Overview
Cáitrín McKiernan is a trusted advisor to multinationals on matters of corporate compliance, including cross-border internal investigations, multijurisdictional reviews, compliance policy development, proactive compliance counseling, and dynamic, interactive training. Clients describe Cáitrín as "outstanding," according to Global Investigations Review.
Although Cáitrín's work has a global reach, a significant portion focuses on Greater China. A fluent Mandarin speaker and former Fulbright Fellow to China, Cáitrín’s work draws upon deep cultural knowledge, gained from engaging with the region for nearly three decades, including substantial periods living on-the-ground.
Cáitrín also brings valuable in-house experience and perspective to her practice. She spent a year seconded to a Fortune 10 company, where she led its ethics and compliance investigations across Asia Pacific. More recently, she completed a 10-month secondment to the legal department of a leading artificial intelligence company.
Beyond her professional practice, Cáitrín is dedicated to fostering dialogue within the legal community. She founded and hosts The Steptoe Coffee Club for Women in Law, a monthly gathering that facilitates discussions among legal experts in a fireside chat setting before a select audience of in-house counsel.
- California
- New York
- Hon. Jack B. Weinstein, US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Certificate of Specialization in International Law
- B.A., Stanford University, with departmental honors in Chinese History
- Princeton in Beijing (普北班) (intensive advanced Mandarin program)
Representative Matters
- Year-long secondment leading all internal compliance investigations in Asia Pacific for leading US-listed technology company.
- Led an interactive Code of Conduct training, in Mandarin Chinese, on behalf of US-listed technology company.
- Conducted internal investigation on behalf of Special Committee to the Board of Directors of US-listed technology company.
- Conducted internal investigations in APAC into manufacturing operations of a leading US-listed company.
- Conducted post-acquisition anti-corruption compliance due diligence of over 300 third party vendors on behalf of US-listed software company.
- Conducted internal investigation into certain APAC operations of a leading US-listed data company.
- Conducted internal investigations in Vietnam on behalf of US-listed retail company.
- Conducted series of internal investigations into certain APAC operations of US-listed software company.
- Conducted anti-corruption compliance risk assessments for US-listed data company and a unicorn start-up and, based on findings, drafted suites of risk-based compliance policies.
News & Publications
Press Releases
Global Investigations Review Names Steptoe a Top 30 International Investigations Firm
November 21, 2023
Resources
Events
Noteworthy
- The Irish Legal 100 (2023)
- Elected Term Member, Council on Foreign Relations (2017-2022)
- Climate Strategies Accelerator Fellow, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation (2016)
- “40 Under 40,” Irish Echo (2008)
- U.S. Department of State Fulbright Fellow to Fudan University (复旦大学), Shanghai, China (2004-2005)
- Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Taiwan (2004)