Claire Rajan

Anti-Corruption/FCPA | Campaign Finance & Political Law | Congressional Oversight & Investigations | Data Centers | Economic Sanctions | Energy | ESG, Climate & Sustainability | Financial Services | Government Affairs & Public Policy | Independent & Internal Investigations | Internet, Telecom & Media | Public International Law | White-Collar Defense

Claire's cross-border practice includes representing multinational corporate clients in investigations, including government-facing and internal investigations relating to corruption, fraud, sanctions, anti-competitive behavior, and procurement misconduct. She also represents clients in World Bank investigations.

She regularly advises clients on anti-corruption laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and political laws, which regulate how companies engage with government entities. Claire's experience includes cross-border litigation, federal and state government investigations, internal investigations, transactional due diligence, and compliance risk assessments.

Claire represents clients across various sectors, including technology, media, energy and infrastructure, financial services (banks, private equity, and asset managers), life sciences, real estate, and consumer goods.

Claire has extensive experience evaluating and enhancing corporate compliance programs, including advising clients during and after FCPA investigations to remediate and comply with self-reporting obligations regarding development of the compliance program. She also has in-house experience from multiple secondments to major global financial services providers.

Claire also advises multinational corporations and financial institutions on federal, state, and local regulations on campaign finance, pay-to-play, electoral engagement, lobbying, ethics, conflicts of interest, and gifts to public officials.

Prior to joining the firm, Claire was a Partner at another global law firm. Claire began her career at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) where she conducted litigation and investigations and served as counsel to Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub. Her FEC litigation experience includes matters at the United States Supreme Court, as well as various federal circuit and district courts throughout the United States.

Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Free Speech & Free Press Section of the Civil Rights & Social Justice Committee