Kara Brockmeyer

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Washington, D.C.

Tel: +1 202 383 8120

Overview

Kara Brockmeyer is a litigation partner based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. She is a member of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- A publicly traded software company in an SEC investigation involving revenue recognition and other accounting issues.
- A global engineering firm in an SEC investigation into potential corruption and accounting violations in Asia and Africa.
- A global manufacturing company in SEC and DOJ investigations into potential corruption issues in Southeast Asia.
- A global life sciences company in SEC and DOJ investigations into potential corruption issues in Latin America.
- The CEOs of several public companies in SEC and DOJ investigations.
- A major consumer goods company, a leading financial institution, global energy services firm, and other large clients in providing ongoing advice regarding anti-corruption compliance.
- A global insurance company in an investigation of compliance issues in Russia.
- A major pharmaceutical company in an internal investigation of a whistleblower complaint in Italy.
- A major financial services company in an internal investigation of a potential accounting issue.
- A private equity firm in an internal investigation of compliance issues in CIS country.
- The audit committee of a U.S. company in an internal investigation into a potential anti-corruption issue.
- A large private equity firm in conducting an anti-corruption and trade compliance risk assessment and review of compliance program.
- A major pharmaceutical company in an internal review of its compliance program.
- A German company in responding to a grand jury subpoena relating to trade sanctions.
- A global financial services firm in conducting anti-corruption due diligence for a transaction in China.
- Several major financial services firms in an internal review of their anti-corruption compliance programs.
- A major Swiss company in a DOJ investigation.
- A multinational energy company in an internal investigation into a potential anti-corruption issue.
- Multiple private equity firms in conducting anti-corruption and trade compliance due diligence relating to potential transactions and investments and compliance reviews for portfolio companies.

Education

University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
Williams College, B.A.

Kara Brockmeyer is a litigation partner based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. She is a member of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Strategic Crisis Response and Solutions Groups, where her practice focuses on representing companies and individuals in anti-corruption, fraud and related government investigations and internal investigations, as well as advising on deal due diligence and compliance matters.Since joining Debevoise in 2017, Ms. Brockmeyer has advised numerous public companies, senior executives and other clients in government investigations and internal investigations, with a particular focus on anti-corruption and accounting issues. Ms. Brockmeyer is ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA (2021), where she is praised for her “deep knowledge of the subtleties of FCPA work, great leadership skills” and her “great awareness of differences in business culture.” She is said to possess “enviable experience in major anticorruption investigations” and “expertise counseling clients on FCPA compliance programs.” Ms. Brockmeyer is also recommended by The Legal 500 US (2021) and by The Legal 500 Latin America (2021).Ms. Brockmeyer joined Debevoise after a seventeen-year career at the SEC, including five and a half years as the Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s FCPA Unit, where she directed a nationwide team of attorneys and forensic accountants investigating violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. During her tenure as chief of the unit, she oversaw more than 200 investigations, including many of the agency’s largest and most complex FCPA investigations. She was also one of the principal authors of the SEC-DOJ Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which is widely considered the definitive government-issued guide on the FCPA.Over her career at the SEC, including five years as an assistant director, Ms. Brockmeyer supervised more than 300 investigations, including leading and personally conducting major investigations in all areas of SEC enforcement, including financial reporting and accounting fraud, broker-dealer and investment adviser violations, and insider trading. Before joining the SEC, Ms. Brockmeyer was in private practice in Chicago, primarily focused on securities and complex commercial litigation.Ms. Brockmeyer earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude, where she was also Note Editor of the Michigan Law Review. She received her B.A. from Williams College, cum laude.Ms. Brockmeyer is a frequent national and international speaker and commentator on anti-corruption and cross-border issues. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the firm’s monthly FCPA Update newsletter, and is the vice-chair of the IBA’s Anti-Corruption Committee’s Structured Criminal Settlements Subcommittee. She is also co-chair of the DC Bar Association’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee.Kara Brockmeyer是本所华盛顿办公室的诉讼合伙人。她是职务犯罪和监管辩护以及战略危机应对和解决团队的成员。她的执业范围主要为代表公司和个人处理反腐败、欺诈和相关的政府调查和公司内部调查，以及就交易的尽职调查和合规事宜提供建议。Brockmeyer律师被《钱伯斯美国》（2020年）评为杰出律师，她因“在重大反腐败调查领域拥有令人羡慕的经验”和“就反海外腐败法合规项目向客户提供专业咨询”而受到称赞。 Brockmeyer律师还获得《美国法律500强》（2020年）和《拉丁美洲法律500强》（2021年）推荐。在于2017年加入德普律师事务所之前，Brockmeyer律师担任美国证券交易委员会（SEC）执法部门的反海外腐败法小组领导一职，领导一支由律师及法律会计组成的全国性团队进行对FCPA违法的调查。在任期间，她监督了由该机构进行的很多最大、最复杂的FCPA调查。她还是美国证券交易委员会-美国司法部出版的《反海外腐败法官方指导》的主要作者之一，该指导被公认为FCPA事务的权威官方指导。在其17年的SEC职业生涯中（其中5年任助理主任），Brockmeyer律师领导、并亲自进行了涵盖SEC各个执法领域的重大调查，包括财务报告，经纪人和投资顾问违法，以及内幕交易。她还是该机构跨境工作小组的创立者和共同领导。该纪律小组的主要任务是处理海外公司的会计欺诈行为。在于2000年加入SEC之前，Brockmeyer律师曾在芝加哥任私人执业律师，专注于证券和复杂的商业诉讼业务。Brockmeyer律师以二等优等成绩毕业于密歇根大学法学院，获法学博士学位；在校期间她曾担任《密歇根法律综述》的编辑。她以优等成绩于威廉姆斯学院获得学士学位。Brockmeyer律师经常就反腐败和跨境事宜发表演讲和评论。她是德普每月《FCPA快讯》（FCPA Update）的联合总编，目前还担任国际律师协会反腐败委员会“有组织刑事和解小组委员会”（Structured Criminal Settlements Subcommittee）副主席。她还是华盛顿律师协会的“券商监管与SEC执法委员会”（Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee）共同主席。