Sarah E Walters

Practice Areas

Partner Sarah Walters is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement and compliance matters and complex civil litigation. In addition to both criminal and civil trial work, Sarah has substantial experience conducting internal investigations and representing clients in securities, healthcare and other government enforcement matters. She also assists companies in developing compliance policies and training programs.

Sarah represents companies and individuals in criminal and civil investigations involving all types of alleged financial fraud, including honest services or commercial fraud, accounting and disclosure issues and public corruption. She conducts independent investigations on behalf of Audit and other Board committees and has handled criminal and civil healthcare matters for hospital systems, medical device manufacturers and electronic health record providers, including in connection with alleged violations of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and matters arising under the Stark law.

Sarah has particular expertise in advising companies on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She also works with companies to design, implement and audit compliance programs consistent with the U.S. Department of Justice’s, and other relevant, guidance.

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Work Highlights

Defends a broad spectrum of organizations, including accounting firms, publicly traded companies, and healthcare providers and systems in connection with civil and criminal government investigations and related litigation

Represented Audit Committee of major publicly traded company in investigation concerning alleged accounting fraud and handled related inquiries by the Securities & Exchange Commission, which terminated its investigation without bringing any claims