Brian Saulnier

Practice Areas

Brian Saulnier is a partner in the firm's global investigations, enforcement, and white collar practice group, resident in K&L Gates' Pittsburgh and London offices.

Brian’s practice focuses on internal corporate investigations touching on a variety of substantive areas, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the False Claims Act, and the UK Bribery Act of 2010. In connection with his investigations work, Brian advises boards, audit committees, special committees, and management on investigation into and defense of matters involving alleged criminal and civil fraud, including with respect to voluntary disclosure. Brian has conducted internal investigations in the United States, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He represents clients in these matters before the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as before various authorities outside of the United States.

Brian counsels clients regarding anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance and best practices, including on how to develop and implement an effective anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance program, as well as with respect to how to address compliance problems when they arise.

Among his most notable successes, Brian led a team that conducted an internal investigation and secured a rare SEC non-prosecution agreement and DOJ declination to prosecute Nortek, Inc.

Brian is recognized in Chambers USA for Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Pennsylvania. He has also been named in Who's Who Legal: Investigations every year since 2017, as a leading practitioner in cross-border internal investigations and related advice and counseling.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association

Anti-Corruption Committee

Business Crime Committee

American Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Publications

Co-Author, "Something’s Gotta Give: Navigating Auditor Inquiries in Investigations," Anti-Corruption Report (2-part series), 21 December 2022 and 4 January 2023; reprinted in Cybersecurity Law Report, Private Equity Law Report, Hedge Fund Law Report

"DOJ Announces Major Changes to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies," Westlaw Today powered by Reuters, 8 November 2021

"Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co.: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Its First Look at the Absolute Pollution Exclusion," Journal of Insurance Coverage, Winter 2000

Education