Allison Fleming

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Allison represents clients in internal and government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, and white collar criminal defense matters. Allison is a member of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement practice group.

As part of her white collar practice, Allison counseled individuals who have appeared as witnesses in lawsuits and depositions, and she has assisted with investigations into corporate practices.

In law school, Allison was an executive editor on the Michigan Journal of International Law and a student attorney in the Human Trafficking Clinic. Allison also interned in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Career & Education

    • Department of Justice: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York
      Legal Intern, Civil Division, 2020
    • Department of Justice: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York
      Legal Intern, Civil Division, 2020
    • Fulbright Foundation, Austrian Combined Grant Recipient, 2018–2019
    • Fulbright Foundation, Austrian Combined Grant Recipient, 2018–2019
    • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2022
    • Princeton University, magna cum laude, 2018
    • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2022
    • Princeton University, magna cum laude, 2018
    • New York
    • New York
    • English
    • German
    • English
    • German

Allison 's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.28.25

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Government Contractor Under Federal Wire Fraud Law Despite Lack of Economic Harm

The Supreme Court last week blessed a broad reading of the federal wire fraud statute, resolving a circuit split over whether economic loss is an element of fraudulent inducement and bolstering the Government’s future enforcement of procurement fraud. In Kousisis et al. v. United States (unanimous in judgment), the Court upheld the conviction of a government contractor for falsely representing compliance with disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) requirements in contracts awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), despite completing the contracts to PennDOT’s satisfaction. The Court held that a material misrepresentation used to deceive someone into parting with money or property is sufficient for a federal wire fraud conviction, regardless of whether the victim suffered any economic loss....

Allison 's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.28.25

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Government Contractor Under Federal Wire Fraud Law Despite Lack of Economic Harm

The Supreme Court last week blessed a broad reading of the federal wire fraud statute, resolving a circuit split over whether economic loss is an element of fraudulent inducement and bolstering the Government’s future enforcement of procurement fraud. In Kousisis et al. v. United States (unanimous in judgment), the Court upheld the conviction of a government contractor for falsely representing compliance with disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) requirements in contracts awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), despite completing the contracts to PennDOT’s satisfaction. The Court held that a material misrepresentation used to deceive someone into parting with money or property is sufficient for a federal wire fraud conviction, regardless of whether the victim suffered any economic loss....