Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Latin America Team; Litigation

Alison handles government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and compliance and regulatory cases, with an emphasis on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters. She defends companies and individuals against criminal and civil investigations alleging violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act (FCA), and involving allegations of healthcare, tax, and securities fraud, and other business frauds. Alison also counsels clients on matters related to developing, implementing, evaluating, and auditing internal compliance and ethics programs.  Most recently, she represented Olympus Corporation of the Americas in connection with an FCPA investigation of Olympus’s sales and marketing practices in Latin America resulting in a deferred prosecution agreement and $22.8 million fine, announced March 1, 2016.  In 2014, Latinvex named her one of Latin America’s Top 50 Female Lawyers, and in 2016, Latinvex named her as one of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers.

Rutgers University, BA; Saint Peter's College, MA; Temple University, Beasley School of Law