Hartley M.K. West, co-chair of the Enforcement and Investigations practice group, is a high-stakes trial attorney with extensive experience in cross-border government enforcement defense and asset forfeiture matters. Ms. West frequently advises multinational corporations, privately held companies, and executives facing investigations into alleged violations of fraud, corruption, trade secret, antitrust, sanctions, and money laundering laws, particularly in the life sciences and technology sectors including cryptocurrency. She also conducts internal investigations and reviews on behalf of companies, their boards of directors, and audit committees, as well as representing clients in fraud-related civil litigations – including false labeling actions, securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits – and founder disputes. She has handled matters involving the US DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FTC, and numerous State Attorneys General, as well as government enforcement counterparts across Asia and Europe.
Enforcement and Investigations, Litigation, Asset Management Litigation/Enforcement, Business Litigation and Trials, Crisis Management, Securities Litigation/Enforcement, Complex, Commercial Litigation, Sustainability
