Kathleen Hamann is an internationally recognized authority in the field of white collar enforcement and compliance matters. Drawing on her nearly 20 years of service to the federal government, in roles at the US Department of Justice and Department of State, Kathleen helps clients navigate the complexities of U.S. and transnational criminal liability and multijurisdictional government investigations.
Since returning to private practice, Kathleen has represented clients in a number of transnational matters, conducting global risk assessments, designing compliance programs, and addressing multijurisdictional investigations that required navigation of conflicting national laws. She also represents a number of clients in enforcement actions by the multilateral development banks, proceedings conducted under principles of international law. She also serves as an international compliance consultant for the African Development Bank.
While at the Department of Justice, Kathleen successfully prosecuted many high-profile criminal matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and designed and implemented the first FCPA self-monitorships and hybrid monitorships. Her casework as a prosecutor across a broad range of countries and industries included the design and negotiation of the first-ever simultaneous settlement by the DOJ, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the UK Serious Fraud Office.
Appointed as the DOJ’s international policy counsel on anticorruption in 2010, she represented the Department at the multinational Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Working Group on Bribery, where she played a key role in its evaluation of bribery law in Canada and the UK, and was invited to advise Chile on its corporate criminal liability statute. Kathleen was recognized for her outstanding work at the OECD by receiving the Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, the Criminal Division’s highest award for employee performance.
Prior to joining the DOJ, Kathleen served as a Foreign Service Officer for the US Department of State, where she provided additional international exposure to a variety of jurisdictions, including Latin America and Germany. As the deputy director of anticorruption and governance initiatives in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, she developed and negotiated a range of international policies and commitments to combat international and transnational crime.
With her extensive international experience, Kathleen’s global perspective on white collar enforcement, compliance, and policy issues allows her to provide skilled representation to clients around the world, and to assist in developing robust, efficient, and integrated compliance systems.
Before joining Pierce Atwood, Kathleen was a partner in the Washington, DC office of White & Case LLP.
Kathleen speaks and writes regularly on issues such as anticorruption, the FCPA, multijurisdictional and international investigations, and conflict of laws. She is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law.
Latest Legal and Business Bylines From Kathleen M. Hamann
- Chat with Caution: The Growing Data Privacy Compliance and Litigation Risk of Chatbots - (Posted On Wednesday, October 11, 2023)
- COVID-19: Comfort Zones - New England Heading Toward Full Reopening and Relaxed Mask Requirements - (Posted On Thursday, May 20, 2021)
- Massachusetts Relaxes Outdoor Mask Requirement and Announces Future Rollback and Lifting of Business Restrictions - (Posted On Friday, April 30, 2021)
- COVID-19: Comfort Zones - Overview of Business and Social Restrictions in New England - Updated March 31 - (Posted On Thursday, April 22, 2021)
- Crossing State Lines: Interstate Travel in New England During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Updated March 31 - (Posted On Friday, April 02, 2021)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Advancing to Final Reopening Phase - (Posted On Friday, February 26, 2021)
- Searching for Shells: New Federal Law Requires Privately-Held Companies to Disclose Ownership - (Posted On Wednesday, January 13, 2021)
- COVID-19: Quick State by State Reference Tool Regarding Reopening in New England States - Updated January 4 - (Posted On Monday, January 04, 2021)
- As COVID-19 Rates Spike in the Cold, Enforcement is Taking Off the Gloves - (Posted On Wednesday, December 23, 2020)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Issues New Business and Gathering Restrictions Effective December 13 - (Posted On Thursday, December 10, 2020)
The National Law Review recognizes several Pierce Atwood LLP authors as 2021 Go-To Thought Leaders for their contributions regarding New England COVID-19 Legislation updates. The authors wrote about New England business restrictions, Maine COVID-19 tax changes, New England Travel, Massachusetts reopening rules and much more. Authors include Kathleen M. Hamann, Suzanne King, Melanie A. Conroy, Sarah R. Remes, Mark B. Rosen, Andrea Cianchette Maker, Stephen J. MacGillivray, Jonathan Block, Olga J. Goldberg, Robert B. Ravenelle, Kris J. Eimicke, Newell A. Augur, and Ann R. Robinson.