Harvinder S. Anand - Pasadena, CA
Attorney at Anand Law Group, P.C.
White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyers in Pasadena, CA
301 N. Lake Avenue Suite 600 Pasadena, CA 91101
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20
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Experience
Pasadena White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 10/27/2026
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Reviewers consistently praise this lawyer's deep knowledge, honesty, and client-focused approach. Many highlight their ability to explain complex issues, provide excellent strategy, and aggressively represent clients, leading to successful outcomes like case dismissals. The lawyer is described as compassionate, ethical, and highly recommended for their diligence and preparedness.
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Areas of Practice
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Federal White Collar Crimes
- State White Collar Crimes
- Fraud Defense
- Representation For Plaintiffs
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Harv Anand, the founder of Anand Law Group, P.C., is a highly accomplished former federal prosecutor and trial attorney. Mr. Anand has approximately 19 years of legal experience, including approximately 10 years of experience as a federal and state prosecutor. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Anand’s extensive experience includes conducting more than 15 jury trials and prosecuting complex federal criminal cases from investigation through appeal.
Mr. Anand is also a former Certified Public Accountant. He is particularly skilled at using his combined legal and accounting experience to handle cases involving financial or accounting issues, including financial fraud, tax evasion, mortgage fraud, Ponzi schemes, and embezzlement.
Harv Anand is one of Los Angeles County’s most formidable white-collar criminal defense lawyers and litigators. His achievements and experience have earned him recognition as a Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer. As a former federal prosecutor skilled in all phases of litigation, Mr. Anand can handle cases from investigation through trial and appeal. He has extensive experience handling complex and hard-fought litigation, consistently achieving positive results for his 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, he investigated and prosecuted complex, large-scale white-collar crimes at every stage, including bank 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 protect their rights. He has broad experience handling both criminal and civil matters. In criminal cases, he has successfully represented individuals and entities in federal and state criminal investigations and prosecutions. For example, he worked on a team that obtained acquittals on all federal criminal charges against a bank executive following trial. In another case, he obtained the dismissal of an elder abuse charge against a nursing home owner.
In civil matters, Mr. Anand has successfully represented clients in a variety of cases, including one in which a victim of complex fraud recovered $26 million through a settlement. He also draws on his accounting background to handle cases involving financial and accounting fraud, tax evasion, Ponzi schemes, and embezzlement.
Anand Law Group, P.C., believes in passionately advocating on behalf of clients to protect their legal rights. With a demonstrated ability to analyze cases critically and strategically, the firm provides clients with representation by a highly skilled and respected Los Angeles white-collar crime attorney. The legal team at Anand Law Group is committed to providing personalized service tailored to each client’s legal needs and to preparing persuasive legal briefs.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers®, 2023-2027
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Listed, Who’s Who Legal, 2018
- 10 Best Attorney for Criminal Law in California, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2018
- Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2017-present
- Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers, 2017
- AVVO Clients’ Choice Award, 2017
- Recognition for Prosecutorial Efforts, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2010
- Recognition for Prosecutorial Efforts, U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, 2010
- Recognition for Prosecutorial Efforts, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2009
- Who’s Who Top Attorneys of North America
- AVVO 10.0 Rating
Other Sources of Feedback About Harvinder S. Anand
Included on the 2027 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1999
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: With High Honors
Law Journal: Public Contract Law Journal, Senior Managing Editor, 1997 - 1999
Non Legal Education
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Pace University, New York, New York, 1991
B.B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Public Accounting
Current Employment Position(s)
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Owner and Founder
Past Positions
- Partner, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, 2016-2017
- General Counsel, Westland Real Estate Group, 2013-2016
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, 2008-2013
- Counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, 2005-2008
- Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office, 2002-2005
- Associate Attorney, Clifford Chance US LLP, 1999-2002
Languages
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English (Primary)
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Hindi
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Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- Mock Trial Academy, AALRR, 2016
Representative Clients
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County of Los Angeles
Representative Cases
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Securities and Investment Fraud: Chang, et al. v. Ling, Case No. BC 677247, February 26, 2020. Outcome: Obtained summary adjudication and a judgment of $819,314.36 for one client, and summary adjudication and a judgment of $20,000 for a second client. Complicated Ponzi scheme and investment fraud.
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Commercial Real Estate: Amusement Industry, Inc. v. Stern, 2016 WL 6820744 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 10, 2016), adopting 2016 WL 4249965 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 11, 2016), November 10, 2016. Outcome: Obtained summary judgment for $13 million in a complicated fraud case.
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Business: Amusement Industry, Inc. v. BIR, February 1, 2015. Outcome: Obtained $26 million in a complicated case against a law firm.
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White Collar Crime: United States v. Thomas Mitchell, December 1, 2012. Outcome: Conviction. This former investment advisor was investigated and convicted for running a $15 million Ponzi scheme for more than a decade that defrauded over 50 investors out of their lifetime retirement savings.
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White Collar Crime: United States v. Rana Hunter, January 1, 2010. Outcome: Conviction. The defendant was convicted after trial of numerous charges, including using false identities while illegally selling human growth hormone and other substances smuggled into the United States.
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Trademark Infringement: Samick Music Corp. v. Gordon, et al., Case No. SACV 20-395-GW-JDEx (C.D. Cal. 2020), April 27, 2021. Outcome: Obtained a Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary Injunction, and Permanent Injunction. Represented the plaintiff in a matter involving trademark infringement, trade name infringement, unfair competition, cyberpiracy, and federal misappropriation of trade secrets.
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White Collar Crime: United States v. Bruce Karatz, April 15, 2010. Outcome: Conviction. The former CEO of KB Home was convicted after a six-week trial on mail fraud and other charges for backdating stock options and lying to external auditors.
Published Works
Articles
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Note, Competing Relators and Competing Objectives Under the False Claims Act: Barring Subsequent Claims, 28 Pub. Cont. L.J. 89 (1998) (Public Contract Law Journal). Topic: Whistleblower/Qui Tam. Analysis of the first-to-file requirement in the False Claims Act.
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“Retirees Get Justice After Ponzi Scheme, But No Money,” CNN.com (2011).
Bar Admissions
- California, 2006
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California, 2006 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Committee, 2017 - Present (Member)
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