As a member of the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice group, Kaela assists clients across the world on a variety of government investigations and regulatory enforcement issues. With a practice devoted to white collar criminal and civil defense, regulatory enforcement, and internal investigations, Kaela helps foreign and domestic individual and corporate clients navigate complex regulatory requirements. Should enforcement action become unavoidable, she achieves advantageous outcomes for her clients through litigation and negotiation.
Kaela’s legal experience includes, but is not limited to, representing public companies, financial institutions, and corporate executives in DOJ, SEC, and CFTC investigations, state and federal shareholder securities class actions and derivative actions, as well as in complex commercial litigation and regulatory matters. She has also counseled clients in responding to government investigations and subpoenas involving claims of insider trading, market manipulation, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
As a member of On-Chain: Reed Smith’s Crypto & Digital Assets Group, Kaela also has extensive knowledge about regulatory and enforcement issues affecting blockchain-based platforms, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets. She has represented clients charged with crypto-related fraud and has advised digital asset companies on SEC and FinCEN regulations concerning cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, and NFTs.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Kaela was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where she worked on a variety of white collar and securities litigation matters, including representing corporations and individuals in criminal and regulatory investigations and proceedings conducted by the DOJ and the SEC. She also represented corporations and individuals in state and federal securities class actions, as well as in complex commercial litigation and regulatory matters.
Kaela has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in white collar criminal defense by
Super Lawyers.