![Jessica Case Watt, Ballard Spahr, Deleware attorney, Commercial Litigation, Mortgage Banking, Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation](https://www.natlawreview.com/sites/default/files/styles/author_profile/public/images/case_jessica_1.jpg?itok=exrZUMmw)
Jessica Case Watt is an associate in the Litigation department. Ms. Watt practices complex commercial litigation, with experience in cases involving breach of contract, fraud, and disputes related to lending and finance agreements. She has experience representing commercial lenders in pursuing foreclosure actions to judgment and sale in the State of Delaware.
Ms. Watt practices corporate litigation, including matters of corporate control, corporate governance, statutory and contractual disputes, statutory demands for inspection of corporate books and records, and breach of fiduciary duties.
Ms. Watt has experience assisting clients with white collar criminal defense including conducting internal investigations, responding to subpoenas for documents and testimony, cooperating with ongoing investigations, and making presentations to the U.S. Department of Justice prior to indictment. Ms. Watt's white collar practice includes matters involving allegations of health care fraud and violations of the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark law, and Anti-Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act among other fraud and regulatory offenses.
Ms. Watt has litigated cases in federal and state courts, including the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the Delaware Supreme Court, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the Delaware Superior Court.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jessica Case Watt
- Two Former Venezuelan Officials and Energy Executives Indicted as DOJ Continues to Use Money Laundering Charges to Combat Foreign Corruption - (Posted On Wednesday, July 03, 2019)
- Former Danske Bank CEO Charged by Danish Prosecutors in Connection with Massive Money Laundering Scandal - (Posted On Wednesday, May 08, 2019)
- The House Financial Services Committee Releases Proposed Legislation to Codify BSA/AML Reform Initiatives - (Posted On Friday, March 15, 2019)
- FinCEN Director’s Remarks Highlight AML Regulatory Reform Efforts - (Posted On Thursday, February 07, 2019)
- Danske Bank CEO Resigns on Heels of Report Detailing an Astounding $234 Billion in Suspicious Transactions in Money Laundering Scandal - (Posted On Thursday, September 20, 2018)
- Unlicensed Bit Coin Exchange Operator Sentenced to One Year and a Day for Attempted Money Laundering in Undercover Sting Operation and Failure to Register with FinCEN - (Posted On Tuesday, July 24, 2018)
- FFIEC Manual Incorporates Beneficial Ownership Rule and CDD Requirements - (Posted On Friday, May 18, 2018)
- FINCEN Advises That Participation in a Foreign Tax Regularization Program By Itself Does Not Trigger SAR Filing Obligation - (Posted On Tuesday, March 13, 2018)
- Labor Department Hits the Brakes on Class Actions by Interns - (Posted On Tuesday, January 09, 2018)
- EU Adopts Regulations Increasing Transparency in Virtual Currency Trading to Combat Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, and Terrorism Financing - (Posted On Wednesday, December 20, 2017)