Ivonne Mena King

Ivonne Mena King

Ivonne Mena King is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm's Corporate Compliance & Enforcement and White Collar Defense Practices and Life Sciences Industry Team.

She represents international and domestic clients in connection with compliance, litigation, internal investigations, and government investigations. Her area of focus includes the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and she routinely defends clients under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice and United States Attorney's Office. She has conducted several internal investigations, in both English and Spanish.

Ms. King has experience representing clients from a wide variety of industries, including health care, defense, oil, pharmaceutical, energy, technology, and entertainment.

Ms. King graduated from Emory University (B.A., political science, cum laude, 1993), with a semester at El Instituto Internacional in Madrid, and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1996), where she was a member of the editorial staff of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. She speaks Spanish fluently. During law school, Ms. King worked as a law clerk for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices.

Ms. King is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and before the Fourth Circuit.

Ms. King regularly presents at seminars and publishes on a variety of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and investigation-related topics including the following:

· "Practical Day-To-Day Operational Challenges (Do Sweat the Small Stuff)" (Panelist, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2009: Coping with Heightened Enforcement Risks hosted by the Practising Law Institute, June 26, 2009)

· "Advanced Securities Law Workshop 2008: Enforcement Update" (Panelist, PLI conference, August 2008)

· "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Preventing & Enforcing Anti-Corruption Through Effective Multinational Compliance Programs" (Chairperson, IQPC conference sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP, June 17 and 18, 2008)

· "Developing Methods to Operationalize a Global FCPA Program in Emerging Markets" (Panelist, IQPC conference sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP, June 17, 2008)

· "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Developing a Compliance Program" (Panelist, Webcast sponsored by WestLegalEdcenter, May 5, 2008)

· "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Know Your Risks and Minimize Your Exposure" (Panelist, Conference sponsored by KPMG and Foley & Lardner LLP, April 29, 2008)

· "Implementing a Compliance Program in the Real World" (Panelist, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Coping with Heightened Enforcement Risks conference hosted by the Practising Law Institute, April 16, 2008)

· "Ethical Issues in FCPA Investigations" (Moderator, 5th Annual General Counsel West Coast Conference, November 15-16, 2007)

· "Establishing an Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Program and Creating a Successful Compliance Culture" (Panelist, The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: Coping with Heightened Enforcement Risks conference hosted by the Practising Law Institute, September 17, 2007)

· "How to Conduct an Internal Investigation" (Web Conference sponsored by InsideCounsel and Foley & Lardner LLP, September 12, 2007)

· "The Increasing FCPA Compliance Risks Of Obtaining Government Licenses, Permits, And Certifications" (Wisconsin Law Journal, August 27, 2007)

· "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Developments" (Panelist, Foley & Lardner Sixth Annual National Directors Institute, March 8, 2007)

· "Compliance Challenges for Defense Industry Suppliers" (Web Conference hosted by Foley & Lardner, December 20, 2006)

· "So, You Want the Business? Strategies for a Successful Beauty Contest" (Panelist, California Minority Counsel Program 17th Annual Business Development Conference, September 13, 2006)

· Co-Author: "Getting the Upjohn Warning Right in Internal Investigations" (The Practical Litigator, March 2006)

· "Avoiding Pitfalls When Responding to Electronic Evidence Requests" (Legalworks, Volume 2, Number 4, December 31, 2005)

· "Emerging Ethical Issues With the Attorney-Client Privilege" (Panelist, 2005 Business Litigation Conference: Is Your Litigation Management Strategy in Focus?, December 4-6, 2005)

· "Conducting an Effective Due Diligence Review to Reduce Risks of Liability: A Step-by-Step Guide" (American Conferences Institute's 14th National Conference on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, November 17, 2005)

· "White Collar & Compliance Q&A: False Claim Act Issues" (AskFoley Article, October 31, 2005)

· "Best Practices for Law Firm Diversity Programs" (Panelist, California Minority Counsel Program 16th Annual Business Development Conference, October 5, 2005)

· "Preserving, Collecting and Producing Documents in the Electronic Age" (Best Practices Article, June 22, 2005)

· "The Pitfalls and Pratfalls of Responding to Electronic Evidence Requests: Avoiding Sanctions (and Punitive Damages) When Responding to Requests for Electronic Evidence" (Web Conference for Foley & Lardner Counsel, June 21, 2005)

· "How to Respond to Securities Litigation" (Panelist, Minority Corporate Counsel Association CLE Expo, March 16, 2005)

· "Maximizing the Protection of Privileged Communications" (Panelist, 2004 Business Litigation Conference: Your Ticket to Enhanced Litigation Management, December 5-7, 2004)