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Sharie
A.
Brown
Partner
Co-Chair, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance Practice
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Sharie A. Brown is the chair of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance practice group and a partner in DLA Piper’s Litigation practice, based in Washington, DC. Ms. Brown represents multinational corporations and conducts internal investigations, audits and transactional due diligence worldwide in the areas of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), including the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program, UK Bribery Act, OFAC compliance and export controls, corporate ethics and compliance, World Bank procurement frauds, Economic Espionage Act (EEA) and USA Patriot Act anti-money laundering.
She comes to DLA Piper from Foley & Lardner, where she served as chair of that firm’s White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance practice. While at Foley, Ms. Brown was also a member of the Transactional & Securities and International practices. She was chair of the Litigation department’s Diversity Committee and served on the Litigation Program Committee and the Women's Network Steering Committee.
Before joining Foley, Ms. Brown was senior counsel at Mobil Oil Corporation, where she also served as the company’s ethics and compliance officer. She developed a worldwide ethics and compliance program, a code of conduct and employee training videos, as well as pamphlets on the FCPA, and Iran, Iraq, Cuba and Libya sanctions compliance. As Mobil's policy advisor in corporate planning and economics, she handled trade, tax and sanctions issues. Previously, Ms. Brown directed Mobil's state government relations in key states.
Prior to Mobil, Ms. Brown was an assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she handled tax, bank fraud and securities fraud cases. She was commended by FBI Director William Sessions, for her co-prosecution of a securities fraud RICO, among other enforcement agency commendations. Ms. Brown clerked for the Honorable Richard M. Bilby, United States District Court, District of Arizona.
Ms. Brown's memberships include the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), USA*Engage, OFAC Working Group, Iran Working Group, Georgetown Corporate Counsel Institute advisory board, ABA International Anticorruption Committee; ABA International Antimoney Laundering Committee; and the International Bar Association. She speaks at ABA, ACI, Compliance Week, CCI and DC Bar conferences, and has served on ABA and DC Bar programming committees.
Ms. Brown's writings and comments frequently appear in professional publications and the media. In March 2009, she was the subject of the "In My Opinion" interview featured in the National Association of Women Lawyers News. In May 2009, she was quoted in the Business World India article "A Legal Landmine" by Sreevalsan Menon, discussing the domino effect companies may experience when they face FCPA charges.
In May 2009, the National Bar Association's Greater Washington Area Chapter Women Lawyers Division honored her as a Distinguished Attorney at its 2009 Annual Networking Reception. GWAC was founded in 1974 by a group of African-American women lawyers in the District of Columbia metropolitan area to address community concerns with an emphasis on African-American women in the legal profession.
In July 2009, the Ethisphere Council named Ms. Brown to its list of 2009 Attorneys Who Matter, described by the Council as "the best and brightest in the legal field" who exemplify "the best public service, legal community engagement and academic involvement" and "help lead their companies to the top of the ethics and compliance world."
Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Pennsylvania
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Memberships
Publications
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Featured source in "UK Anti-corruption Drive has US Companies Sweating," reuters.com, July 15, 2011
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"A Comment On Proposals For Reform Of The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Criminal Successor Liability Restrictions," corporatecomplianceinsights.com, July 11, 2011
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"Companies Should Manage Impact of FCPA Probes on Key Stakeholders," The National Law Journal, June 6, 2011
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"Recommended FCPA Anticorruption Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence," FinancierWorldwide.com, April 2011
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Featured source in "FCPA Self-Reporting Still a Tough Sell," Law360.com, February 25, 2011
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Featured in "DLA Piper's Sharie Brown on the FCPA, UK Hype, and the Dark Empire," Corporate Crime Reporter, January 31, 2011
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Featured source in "The Uncomfortable Role of Chief Compliance Officer," CFOZone.com, June 25, 2010
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Featured source in "To Combat Overseas Bribery, Authorities Make It Personal," Wall Street Journal, October 8, 2009
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Featured source in "Lessons Learned From Latest FCPA Conviction," Compliance Week, October 2009
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"Identification of 'Red Flags' for Possible Violations of Key US Laws for Companies Operating Overseas," Corporate Compliance Insights, September 9, 2009
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"Legal Issues: Maintaining Compliance During the Turmoil," financialexecutive magazine, March 2009
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"US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Some Reasons Why Compliance Programs Still Matter," Compliance Week, August 2008
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Featured source in "Bribery is too much like hard work," Financial Times.com, October 16, 2007
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"The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Medical Device Industry," Thomson/West-Andrews Litigation Reporter, November 12, 2007
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Featured source in "FCPA Opinions on Hosting Foreign Officials," Compliance Week, October 16, 2007
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Featured source in "A New Dynamic in M&A Due Diligence," Financier Worldwide, December 2007
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"Practice Note: US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Program Tips," Complinet, November 28, 2007
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"The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Medical Device Industry," Andrews Litigation Reporter, Vol 14, November 12, 2007
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"Steps to an Effective Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Program," ABA Committee on Corporate Counsel Newsletter, Summer 2006 edition
Seminars
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Speaker, "FCPA Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence Trends," PLI Financial Services Industry Regulatory Compliance & Ethics Forum, New York, November 2, 2011
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Speaker, "Anticorruption, Ethics and Corporate Compliance Trends: FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and OECD," Litigation Counsel of America’s Fall Conference and Induction of Fellows, Boston, October 13, 2011
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Speaker, "Third Party Vetting: How to Conduct Effective Risk-Based Due Diligence to Minimize Corruption and Bribery Exposure," C5 Anticorruption Forum – Sub-Saharan African Edition, Cape Town, South Africa, September 22, 2011
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Faculty Member, "Anticorruption and Bribery: A Compliance Workshop for Global Business Success," FTI Consulting and Deep Blue Energy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 19-21, 2011
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Speaker, "FCPA Actions and New Compliance Guidelines: Are You Prepared?," Knowledge Group Webinar, August 25, 2011
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Speaker, "Anti-Corruption Due Diligence in M&A Deals in Emerging Markets," TRACE International Webinar, June 2, 2011
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Speaker, "International Compliance: Protecting Against Money Laundering, Bribery, and Other Activities Implicating FCPA, AML, BSA, OFAC," ACI Conference, New York, May 6, 2011
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Speaker, "FCPA, Antibribery Trends & Related Compliance Solutions," Kuwait Anticorruption Seminar, Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 5, 2011
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Speaker, "Facing the Music – How to Deal with the DOJ and Shareholders Over FCPA Violations," Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium, Washington, DC, March 31, 2011
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Speaker, "Negotiating in the Shadow of the FCPA," Business Development Academy Live Webinar, March 24, 2011
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Speaker, "Enforcement, The Sequel: Raids, Special Ops, and Undercover Miles at Your Doorstep," MCCA Conference, Chicago, March 16, 2011
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Speaker, "How to Pay a Bribe: Lessons in Circumventing Internal Controls," TRACE International, Washington, DC, October 20, 2010
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Speaker, "FCPA Compliance," 2010 TransPerfect Legal Solutions FCPA Luncheon, New York, October 14, 2010
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Speaker, "Transition Your Legal Career: Transition Strategies for Today's Lawyer," Corporate Counsel Women of Color 6th Annual Career Strategies Conference, New York, October 7, 2010
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Speaker, "Corporate Investigations - FCPA Compliance and India," US-India Business Legal Services Executive Committee Seminar, New Delhi, India, September 24, 2010
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Speaker, "Compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Required Due Diligence During Mergers & Acquisitions," 56th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 22, 2010
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Speaker, "Governance Implications of the FCPA Surge for Boards and Corporate Counsel," PLI Corporate Governance 2010 - A Master Class, New York, February 17, 2010
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Speaker, "Emerging Markets – Opportunities, Challenges and Obligations," Dow Jones/Ethisphere Global Ethics Summit panel, New York, February 23-24, 2010
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Speaker, "Conducting Pre-Transactional Anticorruption Due Diligence Including Pre-Merger/Pre-IPO," C5 European Forum on Anticorruption, Frankfurt, Germany, January 26-27, 2010
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Speaker, "FCPA Enforcement – A Year in Review and Future Trends," Bloomberg Law FCPA Conference, New York, December 17, 2009
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Speaker, "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," Practising Law Institute's Financial Services Industry Regulatory Compliance & Ethics Forum, New York, November 11, 2009
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Speaker, "Women Doing Business Overseas," National Association of Women Lawyers Fifth Annual General Counsel Institute, New York, November 6, 2009
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Speaker, "Out of Sight But Not Out of Mind - Ensuring FCPA Compliance When Using Third-Party Agents, Representatives and Distributors," at the PLI Conference High Tech - High Risk: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Implications for Technology Companies, Santa Clara, California, September 17, 2009
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Speaker, "FCPA, Antiboycott and Export Regimes," IPOA Conference on Export Controls for Defense Service Providers, Washington, DC, September 2, 2009
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Faculty Member, Two-Day Training Programme on Bribery and Corruption: Avoiding the Pitfalls in a Global Economy, Lagos, Nigeria, July 13-14 and 16-17, 2009
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Moderator, Anti-Corruption, Spotlight on Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in Europe, Paris, September 29-30, 2009
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Moderator, Dow Jones/Ethisphere Global Ethics Summit, Asia Challenges panel and Managing Third Parties Around the World panel, New York, February 4-5, 2009
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Presenter, General Counsel Roundtable, "Financial Crisis: Going from Survival to Success in Difficult Times," Strategies for Expected Fraud and Corruption Enforcement in 2009, Chicago, February 19-20, 2009
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Moderator, Georgetown Corporate Counsel Institute, FCPA Anticorruption panel, Washington, DC, March 12-13, 2009
Clerk Information
EDUCATION
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J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 1982
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M.A., University of Pennsylvania 1979
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B.A., University of Pennsylvania 1979
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EDUCATION
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J.D.,
Georgetown University Law Center
1982
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M.A.,
University of Pennsylvania
1979
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B.A.,
University of Pennsylvania
1979
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