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Dentons
Lawyers
Judith Aron
- Phone+49 30 26473 261
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.dentons.com
Work Department
Compliance
Position
Judith Aron co-chairs the Global Compliance and Investigations practice, in addition to her appointment as co-head of the Compliance and Investigations practice in Europe and Germany. She advises clients in connection with all phases of compliance, investigations and remedial and enforcement actions and counsels global companies on how to prevent and detect violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other applicable anti-corruption laws. Judith helps organizations design, enhance and implement customized compliance programs, assists with third-party screenings, and advises on remediation efforts and other compliance obligations. She has conducted internal investigations involving issues in Angola, Germany, Portugal, Morocco, Russia, the CIS, Central and Western Africa, as well as South Africa. As a fluent French, English and Russian speaker, Judith has conducted internal investigations and remediation actions that include interviewing employees, and reviewing records in French and Russian, in addition to English.
Judith brings more than 10 years of international transactional corporate work to her investigation practice. She previously worked in Russia for nearly a decade, advising on complex cross-border joint ventures, M&A and divestitures across a range of industries including oil & gas, luxury goods, automotive, agroindustry and real estate, after qualifying as a New York attorney.
Judith is a founding member and Secretary of Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) Germany. She is a member of Dentons Women's Advancement Committee, focusing on advancing women lawyers and leaders.
Judith coordinates pro bono legal assistance to Kiron Open Higher Education, a non-profit EdTech organization providing an online learning platform for refugees worldwide and underserved communities in the Middle East and the Ohhh! Foundation which provides advice and tools to improve the health, awareness and wellbeing of teenagers and young adults.
Education
Attorney and Counselor-at-law, New York State, 2000
Registered as foreign lawyer, Berlin, 2015
Cornell University Law School, 1999, LL.M.
Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris I), 1998, DEA
Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris I), 1997, Maîtrise en Droit
King's College London, 1995, LLB