Principal
Representative Matters
Investigations and Enforcement
- Investigated allegations of procurement kickbacks and nepotism on behalf of an airline
- Investigated corruption allegations on behalf of multinational firms, including investigations involving Angola, Argentina, Brazil, China, Iraq, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and several other jurisdictions
- Investigated allegations of patient abuse on behalf of a hospital
- Investigated alleged violations of International Traffic in Arms Regulations in Saudi Arabia
- Investigated alleged violations of anti-terrorism laws on behalf of a global conglomerate
- Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a bank in connection with an inquiry by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission into derivative benchmark rate manipulation
- Conducted internal investigations in connection with insider trading inquiries
- Conducted an investigation on behalf of the Council of the District of Columbia of then-D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry’s contract and grant award practices
Litigation
- Represented a former president of a foreign state before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in connection with an immunity claim
- Represented clients in securities fraud class actions
- Obtained summary judgment for a real estate investment trust in a $22 million fraud and fiduciary duty suit against a broker
- Obtained summary judgment for a class of real estate investors in a wrongful-takings case against the State of Maryland
- Obtained judgment for client in excess of $350,000 in commercial leasing discrimination litigation
- Represented independent directors of a company in a bankruptcy adversarial proceeding involving claims of breached fiduciary duties
- Represented a member of the “Norfolk Four” in habeas corpus proceedings and related civil rights matters
Compliance and Diligence
- Redesigned the global compliance risk assessment program for a publicly traded company with more than $60 billion in revenue
- Evaluated university’s whistleblower processes and aspects of the institution’s compliance function
- Developed a benchmarking tool for a space technology company consolidating regulators’ pronouncements on best practices in core compliance areas including anticorruption, antitrust, conflicts of interests, whistleblowing, internal reporting, sanctions, corporate governance, travel, gifts, meals, entertainment and ethics
- Assisted a privately held multinational publishing company in establishing and implementing a global compliance program by providing advice on structuring and staffing the function, drafting a code of conduct and preparing key policies
- Led anti-corruption diligence efforts for multiple companies in several transactions, including a $6 billion technology company acquisition, a $173 million food products company acquisition and a $130 million media company merger
- Performed global corruption risk assessment and developed anti-corruption policies and related materials for multi-national consumer products company
- Benchmarked Fortune 50 technology company’s compliance program against best practices in several key risk areas, including anti-corruption, antitrust, internal reporting, corporate governance and ethics
- Assisted a bank with assessing whether its products and services created risks of unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices
- Advised a company on reducing risks of money laundering violations to help facilitate a contemplated cross-border funds transfer
