Kara Novaco Brockmeyer, former chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) unit, is joining Debevoise & Plimpton’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner.
For the past five and a half years, Brockmeyer directed a nationwide team of attorneys and forensic accountants investigating violations of the FCPA, including anti-bribery, books and records, and internal controls provisions of the federal securities laws.
“As one of today’s preeminent FCPA authorities, the breadth of Kara’s knowledge is matched only by the depth of her experience,” said Debevoise partner Andrew Ceresney. “As corruption investigations are becoming truly global affairs, her experience working across borders will be invaluable to clients seeking to navigate these increasingly complex issues. Kara joins a team of talented and experienced lawyers who have handled some of the largest FCPA investigations in history, and I am very excited to work with her again and have her join our team.”
Brockmeyer earned her J.D. in 1992 from the University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude, and received her B.A. from Williams College, cum laude, in 1989.