Overview
Katie Dubyak concentrates her practice on internal and external investigations, white-collar criminal and civil defense, and other regulatory inquiries. Her clients include both companies and individuals, and span various sectors including technology, life sciences, blockchain and cryptocurrency, marketing and advertising, and finance. She has defended clients against a wide range of allegations, including FCPA violations, money laundering, accounting fraud, export controls and sanctions violations, securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, obstruction, and consumer protection violations. Katie also has experience representing companies in connection with monitorships, compliance consulting, congressional investigations, and other oversight activities.
Katie maintains an active pro bono practice, and has represented clients in death penalty, prisoners' rights, parole hearings, and other criminal justice matters. Most notably, Katie was part of a team that secured the release of a client who spent 35 years in prison for a crime he committed as a teenager.
- District of Columbia
- New York
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2012, with honors; Notes Editor, The Federal Circuit Bar Journal
- B.S., Cornell University, 2007, Human Development
Representative Matters
- Represented prominent global financial institution as independent compliance consultant in connection with settlements with the SEC and the CFTC regarding the collection and retention of employee electronic communications.
- Representation of Volkswagen AG in diesel emissions criminal case and related matters.
- Conducted extensive investigation of sweeping corruption scandal for the Baltimore Police Department, resulting in the release of a 500+ page public report.
- Conducted internal investigation of special litigation committee of board of directors of biopharmaceutical company related to alleged securities fraud, violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, and other regulatory issues.
- Conducted internal investigation of textiles company arising out of alleged accounting fraud.
- Representation of prominent cryptocurrency companies in investigations brought by federal and state enforcement agencies.
- Representation of former chief executive of multinational commodity trading company in FCPA investigation.
- Representation of former general counsel of software company in export controls investigation.
- Representation of former general counsel of technology company in FCPA investigation.
- Defended former president of public university in high-profile wire fraud trial related to the New York State Buffalo Billions economic development program.
- Representation of global advertising agency in multi-state consumer protection investigation and related litigation.
- Representation of an education-focused labor union and its president in connection with congressional investigation.
Speaking Engagements
- "Careers in White Collar: Private Practice, the Government, and Beyond," White Collar Crime Committee of the DC Bar Criminal Law and Individual Rights Community, September 22, 2021
- "Beyond the Travel Rule: US Enforcement Trends, Global Blockchain Business Council Virtual Forum, June 11, 2020
News & Publications
Publications
US Enforcement Briefing: Q4 2021
Elliptic Crypto Compliance Hub
February 14, 2022
By: Alan Cohn, Jason M. Weinstein, Katherine M. Dubyak, Evan T. Abrams
Press Releases
November 23, 2021
Press Releases
Steptoe Announces Partner and Of Counsel Promotions for 1 January 2022
November 18, 2021
Publications
Blockchain Trends and Developments in the USA
Chambers Blockchain Practice Guide
June 2020
By: Alan Cohn, Jason M. Weinstein, Shawn P. Davisson, Katherine M. Dubyak
Publications
Considerations For Conducting Remote Internal Investigations
Law360
April 3, 2020
By: Patrick F. Linehan, Zoe Osborne, Katherine M. Dubyak, Jefferson Klocke
Resources
Client Alerts
Considerations for Conducting Internal Investigations Remotely
March 30, 2020
By: Patrick F. Linehan, Zoe Osborne, Katherine M. Dubyak, Jefferson Klocke
Client Alerts
FCPA/Anti-Corruption Developments: 2018 Year in Review
February 28, 2019
By: Lucinda A. Low, Brigida Benitez, William L. Drake, Alexandra Melia, Fernando Q. Merino, Alexandra Baj, Rachel B. Peck, Evan T. Abrams, Katherine M. Dubyak, Lin Yang, Bo Yue, Troy Shephard
Noteworthy
- Super Lawyers, Washington, DC, "Rising Star," Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2022-2023)
Professional Affiliations
- Women's White-Collar Defense Association, Chapters Committee
- Coalition of Women's Initiatives in the Law
- American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Division