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Sarah Walters

Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Sarah Walters is a partner in McDermott Will & Emery's White Collar group. She is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement and compliance matters and complex civil litigation. In addition to both criminal and civil trial work, Sarah has substantial experience conducting internal investigations and representing clients in securities, accounting, life sciences and other government enforcement matters. She also assists companies in developing compliance policies and training programs.

Sarah has particular expertise in advising companies on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She represents companies and individuals in criminal and civil investigations involving all types of alleged financial fraud, including honest services or commercial fraud, accounting and disclosure issues and public corruption. She has handled criminal and civil healthcare matters for hospital systems, medical device manufacturers and electronic health record providers, including in connection with alleged violations of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and matters arising under the Stark law.

Before joining McDermott, Sarah served 10 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Boston US Attorney's office, holding the position of Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit during the last four years of her tenure. Sarah's work as a prosecutor included leading and supervising successful investigations and numerous jury trials covering a broad spectrum of financial crimes, including violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, insider trading, market manipulation, investment advisor fraud, Ponzi schemes and tax evasion.