Maia Sevilla-Sharon

Maia Sevilla-Sharon advises multinational corporate clients in the areas of FCPA and regulatory compliance, complex civil litigation, product safety, and data strategy and security.

She has represented clients in a wide range of high-stakes lawsuits, including breach of contract, business torts and insurance coverage disputes. She also has represented health care and pharmaceutical clients in government investigations and internal compliance matters.

• Represented two former executives of multinational corporation in multidistrict litigation, defeating on summary judgment claims asserted under the Torture Victim Protection Act
• Represented multinational corporations in FCPA and compliance investigations and internal reviews in markets in the United States, Europe and Asia
• Advised multinational automobile manufacturer on regulatory and compliance risks associated with data storage in the United States and in Europe
• Served as lead national counsel to chemical manufacturer in multimillion-dollar class action and other complex multiparty litigation involving product liability and mass tort claims in the United States and Canada
• Obtained dismissal of class action complaint against national real estate developer brought by home owners who alleged failure to disclose that properties were subject to special assessments
• Managed global litigation of international domain name registrar, including supervising the work of local counsel in Asia, Latin America and Europe
• Defended health care companies in member-initiated benefit coverage disputes
• Represented identity theft protection company in commercial disputes and in regulatory proceedings initiated by the Federal Trade Commission
• Represented global pharmaceutical company in DOJ investigation alleging violations of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute