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Leslie Berger Kiernan represents clients in congressional investigations, ethics and white collar criminal defense matters. For more than 20 years, she has worked with corporations, trade associations, governmental entities, and current and former public officials from both sides of the aisle on matters arising under the congressional gift rules, the Lobbying Disclosure Act the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and various federal and state conflict of interest and campaign finance laws. She has represented clients before committees of both the House and the Senate as well as the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, Offices of the Independent Counsel, Inspectors General, and the Federal Election Commission. She has conducted internal investigations for governmental and not-for-profit entities and also assisted clients in developing and implementing government affairs compliance programs.
Ms. Kiernan served on the firm’s Executive Committee and previously served as the firm’s Hiring Partner and Hiring Committee Chair. Before joining Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Ms. Kiernan worked on the staff of the House Banking Committee. She is active in the firm’s pro bono efforts, including leading a team of lawyers helping day laborers shortchanged for their work cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina.
Experience
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Represented a former congressman in connection with investigations conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Department of Justice, and state law enforcement agencies into alleged criminal misconduct.
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Represented a public relations firm in connection with congressional and federal enforcement investigations into the activities of U.S. firms with foreign governmental clients.
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Conducting an internal investigation for a university into allegations of financial impropriety.
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Representing a state agency in connection with criminal and legislative investigations into employee misconduct.
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Representing a national law firm in investigation being conducted by federal inspector general.
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Represented a Smithsonian executive in congressional and inspector general investigations.
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Representing business entities in a Senate ethics committee investigation of alleged wrongdoing by a senator.
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Advising a Fortune 500 defense contractor on disclosure obligations under federal lobbying and criminal statutes.
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Developing and implementing a government affairs compliance program for a national trade association.
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Representing a not-for-profit entity before House and Senate committees investigating alleged violations of rules governing the activities of tax-exempt organizations.
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Represented two senior Clinton administration officials in Whitewater-related congressional and U.S. Office of the Independent Counsel investigations.
EDUCATION
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Georgetown University Law Center,
J.D.,
1986, cum laude
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Brown University,
A.B.,
1981, History and Political Science
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
BAR ADMISSIONS
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
MEMBERSHIPS
- Board of Trustees, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
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