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Susan Markel

Partner & Managing Director
Washington, D.C.

SUMMARY

Susan oversees matters involving corporate financial reporting, regulatory investigations, whistle-blower actions, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, and internal controls. Formerly at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), she served as chief accountant of the enforcement division. Susan was named to Global Investigation Review’s 2021 “Women in Investigations” and listed as one of GIR’s “Top FCPA Practitioners”. She has received several awards including the SEC’s Distinguished Service Award in 2006 and The National Law Journal's 2014 "Governance, Risk and Compliance Trailblazer and Pioneer". She is a speaker nationally and internationally on public reporting and accounting related to financial fraud investigations and other enforcement actions involving the SEC and other government entities. She has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Akron, is a CPA and certified in financial forensics.

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