
Harv Anand is one of L.A. County’s most formidable white collar criminal defense lawyers and litigators. His achievements and experience have resulted in Mr. Anand being named a Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney and Top 100 Trial Lawyer. As a former federal prosecutor who is skilled at all phases of litigation, Mr. Anand can handle any case from investigation through trial and appeal. Mr. Anand has extensive experience working on complex and hard-fought litigations, consistently achieving positive results for clients.
Over the course of a decade, Mr. Anand served as a prosecutor in Los Angeles and New York City. In the Major Frauds section of the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, Mr. Anand investigated and prosecuted all stages of complex and large-scale white collar crimes, including bank fraud and mortgage fraud; securities fraud; mail and wire fraud; tax evasion; Ponzi schemes; embezzlement; conspiracy; money laundering; and identity theft.
In private practice, Mr. Anand uses his experience and knowledge to passionately advocate for clients and to protect their rights. Mr. Anand has broad experience in both criminal and civil matters. In the criminal arena, Mr. Anand has successfully represented individuals and entities in federal and state criminal investigations and prosecutions. For example, Mr. Anand worked on a team that obtained acquittal after trial of all federal criminal charges against a bank executive. In another case, Mr. Anand obtained dismissal of an elder abuse charge against a nursing home owner. On the civil side, Mr. Anand also has successfully represented clients in a variety of cases, including one in which a victim of complex fraud recovered $26 million through settlement.
Mr. Anand also is a former Certified Public Accountant. He is particularly skilled in using his combined legal and accounting knowledge in cases that involve financial issues, including financial and accounting frauds, tax evasion, Ponzi schemes, and embezzlement matters.