Obiamaka (Obi) P. Madubuko focuses her practice on anti-corruption and fraud matters and advises U.S.-based companies doing business in international markets.
Obi advises companies on a host of compliance and transactional due diligence issues arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Bribery Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and other global trade regulations. She also assists clients with internal investigations, risk assessments and independent audits, as well as drafting, evaluating and updating corporate policies to ensure compliance.
In addition to her corporate advisory work, Obi is an experienced trial lawyer who has defended individuals and corporations in complex civil litigation and white collar criminal cases. She has represented clients before state and federal courts and agencies, including the United States Congress, the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Election Commission, and other federal and state authorities.
Obi has represented clients in complex litigation matters across a broad range of industries including aerospace and defense, consumer products, energy and mining, financial services, health care, intellectual property, manufacturing, media and entertainment, real estate, securities specialty chemicals, technology and telecommunication, and white-collar crimes. She also represents clients in international litigation matters and has assisted clients to procure documents and witness testimony from foreign persons and entities located outside the United States; litigated claims against foreign companies seeking immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; and represented corporate clients in civil actions to enforce domestic judgments against foreign entities.
Obi has an active pro bono practice where she represents clients in domestic violence, immigration and asylum cases, in addition to mentoring young lawyers, law students and high school students interested in pursuing careers in law.
Prior to joining the firm, Obi was a partner at an international law firm where she served as co-chair of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) & International Anti-Corruption Group and was in private practice in New York and Washington, D.C. She also served as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Constance Baker Motley of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
