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Erica Jaffe

Erica A. Jaffe

Associate

erica.jaffe@morganlewis.com

Philadelphia Phone +1.215.963.4720 Fax +1.215.963.5001

1701 Market St.//Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921//United States

Erica A. Jaffe counsels clients on a range of compliance-related issues. She works with clients to conduct anticorruption risk assessments, draft codes of conducts and related policies, create compliance program training materials, develop third party due diligence programs, and assess compliance program gaps. Erica also represents corporations and individuals in government and internal investigations, complex civil and criminal disputes, and corporate governance matters. She has conducted investigations and defended suspected violations of anticorruption laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters, accounting fraud, securities fraud, compliance violations, and other financial fraud matters.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Erica was an associate at a global law firm. Before law school, she was a senior consultant at an international consulting firm where she implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs and conducted FCPA investigations. Erica is a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Erica maintains an active pro bono practice, representing immigrants seeking asylum. Erica served as vice chair of the Philadelphia office Pro Bono Committee for the 2019-2020 year.

Awards and Affiliations

Ones to Watch, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Philadelphia, The Best Lawyers in America (2021–2023)

Inaugural Winner, Elite Advocate of the Year Award, Morgan Lewis Litigation Practice Group (2020)

Named, "Rising Star" by the National Immigrant Justice Center, 18th Annual Human Rights Awards (2017)

Recipient, Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy and Oral Argument, University of Chicago Law School

Recipient, Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award

Certified Fraud Examiner

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • Illinois

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School, 2015, J.D.
  • Knox College, 2008, B.A., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Services

  • Litigation, Regulation & Investigations
  • White Collar Litigation & Government Investigations
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & Global Anti-Corruption
  • Corporate Ethics & Compliance

Regions

  • North America

Events

7/15/2022 - ABA's Lessons for Criminal Labor Market Antitrust Enforcement in US and Canada
1/22/2020 - Women in White Collar Defense Association Event on January 22nd
4/3/2019 - 2019 FCA Update: What You Need to Know Now
3/22/2019 - IIA Fraud Symposium

News

4/22/2022 - Litigators of the Week: The Defense Team that Fended Off Criminal ‘No Poach’ Charges at Trial for DaVita and Its Former CEO, The Am Law Litigation Daily
10/16/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises Aramark in $1 Billion Acquisition of AmeriPride Services

Publications

1/18/2023 - DOJ Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy: Is 2023 the Year of the Carrot?
6/27/2022 - What DOJ’s Chief Compliance Officer Certification Means for Compliance Professionals
2/16/2022 - DOJ Ramping Up Fraud Enforcement Efforts: 2021 Year in Review Report
3/4/2021 - LawFlash: A Fraud Section Year in Review for a Year Like No Other
2/26/2021 - A Fraud Section Year in Review for a Year Like No Other