Angela M. Papalaskaris

Angela Papalaskaris is a partner in Brown Rudnick’s White Collar Defense &amp; Government Investigations Practice Group. She focuses on a broad range of sensitive matters, with particular attention on internal investigations, SEC regulatory defence matters, and DOJ and other cross-border government inquiries and enforcement actions. She has extensive experience in FCPA and anticorruption matters.<br><br>Over the span of her career in private practice, Angela has advised a wide variety of foreign and domestic clients, including public corporations, privately held companies, board committees, and individual executives in high-stakes matters relating to the FCPA, OFAC sanctions regulations, insider trading laws, as well as securities, accounting, healthcare and financial fraud. She frequently counsels clients in connection with whistleblower allegations, crisis management, compliance, and corporate governance matters. Angela also has substantial experience in litigating and defending her clients in the complex cases that typically follow and stem from government allegations of fraud.<br><br>A short list of Angela’s notable matters include the representation of:<br><br>- Mark Cuban during a three-week trial in connection with SEC allegations that Mr. Cuban committed insider trading, prevailing on all charges.<br>- The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, as Claims Counsel, charged with responsibility for investigating and pursuing potential litigation claims arising out of the fiscal debt crisis of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.<br>- The former Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Board of a Russian telecommunications company in connection with DOJ investigation into alleged violations of the FCPA. Several witnesses in connection with a grand jury investigation into allegations of fraud, money laundering and FCPA violations.<br>- A multinational oil and gas company and certain of its subsidiaries in the defence and resolution of FCPA investigation by the DOJ and SEC.<br>- An international energy company and its subsidiary in connection with allegations of FCPA violations in Central Asia. The DOJ and SEC took no action against the client.<br>- A major computer software company in connection with allegations of FCPA violations in China. The DOJ and SEC took no action against the client.<br>- A senior corporate banking executive in a multinational anticorruption probe over industry-wide practice of hiring the sons and daughters of Chinese officials by leading financial institutions.<br>- A Japanese corporate executive with respect to allegations of anti-trust and FCPA violations.<br>- A Dutch banking executive with respect to allegations of OFAC violations.<br>- A Swiss-based bank in connection with an investigation by the DOJ and IRS involving allegations that bank assisted US taxpayers in committing tax fraud through use of undisclosed offshore accounts.<br>- Numerous hedge fund and investment managers in connection with investigations of alleged insider trading.<br>- Numerous audit committees in connection with internal investigations of whistleblower fraud-related allegations, several of which also involved related SEC investigations and/or litigation by private shareholders.<br>- A multinational insurance and financial services company in connection with civil litigation and multijurisdictional regulatory investigations involving allegations of bid-rigging in the insurance industry.