Bio
Angelo Calfo, a former federal prosecutor, has a proven track record of litigating complex civil and criminal cases and successfully trying cases to verdict. For 20 years, Angelo has been ranked by Chambers USA, which reports that he “commands an impressive reputation as a masterful trial lawyer” and that peers view him as “extraordinarily talented for both white-collar and complex civil cases.” Angelo has represented numerous Fortune 100 companies and executives in a wide variety of industries, including in the energy, securities, transportation, healthcare, technology, and financial services business. Prior to co-founding Angeli & Calfo LLC, Angelo was a founding member of the law firm Calfo Eakes LLP in Seattle and a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. He also served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Western District of Washington and taught at the US Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute. Angelo continues to lecture frequently on trial practice, grand jury investigations, and legal ethics. Angelo has served as chairman of the board of directors of the Seattle-based Matt Talbot Center, a nonprofit drug and alcohol recovery center offering services to homeless men and women.
“Angelo is the first on most people’s list for white collar litigation…His expertise is really top notch.”
Chambers USA
Representative Matters
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Representation of refinery in grand jury investigation relating to alleged violations of consent decree reached under Clean Air Act.
- Appointed special deputy prosecutor for King County, Washington to prosecute police officer for murder and assault in the shooting death of an unarmed man during an arrest for disorderly conduct.
- A Seattle-based industrial plant owner in a Clean Water Act criminal prosecution arising from the release of high pH water to a sewer system
- A Fortune 500 chemical company and one of its managers in an environmental criminal prosecution alleging obstruction of justice and knowing endangerment under the Clean Air Act, arising from the company’s operation of a vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana
- Executives in separate federal grand jury investigations and related proceedings arising from the Deepwater Horizon fire and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
- An oil refinery executive in a federal criminal investigation of alleged Clean Air Act and worker safety violations arising from an explosion at a Washington refinery
- A hydropower project operator in criminal prosecution for alleged violations of environmental permits and alleged release of pollutants
- Numerous individuals in insider-trading investigations and prosecutions by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and US Department of Justice
- The president of an American Indian-owned Canadian cigarette manufacturing company in a federal excise tax evasion trial
- A financial advisor and best-selling author in a federal tax evasion trial involving transactions with charitable remainder trust
Whistleblower & False Claims Act
- A Fortune 100 technology services company in a False Claims Act lawsuit in connection with the sale of computer software and services to the US Department of Defense
- Numerous government contractors and employees in separate investigations into alleged billing fraud arising from contracts relating to Hanford Nuclear Reservation
- Numerous health care companies and physicians in False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback investigations relating to submissions for Medicare or private insurance reimbursement for medical services or equipment
- A Seattle pharmaceutical company in a False Claims Act investigation based on allegations of off-label marketing of cancer treatment and improper Medicare reimbursement
- A software company involved in developing electronic medical records technology in a False Claims Act prosecution relating to procurement of US Department of Commerce grant funds
- A transportation company in an investigation relating to bid-rigging on government freight-forwarding contracts
Complex Civil Litigation
- Numerous Fortune 100 pharmaceutical, technology, energy, financial, and consumer services companies in consumer protection lawsuits initiated by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office
- An online travel company in enforcement proceedings brought by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office relating to the city’s short-term rental ordinance
- Healthcare providers in a class action alleging negligence and breach of contract claims relating to billing for emergency room services
- National restaurant chain franchisors in class actions alleging antitrust claims arising from alleged anti-poaching agreements with franchisees
- A Fortune 500 technology services company in an action brought by a competitor relating to alleged breach of restrictive covenants in hiring the competitor’s former executive
- A pharmaceutical conglomerate in multiple product liability matters alleging personal injury arising from the use of pelvic mesh devices
- A Northwest gasoline pipeline company (a joint venture of three publicly traded energy companies) in a $500 million business interruption lawsuit brought by a refinery arising from a major gasoline spill
- An online travel website in a breach of contract action brought by a commercial real estate firm seeking compensation for work performed in acquisition of company’s Seattle campus
- An online travel website in a civil RICO class action alleging consumer protection and other violations arising from “taxes and fees” charges for online travel bookings