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Linda X. Shi

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Global Investigations & White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations

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Linda Shi is a Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner in Mayer Brown's Chicago office. Linda represents national and multinational corporations in complex federal white collar and regulatory defense and internal investigations, as well as in complex litigation in federal and state courts.

Linda’s white collar and investigations experience spans a wide range of industries and subject areas. She has represented corporate and individual clients in investigations led by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the US Department of the Treasury, and state attorneys general. These investigations have involved a range of substantive areas, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the False Claims Act (FCA), fraud, sanctions, and consumer protection.

Expérience

Investigations and Enforcement

  • Represented a publicly traded manufacturing company in a DOJ and SEC FCPA investigation involving alleged conduct in China and elsewhere. Conducted interviews in Mandarin Chinese and worked with local Chinese counsel on the interaction of various Chinese laws (including Chinese blocking statute, as well as Chinese employment and state secret laws).
  • Represented public companies in SEC and other regulatory investigations.
  • Represented accounting firms in PCAOB investigations.
  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in a multistate attorneys general consumer fraud investigation.
  • Represented a private equity portfolio company officer in a parallel DOJ and SEC investigation of alleged securities fraud.
  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in OFAC investigation relating to product sales to Iran.
  • Represented a publicly traded UK construction company in internal investigation involving allegations of bribery involved with the building of a hospital in Morocco.
  • Represented a hospital in an investigation involving alleged false submissions in its cost report.
  • Represented a charter school operator in an internal investigation involving alleged improper payment by a third-party vendor.

Formation

  • The University of Chicago Law School, JD, with honors
    Book Review & Essays Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review
  • Yale University, BA, cum laude

Inscription au Barreau

  • Illinois

Courts

  • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Langues

  • Anglais
  • Mandarin
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