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Courtney Trombly focuses on white-collar criminal defense including anti-corruption investigations and compliance counseling, False Claims Act investigations and litigation, and cross-border investigations and disputes. As a partner in our Special Matters and Investigations practice, Courtney represents clients worldwide in a variety of high-stakes matters.
Courtney is experienced in conducting internal investigations, advising clients across the globe on compliance assessment, counseling and remediation, and defending them before domestic and foreign government enforcement authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. In white-collar criminal defense, she has specific expertise and experience in anti-corruption, False Claims Act, and compliance-related matters.
Prior to joining our firm, Courtney served for more than three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee, where she was part of the Criminal Division's White Collar and Corporate Fraud Unit. In that role, she was lead counsel on dozens of investigations into white-collar crime, including public corruption, money laundering and securities, bank, ERISA, mail, wire, healthcare and bankruptcy frauds, and also prosecuted counterfeiting, computer, narcotics, child exploitation and environmental crimes. On several occasions, she acted as lead counsel on briefs and oral arguments before the Courts of Appeals for the Second and Sixth Circuits.
Before that, Courtney was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. As a defense counsel at Camp Lejeune, she represented hundreds of Marines and sailors in criminal courts-martial and administrative proceedings. She also served as lead counsel in bench and jury trials, and obtained numerous outright acquittals for her clients. For her service, she was awarded the 2005 USMC Defense Counsel of the Year Award, Eastern Region, and also received the Navy Achievement Medal.
J.D., Boston College, cum laude
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, cum laude
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
June 23, 2024
UPS to Sell Coyote Logistics to RXO, Inc.
October 27, 2023
King & Spalding Advises Rotomaster on its Sale to Cloyes
September 29, 2023
Courtney Trombly, Alec Koch, Kathleen Sacks and Lauren Konczos counsel Albemarle Corporation on its settlement with the DOJ and SEC
Represented one of the largest global medical device companies in multinational FCPA internal investigation in five European countries, China, Brazil, and elsewhere; advised on the design and implementation of an updated global anti-corruption compliance program; and represented company in response to parallel investigations by the DOJ and SEC, resulting in prosecution declinations from both agencies.
Represented a major oil field services company in multinational FCPA internal investigation in Africa and the Middle East, and in response to parallel investigations by the DOJ and SEC. Advocacy resulted in complete declination from the DOJ, and successful resolution with SEC without bribery charges.
Advising clients on a wide array of international compliance matters, with specific expertise and focus on the design and implementation of anti-corruption compliance programs tailored specifically to an organization’s risk, industry, geographic, and operational profile.
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January 24, 2024
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations for the Energy Industry
December 12, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations for the Life Sciences Industry
September 21, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations
June 23, 2024
UPS to Sell Coyote Logistics to RXO, Inc.
October 27, 2023
King & Spalding Advises Rotomaster on its Sale to Cloyes
September 29, 2023
Courtney Trombly, Alec Koch, Kathleen Sacks and Lauren Konczos counsel Albemarle Corporation on its settlement with the DOJ and SEC
Represented one of the largest global medical device companies in multinational FCPA internal investigation in five European countries, China, Brazil, and elsewhere; advised on the design and implementation of an updated global anti-corruption compliance program; and represented company in response to parallel investigations by the DOJ and SEC, resulting in prosecution declinations from both agencies.
Represented a major oil field services company in multinational FCPA internal investigation in Africa and the Middle East, and in response to parallel investigations by the DOJ and SEC. Advocacy resulted in complete declination from the DOJ, and successful resolution with SEC without bribery charges.
Advising clients on a wide array of international compliance matters, with specific expertise and focus on the design and implementation of anti-corruption compliance programs tailored specifically to an organization’s risk, industry, geographic, and operational profile.
See more
January 24, 2024
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations for the Energy Industry
December 12, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations for the Life Sciences Industry
September 21, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations
June 23, 2024
UPS to Sell Coyote Logistics to RXO, Inc.
October 27, 2023
King & Spalding Advises Rotomaster on its Sale to Cloyes
September 29, 2023
Courtney Trombly, Alec Koch, Kathleen Sacks and Lauren Konczos counsel Albemarle Corporation on its settlement with the DOJ and SEC
J.D., Boston College, cum laude
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, cum laude
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee