Maria Piontkovska

Associate

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Los Angeles

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Biography

Maria Piontkovska is an associate with Baker's Litigation & Government Enforcement group, co-editor of the Firm's Global Supply Chain Compliance Blog and a member of the Firm’s Technology, Media & Telecoms Global Industry Group. She has significant experience working on behalf of companies operating in emerging markets and high-risk jurisdictions. Maria has managed a number of internal and government-facing legal compliance investigations for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and advised on related settlement negotiations with the US Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange Commission, and other federal and state regulatory entities.

Maria has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Southern California Super Lawyers (2022-23). Maria has written and spoken extensively on emerging compliance trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) legal risk, corruption and sanctions, and advises on best practices in compliance program development.

Practice Focus

Maria's principal areas of practice are corporate internal investigations, corporate compliance, and broader regulatory risk management. Maria is a trusted advisor to global corporations on investigations and assessments covering a variety of legal compliance and crisis matters, including bribery/corruption, sanctions and export controls diversion issues, fraud, money laundering, forced labor and human rights. She has conducted sensitive internal investigations, in particular those arising under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, for multinational corporations in more than 20 international jurisdictions. She also regularly counsels clients on corporate compliance, ESG and corporate governance matters. Maria has served on compliance monitorship teams as well as represented companies under compliance monitorships.

Representative Legal Matters

Obtained a declination from the DOJ for a US technology company in an FCPA investigation into allegations of bribery in Mexico.
Managed a global risk assessment focused on anti-corruption, sanctions/export controls, and human rights compliance spanning over five jurisdictions for a Fortune 500 company.
Managed an investigation into allegations of kickbacks, fraud and self-dealing in the supply chains of a US-listed luxury goods company.
Served on the US support legal team for a European monitor imposed on a global engineering company by DOJ.
Conducted an investigation into extended workforce, D&I, and broader employment legal compliance issues for a Fortune 10 tech company.
Conducted a comprehensive assessment of a Fortune 50 company responsible sourcing program for ESG risks.
Conducted investigations for several US-listed manufacturing and healthcare/life sciences companies into allegations of product diversion into Russia.
Advised a global automobile company on environmental, forced labor, and human rights disclosure obligations under global regulatory regimes.
Managed an investigation for a US-listed industrial manufacturer into allegations of fraud and improper revenue recognition practices.
Conducted an anti-corruption compliance program gap assessment for a global industrial manufacturer.
Conducted compliance due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestments and other transactions focused on compliance with the FCPA, anti-money laundering laws, and US economic sanctions.
Designed robust compliance programs for nonprofit organizations and multinational companies operating in high-risk industries and jurisdictions.

Admissions

California~United States (2021)
District of Columbia~United States (2018)
New York~United States (2017)

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (JD) (2016)
Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (LLB, magna cum laude) (2013)

Languages

Russian
Ukrainian

Previous Offices

Washington, DC

Co-author, "Compliance Steps after ABA White Collar Conference," Law360, March 19, 2024
Co-author, "Supply Chain Implications of SEC's Climate Proposal," Law360, April 14, 2022
Co-author, "Comparing the Antitrust Division's New Compliance Policy with the Criminal Division's Updated Policy," Bloomberg Law, 22 August 2019
Co-author, "Two to Tango: Attacking the Demand Side of Bribery," The American Interest, 17 December 2018

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