Karen Hewitt
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Band 1
About
Provided by Karen Hewitt
Career
Karen Hewitt is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on defending companies nationwide in contested government enforcement proceedings and related complex litigation. Karen has successfully defended cases involving the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act and the Taft-Hartley Act. She also has defended companies in antitrust, trade secret and cyber matters. As a former United States Attorney, Karen has represented major companies on their most important matters involving internal investigations concerning highly sensitive topics, crisis management, legal strategy, compliance and "bet-the-company" litigation. She currently leads the defense of several companies in civil and criminal investigations and in complex business litigation. Karen is the Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's California region, which encompasses five offices and nearly 300 lawyers.
Chambers Review
USA
Karen Hewitt advises major companies on governmental and internal investigations, including notable expertise in FCPA-related matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is an elite lawyer with tremendous skills in understanding complex issues and in handling internal investigations."
"She's one of the most effective communicators and she has navigated some of most complex and high-level matters while in government, so she has the confidence of her clients."
"Karen is known for achieving high results and she has an extraordinarily effective manner in working with boards of directors."
"She is an elite lawyer with tremendous skills in understanding complex issues and in handling internal investigations."
"She's one of the most effective communicators and she has navigated some of most complex and high-level matters while in government, so she has the confidence of her clients."
"Karen is known for achieving high results and she has an extraordinarily effective manner in working with boards of directors."
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