Kristin Graham Koehler, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, has handled numerous United States Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigations involving public corruption, procurement fraud, healthcare fraud, antitrust, securities fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She also has significant experience representing clients in DOJ civil qui tam investigations, State AG investigations and congressional investigations. Kristin routinely conducts sensitive internal investigations on behalf of corporations and individuals. She also regularly counsels clients on the creation, enhancement and implementation of compliance programs.
Illustrative of the scope of Kristin’s practice, her recent work includes:
- Defending the former CFO of a publicly traded Silicon Valley company in connection with DOJ criminal bribery and gratuity investigation regarding entertainment of a government official.
- Represented U.S. subsidiaries of Hydro, the world’s largest aluminum extrusion manufacturing company, in civil and criminal DOJ investigations, as well as administrative debarment proceedings before NASA, involving alleged non-conforming aluminum.
- Represented ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in DOJ criminal and civil qui tam investigations involving off-label promotion and kickbacks.
- Represented a Fortune 100 transportation company in connection with grand jury investigations of price fixing in air cargo and freight forwarder industries, and represented a Japanese executive in connection with grand jury investigation of
- price fixing in the auto parts industry.
- Represented a former AIG executive in U.S. v. Ferguson, et al., a criminal securities fraud case regarding an allegedly fraudulent reinsurance transaction by AIG.
- Successfully defended Ohio State University Head Football Coach Urban Meyer inan investigation concerning allegations regarding an assistant coach on his staff.
- Prior to joining Sidley, Kristin served as a law clerk to the Honorable David G. Larimer, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. She graduated with honors from the State University of New York, where she was the Assistant Executive Editor of the Law Review and a member of the National Trial Advocacy Team. While at State University, Kristin was the recipient of the “Justice Phillip Halpern Award for Excellence in Writing” on the Law Review and the “Law Faculty Award” for outstanding contributions to the Law School.
Last updated August 2019
