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Katherine Onyshko

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    Katherine P. Onyshko is a litigation associate in the firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense. Katherine represents clients across a variety of industries, including life sciences, media and entertainment, technology, public policy, financial services, and academic institutions. Katherine handles major internal investigations of sexual misconduct at schools and other institutions; the representation of individual clients in criminal matters; and represents clients in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and corruption-related internal investigations.

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    • Represented companies in Department of Justice investigations concerning allegations of both domestic and foreign corruption.
    • Conducted internal investigations for national U.S. financial institutions in response to bank regulatory inquiries.
    • Represented a financial technology company facing potential regulatory enforcement.
    • Conducted independent investigation of sexual misconduct in an academic institution.
    • Represented multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer in Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and Wells process, and secured negligence-based settlement related to alleged accounting irregularities and disclosure issues.
    • Represented client in Department of Justice investigation, resulting in criminal prosecution of, and court-ordered restitution from, individuals for fraud against client.

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    Education
    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2015
        • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
    • New York University, B.A., 2009
    Bar Admissions
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Christine M. Arguello, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2017
    Pro Bono
    • Representation of juvenile defendant eligible for resentencing.
    • Representation of mother and child in asylum hearing.
    • Advisor to national organization on matters relating to gun violence prevention.
    Previous Experience
    • United States Peace Corps, Senegal (2009-2011)

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