Abby guides clients in all aspects of congressional investigations and other government inquiries. A former Chief of Staff at the DOJ, Abby advises corporations, institutions and individuals facing complex and politically sensitive oversight matters. Just in the past year, Abby has represented numerous CEOs in headline-making congressional investigations.

Abby’s practice encompasses the preparation of witnesses for high-profile briefings, congressional hearings and other proceedings, and related crisis management and public messaging. She also advises on congressional requests for information, depositions, congressional subpoenas and negotiations with congressional staff. Abby regularly counsel clients confronting parallel civil, criminal, regulatory and reputational risk arising from intense government scrutiny.

Abby leverages her experience in the government and private practice to guide clients in government investigations and related criminal, civil and regulatory proceedings. As a former Chief of Staff and Special Counsel for DOJ’s Office of Legislative Affairs, Abby has extensive experience preparing witnesses for congressional appearances. In her role at the DOJ, Abby prepared senior DOJ leadership for high-stakes hearings in front of the House Judiciary Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee and Appropriations subcommittees.  

Further, Abby advised on congressional oversight strategy across politically charged matters. Most recently, she served as a federal prosecutor in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, where she investigated and prosecuted matters involving foreign corruption (FCPA), money laundering, securities and wire fraud, sanctions issues and other complex financial crime-related offenses.  

Abby has deep experience in private practice of representing individuals, public and private companies in sensitive internal investigations and high-stakes white collar defense matters involving criminal and regulatory issues. She has experience counseling clients in white collar defense investigations and enforcement matters brought by the DOJ, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, including defending allegations of wire fraud, spoofing, improper accounting and disclosure violations, insider trading and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. 

With unique experience on both sides of government investigations, Abby has formed deep relationships with government regulators and congressional staff. Abby delivers strategic, steady counsel to clients confronting congressional, criminal and regulatory scrutiny, multi‑agency inquiries, and the broader legal, policy, and communications challenges that accompany them.