Kamil Shields
USA Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Provided by Kamil Shields
Practice Areas
White-collar criminal defense and regulatory investigations, Congressional investigations, internal investigations
Career
Kamil Shields is a partner in S&C’s Litigation Group. Her practice focuses on investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings involving public corruption and bank and wire fraud. Ms. Shields rejoined the Firm in 2019 from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Fraud and Public Corruption section. In her capacity as an Assistant United States Attorney, Ms. Shields served as lead prosecutor in 13 jury trials, investigated and indicted dozens of cases, drafted and argued procedural and substantive motions, worked with expert witnesses, and coordinated with victims of fraud and other crimes. Since returning to the Firm, she has counseled numerous financial institutions and public companies responding to subpoenas from the Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as requests from federal and state banking regulators. Ms. Shields has advised clients in connection with matters involving alleged violations of federal wire and bank fraud statues as well as the Bank Secrecy Act and the U.S. sanctions regime. She has also advised on corporate compliance programs relating to financial accounting, anti-money laundering and political lobbying controls. Finally, Ms. Shields has assisted clients with post-resolution reporting obligations, including cooperation following the entry of federal deferred prosecution agreements or guilty pleas.
Personal
Yale Law School, J.D., 2006; Harvard University, A.B., 2000
Chambers Review
USA
Kamil Shields is recommended for her expert representation of corporations in complex DOJ suits.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kamil is an extremely dedicated outside counsel who is always available and eager to achieve the best result for the client."
"Kamil is an extremely dedicated outside counsel who is always available and eager to achieve the best result for the client."
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