Media Kit

Who Is the Women’s White Collar Defense Association?

The Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) is made up of attorneys and other professionals who specialize in the white collar criminal defense field. They are members of WWCDA chapters around the world and focus their practices on representing corporations, other organizations and individuals facing government enforcement actions (criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative), and in internal investigations, compliance and ethics matters. Many of the WWCDA chapter members previously served in government positions and in corporate roles. Notable members include former corporate General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers, as well as former prosecutors and high ranking government officials.

The Association exists to provide:

• networking opportunities and business development for the chapter members
• substantive and educational resources
• a forum to hear from government officials and the private sector
• a clearing house for discussion of pressing white collar bar issues
• a vehicle for information sharing related to job openings and other items of interest.

WWCDA Goals

• Promote members specializing in the legal profession and in the legal fields of criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative enforcement, as well as internal investigations, compliance and ethics.
• Provide networking and business development opportunities for our members and participants in their local markets, as well as nationally and internationally.
• Develop educational programming focused on the legal fields of criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative enforcement, as well as internal investigations, compliance and ethics.
• Facilitate collaboration and communication among our members and participants.
• Develop resources to assist our members and participants.

Fast Facts

• The WWCDA was founded in 1999 to address a lack of inclusion in the white collar field and in existing professional white collar organizations.
  
  
• WWCDA promotes the common business and professional interests of attorneys and other professionals who specialize white collar defense. WWCDA initiatives facilitate attorneys and other professionals connecting, collaborating, and advancing in white collar defense around the world.
  
  
• The WWCDA has nearly 5,000 members throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, our chapters are organized by city, state, region or country.
  
  
• The WWCDA has more than 51 chapters, including Washington, D.C., New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Louisiana, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee/Alabama, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon/Idaho, Virginia, Puerto Rico, London, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Toronto, Vancouver, Québec, Brazil, Peru, Poland, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, and India.

WWCDA Board of Directors & Officers

To connect with a board member or officer for a media interview, please contact Kelsey Eidbo at KelseyE@InfiniteGlobal.com.

Officers

Karen A. Popp
Chairperson & President
Sidley Austin LLP

Susan Bozorgi
Vice President
Bozorgi Law, PLLC

Michelle Shapiro
Secretary
ArentFox Schiff LLP

Susan Markel
Treasurer
AlixPartners, LLP

Board of Directors

Karen A. Popp 
Chairperson
Sidley Austin LLP

Kristin Graham Koehler
Vice Chairperson
Sidley Austin LLP

Jillian Berman
Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP

Susan Bozorgi
Bozorgi Law, PLLC

Anne Chapman
Mitchell Stein Carey Chapman, PC

Stacie Hartman
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Shin Jae Kim
Tozzini Freire Advogados

Loretta Lynch
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Susan Markel
AlixPartners, LLP

Caroline Judge Mehta
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Rita Mitchell
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Karen Seymour
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (retired)

Michelle Shapiro
ArentFox Schiff LLP

F. Joseph Warin
Gibson Dunn

Mary Jo White
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Wendy Wysong
Steptoe LLP

Angie Xenakis
Sidley Austin LLP

Media Contacts

External PR Contact
+1 415 732 7804
kelseye@infiniteglobal.com

Images & Graphics

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