- Represented clients in the residential mortgage industry in investigations brought by the DOJ, HUD OIG, and CFPB.
- Counseled a mortgage servicing company in responding to a federal examination by the CFPB.
- Counseled clients on compliance with state and federal laws affecting lending and servicing activities, including revising corporate policies and procedures and developing training materials for employees.
- Counsel for individuals and corporations in numerous investigations conducted by the DOJ and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices involving allegations related to bribery, wire fraud, false statements, and tax evasion.
- Counseled companies on FCPA due diligence, including revising corporate policies and procedures and developing anticorruption training for employees.
- Counsel to a pharmaceutical company in a criminal investigation involving potential violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. After an investigation that lasted more than a year, the DOJ and FDA declined to pursue any charges against the company.
- Defended a private, global consulting firm against claims of “raiding” and conspiracy to “lift out” a practice group and various claims of breaches of and interference with an array of restrictive covenants. The case was favorably settled just before jury selection.
- Counsel to a life settlements company in a case involving claims for breach of contract and fraud.
Senior Associate,
- Phone: +1 212 210 9565
- Email: kristen.kuan@alston.com
Kristen leverages her past experience at corporations and government agencies in venture capital, policy, compliance and enforcement for her clients' benefit. She helps companies stay out of litigation resulting from business operations and, when needed, helps them resolve commercial disputes.