Sarah Bartle is an associate in the White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement and Government Contracts groups in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. Sarah’s practice focuses representing individual clients and a wide variety of corporate clients in all phases of high-profile criminal matters and regulatory enforcement actions, including inspector general (IG) and Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, and litigation related to alleged fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and False Claims Act (FCA). Additionally, she represents government contractors in counseling and litigation matters, including bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The breadth of Sarah’s practice is represented in the following examples of her work:
- Leading an investigation and response to an IG subpoena related to labor practices of a multi-national government contractor.
- Facilitating a government contractor’s self-reporting of a potential FCPA violation under the DOJ’s Pilot Program and coordinating the associated internal investigation.
- Representing an individual in connection with a DOJ investigation into alleged Taft-Hartley Act violations against a former employer.
- Representing an individual in connection with a DOJ investigation into criminal allegations against a former employer and other executives.
- Representing an aviation-industry company in connection with a DOJ investigation into alleged violations of the FCA.
- Counseling a government contractor regarding required disclosures under the Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Federal Acquisition Regulation provision.
Pro Bono
Sarah also has an active pro bono practice. She represented an individual accused of multiple felonies in Montgomery County, Maryland, and she has also represented parents involved in custody disputes and individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. because of persecution based on their gender or sexual orientation.
During law school, Sarah represented juveniles in delinquency proceedings in D.C. Superior Court with the Juvenile Justice Clinic. She also served on the American Criminal Law Review, where she was an editor for the Annual Survey of White Collar Crime section on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Sarah also interned for the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS).
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Maryland
Highlights, News & Knowledge
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"The Month in International Trade — May 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 8, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, John B. Brew, Robert L. LaFrankie, Charles De Jager, Benjamin Blase Caryl, Adeoye O. Johnson, Aaron Marx, Eduardo Mathison, Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, David (Dj) Wolff, Thomas A. Hanusik, Sarah Bartle, Kelly T. Currie, Dalal Hasan, Ian A. Laird, John Laird, Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, M. Yuan Zhou
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"A $250,000 Settlement with FinCEN Puts AML Compliance Officers in the Cross-Hairs,"
White Collar Alert
(May 10, 2017).
Contacts: Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, Thomas A. Hanusik, Sarah Bartle
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"This Month in International Trade — February 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(March 9, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Melissa Morris, Tracy T. Huang, Benjamin Blase Caryl, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, David (Dj) Wolff, Ian A. Laird, Flip Petillion, Charles De Jager, Lorraine M. Campos, Sarah Bartle, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Kate M. Growley, James (J.J.) Saulino, Eduardo Mathison
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"DOJ Sheds Light on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Policies,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 24, 2017).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Sarah Bartle