, ▁Gra uer ▁is ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁representation ▁of ▁life ▁sciences ▁and ▁health care ▁companies , ▁in ▁particular ▁regarding ▁se cur ities ▁lit ig ation , ▁fra ud ▁lit ig ation , ▁government ▁and ▁regul atory ▁investig ations ▁and ▁internal ▁corpor ate ▁investig ations . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gra uer ▁will ▁also ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁in ▁confident ial ▁matters ▁involving ▁corpor ate ▁Special ▁Committee ▁investig ations . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁ ▁Gra uer ▁attended ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁with ▁Hon ors ▁in ▁Government , ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁degree ▁With ▁Dist inction . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁J . D . ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁Law ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Articles ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Review ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Co if . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Gra uer ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁handling ▁Special ▁Fra ud ▁Pro sec utions ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court , ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁California . ▁As ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney , ▁Gra uer ▁was ▁given ▁special ▁achiev ement ▁awards ▁by ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁In spe ction ▁Service , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁and ▁the ▁United