Focus Areas
- White Collar Investigations
- Government Investigations
- Workplace Investigations
Erica conducts timely and custom-fit investigations, specifically tailored to the client's business needs. She recognizes that a robust internal investigation may best serve a client, particularly where it diffuses the need for litigation, negates the basis for criminal charges, or assists a client with meeting its business objectives or governmental affairs.
Erica also appreciates that companies, executives. and public officials are under increased scrutiny. When a white collar, government, or workplace investigation results in a civil, criminal, or regulatory action, Erica is formidable defense counsel. She will also strategize with your public relations team to diffuse hits to a clients' reputation.
White Collar Investigations
Erica specializes in internal investigations involving a wide range of white collar matters.
- Bribery
- Money Laundering
- OFAC Sanctions Program Violations
- Health Care and Other Fraud
- Embezzlement
- Extortion
- Campaign Finance Violations
- Public Corruption
She also investigates any ethics and corporate governance issues that arise during the course of an investigation.
Erica is well-versed in the relevant law governing various white collar offenses.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)
- U.K. Bribery Act
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
Industry Experience
Erica has handled white collar internal investigations for multiple companies across different industries.
- Publicly traded Global Retail Company
- Multinational Pesticide Manufacturer
- Global Security and Aerospace Company
- Multinational Telecommunications Manufacturer
- Various Financial Institutions
Erica understands that businesses face distinct challenges that require a focused response. She conducts targeted investigations and provides custom-fit advice tailored to a client's specific needs.
Global Capabilities
Erica's investigations practice is global. She has substantial experience in five countries across North, Central, and South America. Erica spent considerable time in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Nicaragua, where she investigated alleged corrupt business practices, ethics violations, and other employee misconduct that implicated the FCPA. Erica has first-hand knowledge of the complex jurisdictional issues and parallel criminal or enforcement proceedings that could arise from cross-border investigations.
Government Investigations
Erica is uniquely leveraged to counsel and advise clients who are either the target of or a witness in a government investigation. Erica has a singular focus, to protect and advance her client's interests through creative strategies and intense advocacy.
Erica understands the complexities of dealing with municipal, state, and federal government agencies who have investigative, prosecutorial, or enforcement authority, She has first-hand experience with government enforcement strategies. She leverages this insight for the benefit of her clients Erica’s insight comes from her extensive experience with matters before the following agencies.
- U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Workplace Investigations
Erica also specializes in workplace investigations. She has extensive experience investigating a broad spectrum of labor and employment issues that may vex even the most conscientious employer.
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Claims
- Violence and Other Employee Misconduct
- Workplace Safety Issues
- #MeToo claims
- Whistleblower Allegations
- Fraud and Other Illegal Conduct
- Data Breaches
- Conflicts, Ethics, and Other Policy Violations
- Collective Bargaining Agreement Violations
For more than twenty years, Erica has provided a variety of employers custom-fit legal advice tailored to their specific business needs. Because of her strong labor and employment background, Erica is able to conduct complex and highly-sensitive workplace investigations for a broad range of clients, including municipalities, corporations, educational institutions, unions, government agencies, athletics conferences, non-profit organizations, and professional sports teams or leagues.
Erica conducts workplace investigations with a solution-driven approach. If the investigative findings warrant, she provides employers day-to-day counseling on how to mitigate circumstances that pose a risk of civil litigation, criminal prosecution, or regulatory oversight. Erica has counseled municipal officials, corporations, universities, and non-profit organizations, on a wide range of labor and employment issues.
- Artificial intelligence
- Executive-Level Hiring Processes
- Terminations
- Severance Packages
- Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Harassment
- Disability Accommodations
- Data Security
- Collective Bargaining
- Unfair Labor Charges
- Grievances
- Hiring Practices and Policies
- Background Checks
- Job Classifications
- Independent Contractors
- Wage & Hour Issues
- Pay Equity
- Compensation Studies
- Whistleblower Allegations
- Performance Management
- Post-Covid Work Policies
- Workplace Safety
- Workplace Violence
- First Amendment Issues