Kyle Sheahen

• Defending an international financial institution from enforcement actions based on conspiracy to commit tax fraud and securities violations brought by the Justice Department, the SEC, the Federal Reserve, and the NYDFS, and a related congressional inquiry by the Senate PSI.
• Representing a global professional services firm in a False Claims Act investigation by the New York Attorney General.
• Advising an international financial services company in connection with the launch of a mobile FinTech application for the cross-border remittance of funds.
• Defending a businessman in an approximately $25 million fraud prosecution in the Western District of New York.
• Representing a professional sports team owner in connection with an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Defending a major financial institution in a criminal investigation by the Justice Department regarding anti-money laundering and other issues related to allegations of fraud by a customer.
• Performing internal compliance reviews and anticorruption analysis for a global insurance broker.
• Representing the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in connection with an insurance investigation by the New York County District Attorney’s Office.
• Advising an international oil and gas company on FCPA compliance issues related to overseas projects.
• Counseling a Fortune 500 financial services company on its incident response plan following a data security breach.

Kyle Sheahen's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense litigation, federal and state government investigations, corporate internal investigations, and advice concerning corporate compliance programs.  Kyle has represented corporations and individuals in a wide array of matters, including FCPA/anti-corruption, Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering, securities, false claims, sanctions, taxation, and cybersecurity. He has advised clients across industries, sectors, and geographies, including financial services, technology, higher education, energy, life sciences, and professional services.

Kyle has handled investigations involving a range of federal, state, and foreign authorities, including the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, the Office of the New York State Attorney General, and the New York Department of Financial Services.  Kyle has extensive experience managing cross-border and parallel investigations, having worked on the ground in jurisdictions throughout Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and Asia to serve his clients’ needs.  Kyle is a commentator and speaker on issues facing white-collar and compliance practitioners and previously served on The American Lawyer's Young Lawyer Editorial Board.     

Kyle earned his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a managing editor for the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs. Kyle also served as a law clerk for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on the Constitution) in Washington, D.C. He received his undergraduate degree in history from Cornell University.