Geeta Malhotra

Practice Areas

Geeta Malhotra is an experienced white collar partner who focuses her practice on internal investigations, government enforcement actions, cybersecurity matters, and related complex civil litigation. Geeta has been described by clients as “an outstanding attorney” who “combines both intellect and practical counsel,” and is “very knowledgeable and very customer-oriented.”

Geeta has extensive experience conducting complex internal investigations on a variety of matters, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), fraud and bribery, privacy and wiretapping, economic espionage, accounting fraud, anti-kickback issues, and drug promotional practices. She defends individual and corporate clients before law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and various state attorneys general. In addition, Geeta conducts anti-corruption and compliance diligence in the corporate transaction context, counsels clients in the development of FCPA and other anti-corruption policies, and trains clients on anti-corruption policies, FCPA enforcement, and other investigation issues.

Clients also rely upon Geeta to navigate high-stakes cybersecurity and privacy matters, including data breach response as well as the resulting litigation and government inquiries that often follow. Geeta has served as on-call data breach counsel for clients across several industries, and has worked closely with forensic experts on issues relating to cybersecurity and privacy.

In the civil litigation context, Geeta’s practice includes representing clients in state and federal courts in matters involving, for instance, tort and consumer fraud claims, claims for trade secret misappropriation, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty.

Geeta is actively engaged in firm leadership as well as the civic and legal communities at large. She serves on the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and the Evaluation and Compensation of Associates Committee. Geeta is also a 2019 Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) and a Board Member of the Better Government Association (BGA). She also previously served as the co-chair for the American Bar Association’s Criminal Litigation Committee for the Section of Litigation.