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Fiona A. Philip
1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington DC 20004
+1 202.383.7482
+1 202.383.6610 (Fax)
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Partner
Fiona Philip is a Partner in Howrey's Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement and White Collar Criminal Defense practice group.
Ms. Philip is a former Enforcement Counsel to the Chairman of the SEC, and former Senior Counsel in the Financial Fraud Task Force of the SEC Division of Enforcement. In this capacity, she worked closely with the Division of Enforcement and Office of the General Counsel to create policy and guidance for SEC Enforcement staff and to ensure consistency in Commission policy. She also advised the Chairman on various rulemakings under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Investment Advisers Act and the Securities Act.
Ms. Philip represents corporations and their officers, directors and employees in government proceedings before the SEC, DOJ, FINRA and other law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies. Ms. Philip's practice includes representation in connection with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), insider trading, stock options backdating, and accounting and internal controls irregularities. She also assists management and boards of directors with internal investigations and advises public companies, exchanges, and financial services firms with Sarbanes-Oxley counseling and remedial measures related to securities laws issues.
Representative Highlights
- AIG credit default swaps. Representation of a former Vice President of Accounting Policy of AIGFP in government investigations related to AIG derivative products.
- FCPA investigation. Representation of several former and current employees of Fortune 500 oil and gas service companies in joint SEC and DOJ FCPA investigations involving transactions in Africa and the Middle East.
- Insider trading investigation. Representation of a former CFO of a banking institution involving tipper liability, resulting in no action being taken against the client.
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Admissions
- New York, 1999
- District of Columbia, 2005
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States Supreme Court
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (JD, 1999)
- Georgetown University (BA, 1995)
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