Practice Focus:

Government Enforcement Defense

Internal Investigations & Monitorships

Class & Derivative Action Defense

Education:

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.

The Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy (Articles Editor)

University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Admissions:

District of Columbia

New York

LEANNE A. BORTNER
leanne.bortner@kobrekim.com

Washington DC:
1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202.664.1935
Fax. 202.664.1920

Ms. Bortner focuses on the areas of white-collar criminal defense, regulatory investigations and complex civil litigation with a particular emphasis on securities law, focusing on the financial services sector.

Recent Engagements:

• Representation of several executives of a European financial institution in connection with investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding Office of Foreign Assets Control issues
• Representation of Brian Hunter, the former Head of Energy Trading at Amaranth Advisors, in litigation against the FERC and the CFTC over alleged improper trading of natural gas futures contracts

Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:

Prior to joining Kobre & Kim LLP, Ms. Bortner practiced at Nixon Peabody LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP where she focused on white-collar criminal defense and government investigations.