Leandra Joseph is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. She advises clients on white collar criminal defense and government and internal investigations of companies across a wide range of industries, legal regimes, and jurisdictions.
Leandra has experience advising clients on enforcement, compliance, and litigation matters involving potential violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the False Claims Act (FCA), US export controls and trade sanctions, and other US securities laws and regulations. As part of this practice, she has represented clients before the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), and the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In addition, Leandra counsels clients in connection with cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions, including pre-and post-acquisition due diligence.
Prior to joining Latham and during law school, Leandra interned for the US Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement and the US Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Leandra received her JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating with a Wharton Certificate in Management, the Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, and as a senior editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change.