Joshua C. "Josh" Sharp

About Joshua

Josh Sharp is a Boston-based partner in Nixon Peabody’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice group. He represents corporations and individuals in government investigations, regulatory inquiries, and complex civil and criminal litigation. What do you focus on? I assist clients with internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, grand jury matters, and criminal defense. I also litigate civil matters in state and federal courts. Financial Institutions Investigations I represent banks and broker-dealers in investigations by the Department of Justice, the SEC, FinCEN, and FINRA. I have substantial experience with the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN’s anti-money laundering regulations. Health Care, Life Sciences and False Claims Act Litigation I represent life sciences companies and health care providers in both internal matters and Department of Justice investigations. I have significant experience with the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback statute and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Corporate Immigration Investigations I represent clients in corporate immigration investigations by the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and State. I have been involved in some of the most significant investigations in this space. Civil Litigation In addition to my investigations work, I regularly represent clients in state and federal courts in business litigation matters. I recently obtained dismissal with prejudice of a $3 billion RICO lawsuit filed in the District of Massachusetts.

Practice Areas

Education

• Harvard University, J.D.
• Harvard University, A.B.

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, Bar Association

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