Mark Srere is a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations/Securities Enforcement and Litigation Client Service Group.  His practice concentrates in the criminal area and he provides counseling to corporate clients on compliance issues and internal investigations.  He also provides a full range of services to individual and corporate clients that are targets of criminal prosecution, from grand jury appearances to trials.

Mr. Srere has extensive experience related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  He provides a full range of counseling for clients in anti-corruption compliance areas, including drafting policies, implementing compliance programs, and addressing due diligence issues that arise from mergers and acquisitions, hiring of agents and joint ventures, as well as designing training programs in the anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering areas.  Mr. Srere also conducts internal investigations related to anti-corruption issues, counsels clients on disclosure issues and defends against government investigations.

Mr. Srere has represented companies and individuals in SEC investigations related to reporting issues, securities fraud allegations, aiding and abetting issues, books and records violations, Sarbanes-Oxley violations, and Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Complaints.  His SEC-related matters include both criminal and civil actions.

Mr. Srere's experience includes environmental and energy investigations, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and export/import investigations, Department of Transportation and NTSB proceedings, Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigations, Drug Enforcement Agency issues and major fraud investigations, including tax fraud. He has represented numerous companies in investigations conducted by the inspector general's offices of many government agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, the EPA and the Defense Investigative Service of the Department of Defense. He has dealt with issues of debarment from government contracting as well as those related to national security, including security clearances.

Bar and Court Admissions

District of Columbia, 1987

Texas, 1986

Education

The University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1986

Reed College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1981

Publications

• "The Prosecutorial Misconduct Report in United States v. Stevens And the Fairness in Evidence Disclosure Act of 2012: Two Strong Steps Toward Open File Discovery," Bloomberg BNA Insights, May 2012
• "The Ever-Increasing Enforcement of the FCPA” in Westlaw’s International Bribery: FCPA Update, 2011
• Co-author of reference book “Corporate Criminal Defense: Compliance, Investigation, and Trial Strategies,” Aspen Publishers, 2010
• “The Top Five Compliance Challenges for 2010,” Corporate Compliance Insights, May 24, 2010
• Co-Author, “Anti-Bribery Laws in Europe: A Review of Developments in 2008 & 2009,” Bloomberg European Law Journal, May 2009
• Quoted in “FCPA Enforcement is on the Rise Worldwide,” Rx Compliance Report, December 2008
• Quoted in “Risk of Bribe Probes Grows for Business,” National Law Journal, January 7, 2008
• Co-author of “See for Yourself:  A Health Care Provider’s Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations and Audits,” HCPro, 2003
• “Companies Beware: Sarbanes-Oxley Lowers the Criminal Sanction Threshold for Retaliation,” Environmental Compliance & Litigation Strategy, September 2002
• “Civil Fines Under False Claims Act Are Subject to Eighth Amendment Review,” Environmental Compliance & Litigation Strategy, April 2001
• “Fifth Circuit Ruling Leaves False Claims Act Qui Tam Provision in Doubt,” Environmental Compliance & Litigation Strategy, December 1999
• “How to Respond to Court Ordered Search Warrants,” Environmental Compliance & Litigation Strategy, March 1998

Speeches and Seminars

• "Gaining A Practical and Effective Approach to Internal Compliance Investigations," Strategic Risk & Compliance 2013 Conference, May 21, 2013 
• "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Top Ten Reasons To Know At Least A Little Bit About It--And Five Things To Do About It," ACC Small Law Presentation, March 14, 2013
• “Pro-active Tactics Underscore FCPA Exposure,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Legally Brief Program, March 05, 2010
• “FCPA Enforcement & Financial Crisis: How World-Wide Government Intervention Affects Foreign Corrupt Practices Compliance,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Web Seminar, December 10, 2008
• “The Program in Action: Audience Discussion of a Hypothetical Hotline Call and Investigation,” Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s (WESFACCA) Building a Compliance & Ethics Program, November 18, 2008
• “Assessing Ramifications and Ensuring Right Decisions Based on Investigation Results,” Corporate Investigations Program, May 20, 2008
• “Compliance with U.S. Laws/FCPA,” WESFACCA Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances Seminar, May 6, 2008
• “Exerting Greater Control Over Non-U.S. Subsidiaries,” FCPA and International Anti-Corruption for Pharma and Life Sciences Program, April 29, 2008
• “The Fundamentals of Investigating and Defending White-Collar Healthcare Offenses,” ABA Health Law Section’s Emerging Issues Conference, February 21, 2007
• “Legal Ethics for Exempt Organization Practitioners,” Georgetown University Law Center’s Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations Seminar, April 27, 2006
• “Preparing Your Company for the Current Wave of Criminal Investigations in the Energy Industry,” South Texas College of Law Power Institute, June 5, 2003

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association  – Member, Criminal Justice Section
• DRI – Vice Chair, Corporate Integrity and White Collar Crime Committee, 2009-2010
• District of Columbia Bar  Association – Member, Criminal Law & Individual Rights Section
• Texas Law Review – Articles Editor

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Board of Trustees for the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, 2000-2011
• Board of Directors for the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, 2000-2011