Kristen C. Kuan

• 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.

Kristen Kuan is a senior associate in Alston & Bird’s New York office and a member of the Litigation & Trial Practice Group.

Kristen focuses her practice on general commercial litigation. She has experience in a variety of complex commercial disputes, including litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, employment restrictive covenants, securities law, and structured finance actions in state and federal courts. She also represents individuals and corporations in various government investigations brought by the DOJ, HUD OIG, CFPB, and FDA. Kristen maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in domestic violence, child custody, and immigration disputes.

Kristen earned her J.D from George Washington University, where she was an associate member of The George Washington International Law Review and a writing fellow for the Legal Research and Writing Program. During law school, she was a summer honors law intern in the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission. She earned her B.A. in public policy and East Asian studies, graduating magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University.

Bar Admissions

• New York
• District of Columbia

Education

• The George Washington University (J.D., 2015)
• Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2010)

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