With its experience navigating cross-border matters, Arnold & Porter is well equipped to advise companies as well as executives on complex investigations into allegations of corruption and bribery. The team is co-chaired by Amy Jeffress and Marcus Asner who are based in Washington DC and New York respectively. Asner often advises on cases concerning health care fraud and cybercrime, while Jeffress is skilled at advising individuals on matters relating to FCPA violations. Based in New Jersey, Paul Fishman has a wealth of experience assisting clients facing allegations of political corruption, securities fraud, environmental crimes, and money laundering. Practicing in Washington DC, Soo-Mi Rhee is a further standout lawyer who regularly advises major companies on both criminal and regulatory investigations. The team in Houston is strengthened by addition of Allissa Pollard who joined from DLA Piper LLP (US) in June 2023.

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Key clients

  • AbbVie
  • AECOM
  • AstraZeneca
  • BAPS
  • Bayer and Merck
  • CUNY Hunter College
  • Eli Lilly & Co.
  • Fluor Corporation
  • Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
  • KBR
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
  • Performant Recovery, Inc.
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Sotheby’s
  • Ahmed Nouri
  • Andrew Dowd
  • Andy Mills
  • Anne Sacoolas
  • Fernando Silva
  • James Velissaris
  • Leila Vespoli
  • Lisa Page
  • Ravi Chermala
  • Scott Carpenter
  • Soichiro Moro
  • Yitzchok Kurtzer

Work highlights

  • Represented Sotheby’s in an investigation stemming from a major art fraud case, which resulted in no prosecution for the client.
  • Represented Lisa Page, a former senior FBI attorney, in investigations by the DOJ Office of Inspector General regarding the FBI’s investigations of the Clinton email server and Russian interference in the U.S. election.
  • Representing Leila Vespoli, the former Chief Legal Officer of FirstEnergy Corp., in ongoing criminal investigations by the SDOH U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office regarding allegations of public corruption.  

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marcus Asner, Amy Jeffress

Other key lawyers

Baruch Weiss, Michael Rogoff, Craig Stewart, Michael Krouse, Valarie Hays, Paul Fishman, Soo-Mi Rhee, Allissa Pollard