Kelly E Garrett

Kelly E. Garrett is a Senior Associate in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Washington, D.C. office.  Kelly's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and corporate compliance matters.  She represents foreign and domestic clients - both corporate entities and individuals - in matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and other federal and state agencies in multiple jurisdictions.  Kelly has extensive experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), European Union data privacy laws, and electronic discovery in criminal matters. 

Kelly recently coordinated a team of 125 attorneys and legal assistants conducting an FCPA compliance review of 29 entities in 14 countries, which included writing a division-wide compliance report and leading and supervising teams of lawyers, legal assistants, and forensic accountants to conduct multiple in-country compliance audits.  In another matter, she defended the audit committee chairman of a multinational company during interviews with DOJ and SEC prosecutors in connection with a multi-million dollar FCPA investigation.  Kelly has interviewed over 100 witnesses, including chief executive officers and chief financial officers, in connection with government and internal investigations and corporate compliance reviews.

Before becoming a lawyer, Kelly taught at a San Antonio, Texas high school for students with emotional and behavior disorders.  She is a Professionally Recognized Special Educator (PRSE®).  Kelly was also responsible for monitoring her school's compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

• Co-managed and directed response to federal grand jury investigation for Fortune 1000 company in a criminal antitrust and bribery case
• Co-managed large IRS audit of tax exempt health care organizations and corresponding multi-million dollar litigation
• Communicated with DOJ and SEC officials on behalf of multinational client during two-year FCPA investigation
• Created protocols regarding interviews, document collection and maintenance, and forensic accountants’ responsibilities
• Coordinated document collections to ensure compliance with in-country data privacy requirements
• Created compliance manuals, policies, and procedures for multinational companies
• Selected and managed relationships with forensic accountants and forensic and electronic data recovery and discovery vendors