Sun-Diamond Growers of California
Respondent
Richard A. Hibey, Counsel of RecordSun-Diamond Growers is an association of agricultural companies in California. A jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia convicted Sun-Diamond of giving unlawful gratuities to Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction on March 20, 1998. Mr. Hibey heads the Washington, D.C., litigation practice at the law firm Winston & Strawn. He specializes in white-collar crime, antitrust matters, and corporate and Federal securities law. He was an adjunct professor at American University’s College of Law, where he taught for 13 years. Hibey…
