Reem Sadik is a seasoned counselor to Fortune 500 corporations, audit committees, boards, and individuals, focusing her practice on government and internal investigations, compliance and governance matters, white-collar criminal defense, and complex civil litigation. Sadik advises clients across industries including financial services, technology, aerospace and defense, healthcare, media, manufacturing, and higher education on some of their most sensitive legal and reputational challenges. She has particular experience representing clients with operations and exposure in the Middle East, helping them navigate U.S. regulatory regimes while balancing commercial, diplomatic, and operational realities.
Sadik has led and managed investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) involving allegations of securities and accounting fraud, foreign corruption, workplace culture issues, sanctions and export control violations, antitrust issues, False Claims Act (FCA) violations, and other business crimes.
She regularly prepares clients for congressional testimony, government interviews, and grand jury appearances, and is experienced in coordinating complex, cross-border document collections and productions.
Her strategic approach to complex issues has resulted in several high-profile successes. Most recently, she was part of the trial team that secured a complete acquittal for the former CEO of a public company in the largest accounting fraud ever prosecuted by the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California.
She also has experience in a wide range of complex civil litigation, including securities class actions and contract disputes.
In addition to her private practice experience, Sadik worked in all three branches of the federal government. She worked in the Office of the Chief of Protocol in the U.S. Department of State and in the Office of Majority Whip James Clyburn in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also is a former law clerk to Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Judge James R. Spencer of the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Sadik is repeatedly recognized in different publications, including Super Lawyers in the area of Criminal Defense: White Collar; Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch;” and in Washington Life Magazine. She is a leader in the legal community as co-founder of “Her Legal Circle,” a professional network for renowned women lawyers in D.C., VA, and MD, who practice at law firms, in the government, and as in-house counsel, and as a frequent speaker and author on issues involving government enforcement and investigations.