Jennifer Loeb

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Jennifer Loeb is a Partner in Freshfields' Washington, D.C., and San Francisco offices, where she focuses on white collar criminal defense matters, global investigations, and complex and high-stakes civil litigation.

In particular, Jennifer defends multinational companies and their officers against allegations of securities and accounting fraud, antitrust violations, bribery/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, healthcare fraud and abuse, and more recently, alleged noncompliance with laws related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She has advised dozens of companies on DEI and workforce policy matters stemming from the Trump Administration’s executive orders on DEI, including conducting DEI risk assessments, triaging government certification inquiries, and preparing for potential investigations and other government inquiries. Jennifer also conducts internal and independent investigations related to alleged workplace misconduct, including #MeToo matters.

Additionally, Jennifer advises clients on compliance with the FCPA, US anti-money laundering laws, and US economic sanctions and export controls in cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, and venture capital.

Prior to joining Freshfields, Jennifer served as a senior Assistant United States Attorney in the specialized sex crimes unit of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she prosecuted cases in D.C. Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. As a federal prosecutor, Jennifer tried nearly 50 cases to verdict, drafted more than a dozen appellate briefs, and presented oral argument in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the D.C. Court of Appeals. Of note, Jennifer’s past work prosecuting sex crimes helped her develop the skills, specialized knowledge, and literacy on gender dynamics to confidently guide clients through complex and sensitive investigations into alleged workplace misconduct.

Jennifer previously worked as an associate in the Washington, D.C., offices of two international law firms. She also worked as a legal intern in the Office of the Counsel to Vice President Joseph R. Biden, and as an extern for the Honorable Marsha S. Berzon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.