Sharie Brown, Partner -DLA Piper
Sharie A. Brown is the chair of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance practice group and a partner in DLA Piper’s Litigation practice, based in Washington, DC. Ms. Brown represents multinational corporations and conducts internal investigations, audits and transactional due diligence worldwide in the areas of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), OFAC compliance and export controls, corporate ethics and compliance, World Bank procurement frauds, Economic Espionage Act (EEA) and USA Patriot Act anti-money laundering…
Gregory Bruch, Partner -Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Gregory S. Bruch is a partner in the Litigation Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Washington. Mr. Bruch represents public companies, audit committees and special committees, broker-dealers, hedge funds and asset managers, lawyers, and other institutions and individuals in connection with civil and criminal securities law enforcement, compliance and litigation…
David Debold, Partner -Gibson Dunn
David Debold joined the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in 2003. He practices in the Litigation Department, and is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law, Securities Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups.Since joining the firm, Mr. Debold has represented numerous individuals and businesses in a wide variety of matters, including: major SEC enforcement actions and investigations involving accounting irregularities, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act allegations, and books and records issues; large-scale corporate internal investigations for Fortune 50 companies…
Palmina M. Fava, Partner -Paul Hastings
Palmina M. Fava is a partner in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings, and a co-chair of the firm’s Global Compliance and Disputes practice. Ms. Fava conducts internal corporate investigations, drafts and implements corporate governance programs, and represents corporations and individuals in civil litigation and government investigations. Ms. Fava’s clients include publicly traded, privately held, and non-profit companies in the fields of technology; finance and banking; defense contracting; telecommunications and multi-media; drug, industrial, and consumer product manufacturing; hospitality; and insurance…
Larry Finder, Partner -Haynes and Boone
Larry Finder has extensive experience in government investigations, corporate compliance counseling, federal grand jury, trial practice, internal investigations and business crimes. He became U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas in February 1993. Larry’s reputation as one of the top attorneys in his field has been bolstered by his oft-cited studies on deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements co-authored with fellow Haynes and Boone Partner Ryan McConnell…
Paul McNulty, Partner -Baker & McKenzie
Mr. Paul J. McNulty joined Baker & McKenzie in 2007 after a long career of public service. He is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office, where he plays a key leadership role in our Firm’s Business Crimes and Investigations and Corporate Compliance and Risk Management practices. He brings deep experience and adds substantial value to our global team, which advises corporate clients on a range of compliance matters, offering comprehensive risk minimization strategies, internal investigations, development of creative solutions to potential problems and, when necessary, vigorous defense of corporate criminal and related civil litigation in a complex US and international legal environment…
Barbara Van Gelder, Partner -Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Barbara “Biz” Van Gelder is a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Litigation Practice. Ms. Van Gelder focuses her practice on white collar litigation and healthcare litigation. She regularly represents clients in congressional investigations, criminal fraud investigations, and qui tam, false claim, civil RICO, and employment litigation. She has counseled clients—including boards, audit committees, and management—on the development and implementation of internal compliance and ethics programs, the conduct of internal investigations, and Sarbanes-Oxley issues…
Alan Vinegrad, Partner -Covington & Burling LLP
Alan Vinegrad is a partner in the firm’s New York office and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Trial Practice Groups. His practice focuses on representing individuals, corporations and corporate board committees in a wide variety of criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, as well as in complex civil litigation. He has represented numerous clients in connection with investigations and prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the New York State Attorney General, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the Securities and Exchange Commission…
