Kara Novaco Brockmeyer

Kara Brockmeyer is a recognized international expert on anti-corruption law and related topics. She spent 17 years at the US Securities & Exchange Commission, where she was Chief of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit, directing a nationwide team of attorneys and forensic accountants. During her tenure as Chief of the Unit, she oversaw more than 200 investigations, including many of the agency’s largest and most complex FCPA investigations. She was one of the principal authors of the first DOJ-SEC Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, widely considered the definitive government-issued guide on the FCPA.

After leaving the SEC in April 2017, Ms. Brockmeyer joined the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as a partner, specializing in representing companies and individuals in government investigations, as well as conducting internal investigations and advising on corporate compliance programs. She is ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and the Legal 500. She was previously chair of the IBA’s Anti-Corruption Committee’s Non-Trial Resolutions Subcommittee, dedicated to increasing the use of non-trial resolution frameworks worldwide, and was on the Board of Trustees for the Legal Aid Society of DC.

Ms. Brockmeyer earned her JD from the University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude, where she was also Note Editor of the Michigan Law Review. She received her BA from Williams College, cum laude.