Leah Moushey

Practice Areas

Anti-Money Laundering

Business and Human Rights

Economic Sanctions & Export Controls

FCPA & International Anti-Corruption

Global Compliance & Risk Management

Internal Investigations

MDB/World Bank Investigations & Sanctions Proceedings

White Collar Defense

Anti-Terrorism Act/Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Latin America

Africa

Career

Leah's practice focuses on internal and government investigations, regulatory defense, and compliance advice on a range of issues, including foreign bribery, money laundering, sanctions and export controls violations, and fraud. She has counseled clients in the context of multi-jurisdictional internal and government-facing investigations, pre- and post-initial public offerings (IPOs), compliance audits, third party due diligence, and M&A due diligence. Leah has extensive experience advising clients across various industries but devotes a substantial portion of her practice to representing companies in the technology and fintech sectors.

Leah has particular experience in counseling clients on issues arising in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, having lived and worked in both regions. She is fluent in Portuguese and proficient in Spanish.

Prior to law school, Leah lived in Maputo, Mozambique, where she interned at a non-governmental organization, focusing on issues related to gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS. During law school, Leah served as a legal extern in the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division's Fraud Section, a legal intern at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and an extern at the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project.

Languages Spoken

Spanish

Portuguese

Education