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Adam M. Studner’s practice focuses on white collar criminal matters, internal corporate investigations, and compliance counseling. He regularly represents clients in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and corruption-related internal investigations and risk assessments, designs and implements compliance programs, conducts transactional anti-corruption diligence, and responds to and defends against government investigations and prosecutions on behalf of both business entities across industries and individuals. Mr. Studner is an experienced witness interviewer and has been the lead associate on numerous international investigations regarding allegations of corruption.
Mr. Studner also maintains an active pro bono practice.
Anti-Corruption Investigations
- Counsel to a major pharmaceutical company in a DOJ/SEC investigation concerning alleged violations of the FCPA.
- Represented a financial services company in a DOJ/SEC investigation involving alleged FCPA violations in Asia.
- Lead associate in representation of an entertainment company in a SEC and internal investigation involving alleged FCPA violations in Asia.
- Lead associate in representation of an oil and gas company in an internal investigation regarding alleged FCPA violations following the company’s acquisition by a private equity firm.
- Lead associate in representation of an energy company in an internal investigation regarding alleged FCPA violations in Canada.
- Conducted an internal investigation for a social media company.
Anti-Corruption Compliance Counseling
- Conducted a risk assessment of and designed and implemented an anti-corruption compliance program for a publicly-listed mining company.
- Designed an anti-corruption compliance policy for an international financial firm and provided ongoing anti-corruption compliance advice.
- Provided ongoing anti-corruption compliance advice for a publicly-listed social media company.
- Provided ongoing anti-corruption advice for an energy firm.
- Provided compliance advice to an oil and gas company following its acquisition by a private equity firm.
Transactional Anti-Corruption Diligence
- Counseled social media client on anti-corruption matters in the context of a proposed multi-party joint venture and numerous other transactions.
- Counseled energy client on anti-corruption matters during the formation of an international, multi-party joint venture and numerous other transactions.
- Performed anti-corruption due diligence on a variety of companies across industries on behalf of a leading private equity firm.
- Performed anti-corruption diligence on an oil and gas services company on behalf of a private equity firm.
Other Matters
- Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a financial institution regarding allegations of manipulation in the treasuries market.
- Represented a major financial institution in its mortgage-backed securities litigation and related government and internal investigations.
- Represented a major financial institution in foreign-exchange litigation and related government and internal investigations.
- Conducted an internal investigation and drafted a related public report regarding allegations of sexual abuse by a university sports coach.
Pro Bono
- Represented petitioner in a habeas corpus proceeding challenging the representation of prior counsel, which lead to conviction for murder.
- Represented a veteran in an appeal for veterans benefits.
- Counseled numerous senior citizen clients seeking access to a New York City program providing for abatement of rent increases for rent controlled and rent stabilized apartments.
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Georgetown Law Recent Alumni Advisory Council, Board Member
- Vanderbilt University Commodore Recruitment Program, Member
- Vanderbilt University Alumni Reunion Committee, Member
Previous Experience
- University Mattress LLC, President (2006-2008) and Consultant (2008-2010)
July 21, 2020, Covington Alert
On July 17, 2020, Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”), an Illinois utility company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (the “DPA”) with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) to resolve allegations of bribery under 18 U.S.C. § 666, which prohibits theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Aside from the ...
July 6, 2020, Covington Alert
On July 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ” or the “Department”) Criminal Division and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Enforcement Division quietly released A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Second Edition (the “Second Edition”). The first edition of the Resource Guide (the “First Edition”) was ...
June 24, 2020, Covington Alert
On June 22, 2020, in Liu v. SEC, the U.S. Supreme Court, by an 8-1 majority, upheld the SEC’s decades-old practice of seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from securities law violators in civil enforcement actions filed in federal district court. The SEC’s victory, however, was tempered by the Court’s insistence that disgorgement must be strictly limited to ...
June 3, 2020, Covington Alert
On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) Criminal Division released an updated version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs document (the “Guidance”), which serves as a reference for prosecutors in assessing corporate compliance programs in the context of DOJ investigations. The Department last revised the ...
January 30, 2020, Covington Alert
It has been another strong year in anti-corruption enforcement, with 2019 meeting or beating the high-water mark for enforcement across a number of measurements.
March 20, 2018
WASHINGTON—DCA Live has named Covington’s Adam Studner to its “2018 Rising Stars of Law 40 Under 40” list. Mr. Studner’s practice focuses on white collar criminal matters, internal corporate investigations, and compliance counseling. He regularly represents clients in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and corruption-related internal investigations and risk ...
May 12, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC — Covington advised China Molybdenum Co., Ltd (“CMOC”) on certain aspects of its agreement to acquire Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s indirect 56% Interest in Tenke Fungurume for $2.65 billion in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $120 million. CMOC is primarily engaged in the mining, processing and marketing of mineral products. The acquisition ...
April 21, 2016, Covington Alert
On April 5, 2016, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), through the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, announced a one-year Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) intended to motivate companies to voluntarily disclose FCPA-related misconduct and increase transparency around the Fraud Section’s approach ...
- DCA Live, "2018 Rising Stars of Law 40 Under 40"