Giselle Guerra

Associate at the Houston office of Eversheds Sutherland

She handles business disputes and internal investigations for her clients, and represents them in white collar, general commercial, and energy-related litigation. Giselle has experience representing clients in matters concerning the FCPA and related anti-bribery laws, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, professional malpractice and negligence, and various business torts and contracts matters. Giselle has worked on domestic and international matters with federal law enforcement and investigative agencies, and her clients are engaged in matters in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

My Articles

FCPA enforcement: Drilling down on declinations, hefty fines, disgorgements, and monitors

Recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcements—with their declinations, record-setting criminal penalties, disgorgements, and independent compliance monitors—are instructive in helping companies navigate that landscape, if and when the time comes. The three biggest resolutions from 2018 and 2019 are rich with guidance on how to appropriately address the discovery of potential FCPA misconduct.