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Wick Sollers chairs our firmwide Government Matters practice. He specializes in high-profile investigations and litigation, defending companies and individuals in pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, and cross-border matters in particular. Recognized by Chambers USA for his reputation as a “first-class” and “really terrific” defense lawyer who has an “incredible touch with clients,” Wick has represented President George H.W. Bush in two Independent Counsel investigations and coach Joe Paterno and his estate in litigation against the NCAA, as well as multiple companies, CEOs, CFOs and other top executives under investigation by federal and state law enforcement agencies. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Wick has tried and argued cases in federal courts across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Wick has conducted numerous internal investigations and counseled clients on a variety of disclosure and governance issues. He represents pharmaceutical clients and healthcare providers in investigations conducted by multiple state attorneys general. He also counsels clients on preventive measures to avoid litigation and government investigations, and has worked with numerous companies to create and refine compliance programs.
In addition, Wick's experience includes accounting fraud defense, grand jury practice, criminal environmental matters, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering cases, internal corporate investigations, representation before congressional committees, federal criminal trials and appeals, and general civil litigation, including qui tam cases.
Before entering private practice, Wick served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, and later as Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Investigations.
Wick has been recognized numerous times by clients, peers, industry experts and publications. Most recently, Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defense 2017, a guide to the world’s leading white-collar lawyers, selected Wick for his defense of corporate clients as well as individuals. Chambers USA, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Legal 500, Best Lawyers and LawDragon 500 also have praised Wick for excellence in white-collar criminal defense. Wick also was named an LMG Life Science Star in 2012–2016, as well as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation.
J.D., University of Maryland, with honors
A.B., Princeton University
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Law Clerk, Hon. Norman P. Ramsey, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
American Bar Association
American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002
The District of Columbia Bar
October 23, 2020
GIR Names King & Spalding to List of Top 30 Global Investigations Firms for Sixth Year
October 15, 2020
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
June 30, 2020
Daniel Sale, Wick Sollers and Mark Jensen counsel former Indivior CEO Shaun Thaxter's plea in an opioid case
Argued Leocal v. Ashcroft before the United States Supreme Court, challenging the scope of a federal criminal statute that defies "crimes of violence" for which a lawful permanent resident may be removed from the U.S. The court, in an opinion authored by Chief Justice Rehnquist, issued a unanimous 9-0 decision, reversing the Eleventh Circuit, in a complete victory for Wick's client.
Along with this partner, Steve Cowen, obtained the full acquittal of their client, the former Controller of Qwest, in a nine-week highly publicized trial in federal court in Denver, Colorado. The acquittal was the first in a high-profile case of this nature since the Enron scandal broke.
Obtained an acquittal in a six-week trial in federal court in Maryland on three of four counts charging an executive of a medical device manufacturer with fraud in the filing of 510(k) applications with the FDA. The remaining false statement count, on which the defendant was convicted, was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit after he argued the case. The case was ultimately dismissed with prejudice by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the client fully exonerated.
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June 26, 2019
DOJ Focuses on Company Culture in Updated Guidance on Corporate-Compliance Programs
February 5, 2019
Cryptocurrency Crackdown
October 23, 2020
GIR Names King & Spalding to List of Top 30 Global Investigations Firms for Sixth Year
October 15, 2020
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
June 30, 2020
Daniel Sale, Wick Sollers and Mark Jensen counsel former Indivior CEO Shaun Thaxter's plea in an opioid case
Argued Leocal v. Ashcroft before the United States Supreme Court, challenging the scope of a federal criminal statute that defies "crimes of violence" for which a lawful permanent resident may be removed from the U.S. The court, in an opinion authored by Chief Justice Rehnquist, issued a unanimous 9-0 decision, reversing the Eleventh Circuit, in a complete victory for Wick's client.
Along with this partner, Steve Cowen, obtained the full acquittal of their client, the former Controller of Qwest, in a nine-week highly publicized trial in federal court in Denver, Colorado. The acquittal was the first in a high-profile case of this nature since the Enron scandal broke.
Obtained an acquittal in a six-week trial in federal court in Maryland on three of four counts charging an executive of a medical device manufacturer with fraud in the filing of 510(k) applications with the FDA. The remaining false statement count, on which the defendant was convicted, was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit after he argued the case. The case was ultimately dismissed with prejudice by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the client fully exonerated.
See more
June 26, 2019
DOJ Focuses on Company Culture in Updated Guidance on Corporate-Compliance Programs
February 5, 2019
Cryptocurrency Crackdown
October 23, 2020
GIR Names King & Spalding to List of Top 30 Global Investigations Firms for Sixth Year
October 15, 2020
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
June 30, 2020
Daniel Sale, Wick Sollers and Mark Jensen counsel former Indivior CEO Shaun Thaxter's plea in an opioid case
J.D., University of Maryland, with honors
A.B., Princeton University
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Law Clerk, Hon. Norman P. Ramsey, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
American Bar Association
American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002
The District of Columbia Bar