Deborah R Meshulam

Partner, DLA Piper

Deborah Meshulam, a partner in the Washington, DC office of DLA Piper US (LLP), is a leader of DLA Piper’s securities enforcement practice. An experienced trial lawyer, Deborah has a broad practice, which includes defending clients facing allegations of securities law violations, including FCPA and accounting fraud claims. She conducts cross-border internal and independent investigations for multinational corporations related to those and other topics, and represents clients in investigations and enforcement actions conducted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Department of Justice and other enforcement agencies. She also advises clients responding to whistleblower claims.

Deborah has been repeatedly recognised by legal industry publications, including by Who’s Who Legal: Investigations 2022 as a Global Leader in investigations and The Legal 500 for her work in securities litigation defence. She is a past recipient of the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, run in alliance with the Law Library of Congress. She is recognised by Super Lawyers as a Washington, DC Super Lawyer in securities litigation. She serves as an audit committee member of the non-profit organisation Global Fund to End Modern Slavery. Ms Meshulam previously served for seven years as assistant chief litigation counsel for the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.