Brittany Prelogar

Partner

• bprelogar@steptoe.com
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Brittany Prelogar is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the International Department.  Ms. Prelogar’s practice focuses on internal and government investigations, anti-corruption compliance counseling, and international disputes.

Internal and Government Investigations

Ms. Prelogar has conducted internal investigations into alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, accounting and securities fraud, and other claims of misconduct by corporate managers.  She also has represented individuals and companies in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and US Department of Justice.  Ms. Prelogar has conducted dozens of witness interviews in both English and French. 

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Compliance

Ms. Prelogar has advised clients in a variety of industries and locales, including in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia, on their compliance obligations under the FCPA and related laws.  She has conducted on-site risk assessments, developed anti-corruption policies and procedures, prepared and delivered anti-corruption training to client personnel, and advised clients on appropriate anti-corruption safeguards in dealings with third parties.  She also has counseled clients on a variety of compliance-related matters arising in the course of their day-to-day operations under anti-corruption and related laws. 

International Disputes

Ms. Prelogar counsels and represents clients in connection with a variety of international disputes.  She has represented clients in international arbitrations under International Chamber of Commerce and International Centre for Dispute Resolution rules.  She also has advised clients in matters related to the Alien Tort Claims Act.

Other Experience

Prior to joining Steptoe, Ms. Prelogar was an associate in an international law firm, where she gained experience in a broad range of litigation matters in US federal and state courts, in internal and government investigations, in international arbitration, and in project finance.  Ms. Prelogar served as an intern with the Department of Commerce’s Foreign Commercial Service at the US Embassy in Paris, France and with the Center for Environment and Development in Cameroon.

Ms. Prelogar’s pro bono experience includes the successful representation of several individuals seeking asylum in the United States.   She also has analyzed international anti-corruption developments and war crimes tribunals for non-profit organizations.

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Announces Promotion of 13 Lawyers
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Federal Publications Seminars, October 24, 2011
• Negotiating FCPA Plea Bargains and Settlements, C5 Anticorruption Conference, October 19, 2011
• How to Handle Distribution and Agency Issues in International Commercial Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law’s Eighth Annual Seminar
• U.S. Extraterritorial Tort Litigation, ICC/AIPN Oil & Gas Dispute Resolution Conference, October 3, 2011

Selected Publications

• UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights: Issuance of Ruggie Principles Portends Increasing Need for Multinational Businesses to Focus on Human Rights Compliance
  April 20, 2011
• FCPA Year in Review 2010
  March 15, 2011
• Analysis: Alcatel-Lucent's $137 Million FCPA Settlements Reflect Expansive Jurisdiction, New Compliance Standards, International Cooperation, and Collateral Risks
  March 10, 2011
• International Law Advisory - French Companies Prepare to Pay Hundreds of Millions to U.S. Authorities in Foreign Corruption Matters
  July 15, 2010
• International Law Advisory - Flurry of FCPA Cases Closes Out 2009; Enforcement Continues Apace in Early 2010
  March 16, 2010
• Private Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison and $1 Million Fine
  November 16, 2009, International Law Advisory
• International Law Advisory - SEC Adopts Several Expansive Applications of the Federal Securities Laws in the Recent FCPA Enforcement Action Against Nature’s Sunshine and Two Senior Executives
  September 8, 2009
• International Law Advisory - Private Investor Convicted for Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan
  July 22, 2009

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