owners, businesses, executives, and professionals in commercial, employment, and other civil disputes.
The firm handles matters involving contracts, partnerships, employment claims, intellectual property, and disputes that may carry regulatory, criminal, licensing, or reputational consequences beyond the immediate lawsuit.
Your starting point
- A lawsuit, demand, or contract dispute is affecting your business.
- A partnership or ownership conflict threatens operations or relationships.
- An employment matter involves compensation, discrimination, harassment, privacy, restrictive covenants, or trade secrets.
- A civil dispute may attract regulatory or law-enforcement attention.
Where Costello starts
With the dispute already in front of you: what is being claimed, what is at risk, and what needs to happen next. Costello also considers whether the dispute creates exposure outside the civil case.
Practice area 05
General Counsel & Compliance
Costello advises select businesses on legal risk, compliance questions, internal issues, contracts, and decisions that may carry regulatory or litigation consequences.
The firm can provide focused counsel when a business needs experienced legal judgment without building a full internal legal function.
Your starting point
- Your business needs legal guidance before making a significant decision.
- A contract, policy, internal process, or compliance issue needs review.
- A regulatory or legal risk has surfaced before a formal dispute or investigation begins.
- You need outside counsel who understands both business operations and litigation risk.
Where Costello starts
With the immediate business decision and the legal risks attached to it, including whether an issue could develop into litigation, enforcement, licensing, employment, or other exposure.
Practice area 06
Criminal Defense
Costello represents individuals, professionals, and business owners facing serious state and federal criminal allegations, investigations, and charges.
The firm brings extensive defense and trial experience to matters where personal freedom, career, reputation, professional standing, or a business may be at risk.
Your starting point
- You have been contacted, searched, arrested, or charged.
- You have been asked to participate in an interview or investigation.
- A criminal allegation threatens your freedom, career, professional license, or reputation.
- You believe a criminal investigation may be developing.
Where Costello starts
With the immediate criminal exposure, the stage of the matter, and the next decision that must be made. The firm evaluates the case with trial in mind while also considering related professional, business, regulatory, or civil consequences.
