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Yelena is a partner in the Special Matters and Investigations practice in the New York office of King & Spalding. Yelena focuses on white-collar criminal defense litigation, internal and government investigations, corporate compliance, congressional investigations and regulatory matters. Yelena has represented corporations and individuals in a wide array of matters, including the False Claims Act; the Anti-Kickback Statute; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and criminal sanctions. She works with clients facing government investigations conducted by various divisions of the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorneys' Offices, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and various state agencies and state attorneys general.
Yelena received her J.D. (cum laude) from Fordham University School of Law in 2013, where she served as Articles and Notes Editor of the Fordham Law Review, and as Associate Editor on the Fordham Moot Court Board. While at Fordham, Ms. Kotlarsky served as a summer intern for the Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler, Administrative Judge, Supreme Court, New York County.
Publications
J.D., Fordham University School of Law
B.A., Cornell University
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
March 25, 2026
King & Spalding Secures Complete Dismissal for Terren Peizer
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
Nationwide TikTok litigation in which individual plaintiffs allege personal injuries and school districts and other governmental entities allege economic damages arising from adolescent use of various online communications services.
Representing multinational private equity firm in successful defense against False Claims Act allegations, resulting in a DOJ declination and a complete dismissal of a subsequent qui tam FCA action.
Representing a founder and former chief executive and chairman in a criminal insider trading case.
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March 3, 2026
COPPA Meets Reality: The FTC Signals a New Approach to Age Verification
February 26, 2026
New Trick, Same Crime? Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
October 7, 2025
Chastain: Pushing the Boundaries of Insider Trading
March 25, 2026
King & Spalding Secures Complete Dismissal for Terren Peizer
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
Nationwide TikTok litigation in which individual plaintiffs allege personal injuries and school districts and other governmental entities allege economic damages arising from adolescent use of various online communications services.
Representing multinational private equity firm in successful defense against False Claims Act allegations, resulting in a DOJ declination and a complete dismissal of a subsequent qui tam FCA action.
Representing a founder and former chief executive and chairman in a criminal insider trading case.
See more
March 3, 2026
COPPA Meets Reality: The FTC Signals a New Approach to Age Verification
February 26, 2026
New Trick, Same Crime? Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
October 7, 2025
Chastain: Pushing the Boundaries of Insider Trading
March 25, 2026
King & Spalding Secures Complete Dismissal for Terren Peizer
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
J.D., Fordham University School of Law
B.A., Cornell University
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York