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Laura’s practice focuses on high-stakes crisis management, particularly where an investigation, government enforcement or litigation is possible. For over a decade, Laura has successfully defended individuals and companies in state and federal investigations, complex securities regulation matters and enforcement proceedings. Her clients have included hospitals and other healthcare providers, broker-dealers, national telecom providers, banks, fintech and cryptocurrency companies, food manufacturers, utilities, and oil and gas companies. Her representations have extended to parallel civil suits and to defending against allegations of wrongdoing in standalone civil litigations.Laura regularly counsels corporations and executives in sensitive internal investigations on subjects that have included securities and financial fraud, false claims, accounting irregularities, whistleblower allegations, sexual harassment and “Me Too” claims, misuse of corporate assets, corporate governance and control, kickbacks, conflicts of interest, and environmental crimes. Her representations also include defending executives who find themselves as the subject of such an investigation. Laura’s clients rely on her business and financial experience. Prior to attending law school, Laura received her CPA license in New York while working for a “Big 4” accounting firm, allowing her to advise clients on a broader range of financial issues and giving her a deep understanding of external auditors processes and requirements. Laura’s publicly traded clients depend on her to lead seamless interactions with their external auditors and rely on her understanding of nuances surrounding privilege issues that arise when preserving privilege while sharing legal information with auditors and regulators.Laura also is known for effectively collaborating with executives to identify and mitigate legal and reputational risk, without jeopardizing broader business goals. She regularly leverages technology resources to provide cost-effective representation in data- and document-heavy litigations and investigations. Laura excels at keeping her clients out of the courtroom and out of the public limelight.Specialties: White collar defense and litigation, government investigations, internal investigations, False Claims Act, qui tam whistleblower defense, corporate crime, SEC enforcement, securities and financial fraud, accounting irregularities, misuse of corporate assets, electronic discovery, sexual harassment and “Me Too” claims.