Karima Maloney

Practice Areas

White-Collar Defense | Independent & Internal Investigations | Energy | Commercial Trials & Litigation | Financial Services | Financial Services Investigations & Enforcement | Financial Services Litigation | DEI Enforcement Response Team | Data Centers | Sports Integrity Team

Career

A former federal prosecutor and highly effective courtroom advocate, Karima Maloney represents clients in commercial litigation, internal investigations, and white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions. With extensive state and federal trial experience, Karima excels in presenting complex facts to a jury and is sought after by clients facing high-stakes litigation.

Karima represents clients in various sectors, including energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology, among others. Recently, she represented a key defendant in the Astroworld Music Festival Multi-District Litigation in Texas state court and tried a case on behalf of a national Affordable Care Act healthcare insurer in Texas state court. Additionally, she represented an energy company in litigation stemming from Winter Storm Uri, and a liquified natural gas company in significant litigation pending in Texas state courts. Karima has also assisted clients in developing responses to new enforcement priorities issued in Presidential Executive Orders. This has included conducting compliance reviews and risk assessments of DEI programs and practices.

Prior to her transition to private practice, Karima served in the highly selective US Attorney General's Honors program for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and rose to the position of Deputy Chief of the Civil Rights Division's Criminal Section. During her 12 years with the DOJ, she handled high-profile official misconduct, human trafficking, and hate crime prosecutions across the United States.

Professional Memberships

Women's White Collar Defense Association

Federal Bar Association

National Bar Association

Diversity Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity