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Diane Ramírez

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Los Angeles +1 424 332 4818

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    Diane Ramírez represents clients in a wide range of internal and government investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, including investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). As a native Spanish speaker, Diane is able to support the needs of clients doing business in Spanish-speaking countries.

    Diane also has experience representing nationals from Latin American countries in immigration matters and deportation proceedings. Her clients have included asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking, and unaccompanied minors. As a law student, Diane was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, the second largest provider of legal services for low-income individuals in the Boston area. She represented victims of domestic violence in family law matters and has experience litigating a case under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in federal court.

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    • Representation of a multi-national biopharmaceutical company in an FCPA investigation by DOJ/SEC in the Middle East and Latin America.
    • Conducted an FCPA risk assessment involving forensic accounting analysis and employee interviews for a global manufacturing company.
    • Representation of clients in a range of internal investigations related to anti-corruption and compliance issues, including a matter relating to the use of trade spend funds and a matter relating to allegations of bribery in the Middle East.
    • Representation of a technology company in response to formal and informal requests for documents from regulators, including the SEC.

    • Representation of a technology company in an internal and government investigation regarding a data breach.
    • Representation of a global manufacturing company in an internal and government investigation regarding possible accounting violations.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2017
        • Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
    • Rice University, B.A., 2013
        • Political Science and Sociology
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    Languages
    • Spanish
    Pro Bono
    • Representation of a Guatemalan national and her minor son in an asylum proceeding before the San Francisco Immigration Court.
    • Representation of minors seeking guardianships in state probate court and in related Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions in immigration courts.
    • Representation of Guatemalan nationals in claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act for harms suffered when separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
    • Representation of a Honduran national in a T Visa application before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Hispanic National Bar Association
    Previous Experience
    • Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles, Judicial Intern (2013-2014)

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