Sanjay Bhandari is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s White Collar and Investigations Practice. His practice focuses on government investigations, white-collar defense, and intellectual property litigation. He is a former federal prosecutor, a former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, and an experienced trial lawyer in criminal and civil cases.
Mr. Bhandari has conducted numerous internal investigations, created and reviewed corporate compliance programs, and defended many individuals and corporations in government investigations and enforcement proceedings. He has particular expertise in anti-corruption laws (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)), healthcare laws, and securities laws. He has also handled cases involving antitrust, environmental, money laundering, and tax issues, among others.
Mr. Bhandari’s intellectual property experience includes several copyright, patent, and trademark trials, and numerous litigated cases in a wide range of industries, including chemicals, memory chips, medical and dental devices, software, and television broadcasts