Rebecca Brodey  

Rebecca is an experienced criminal defense attorney who is passionate in her representation of individuals in federal and state court.  Rebecca guides her clients through federal and grand jury investigations, criminal proceedings, internal investigations, and any related civil or administrative enforcement actions.  Her representations include investigations into fraud, corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), criminal antitrust, unlawful gambling, cryptocurrency scams, Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), health care fraud, drug offenses, and money laundering.  Rebecca also advises clients on AML and FCPA compliance as well as gambling, lottery and sweepstakes compliance.     

Selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch,” Rebecca is regarded as a tenacious advocate.  Chambers and Partners describes her as “extremely committed to her clients.”  Rebecca was also featured in Global Investigations Review, “100 Women in Investigations.”  She is an expert in sentencing mitigation and has served as co-chair of the ABA Sentencing Committee since 2019.  Rebecca speaks regularly on sentencing law, policy, and mitigation. 

Rebecca is the Board Chair for the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project and previously served as a Board member.  She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court.   

Rebecca is committed to her pro bono practice and reducing mass incarceration.  She has represented several District of Columbia men who were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences.  She has successfully achieved compassionate release for an indigent client and obtained a post-conviction appeal for the DC Circuit for a pro-bono client. 

Prior to launching Bourelly, George and Brodey with Alex and Andrew, Rebecca was a Member at Cozen O’Connor where she had worked for 19 years.  Rebecca lives in Washington, DC with her husband, children, dog, and two cats.  Rebecca is also active in her neighborhood school’s Parent Teacher Organization. 

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS​

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Sentencing​

• Secured sentence of probation for energy subcontractor convicted of procurement fraud in OIG investigation. 

• Secured sentence of probation for individual convicted in bank fraud scheme. 

• Obtained non-custodial sentence for PokerStars founder in the Southern District of New York; negotiated plea agreement.

• Obtained significantly below Guidelines sentence for individual convicted of money laundering; helped to secure the individual’s early release from the Bureau of Prisons under the First Step Act. 

• Obtained three year sentence for CEO of a publicly traded healthcare company in multimillion dollar loss case where the government was seeking a 20 year sentence.

• Represented executive of payment processing company who pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business servicing Internet gambling businesses; obtained for client a sentence of 36 months where the Guidelines range was 108-135 months.

Fraud 

• Represented individual charged with multi-million dollar visa fraud scheme and negotiated minimal sentence with the government.

• Obtained misdemeanor resolution for target in felony bank fraud and money laundering investigation.

• Represented individual under investigation in cryptocurrency fraud scheme. 

• Conducted internal investigation related to potential False Claims Act violations by a national educational institution.

• Represented individual under investigation for embezzlement and negotiated resolution with the government.

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Corruption, Public Integrity, & Congressional Investigations 

• Representation of an associate general counsel at a top 10 Fortune 500 company under investigation for FCPA violations by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; no charges filed.

• Representation of individual under investigation for FARA violations and Federal Election Campaign Act violations by DOJ’s Public Integrity Section.

• Represented individual in congressional investigation of Lois Lerner. 

• Represented girlfriend of former congressman in bribery and kickbacks investigation by DOJ’s Public Integrity Section.

• Pool counsel to 3 employees in Public Integrity investigation of United States congressperson.

Antitrust

• Represented high-level employees at three different Japanese auto parts manufacturing companies in the United States Antitrust Division's auto parts investigation which obtained guilty pleas from at least 40 companies and over $2.9 billion in fines.

• Secured immunity in DOJ Antitrust Division (Chicago) investigation for an executive of a Japanese auto parts manufacturer.

• Representation of a senior executive of a Fortune 10 company in DOJ generic pharmaceuticals investigation. 

• Pool counsel to 6 employees in DOJ Antitrust Division no-poach investigation; no charges filed.

• Representation of truck engine manufacturer in criminal antitrust investigation; led internal investigation and prepared findings for DOJ; investigation dropped and no charges filed.
   

Environmental

• Secured misdemeanor plea agreement for liquor distillery owner who had been charged in felony indictment with over 50 counts of unlawful discharge of unlawful waste; felony counts dismissed.

• Representation of an oil executive in a multi-year DOJ and SEC parallel investigation into potential obstruction of justice and other potential criminal offenses following a major oil disaster; no charges filed.
   

Sanctions

• Represented several executives of two international banks in connection with federal investigations of possible violations of U.S. Treasury sanctions and State of New York law; no charges filed against any clients.

• Obtained below guidelines sentence for individual charged with IEEPA violations related to Iranian sanctions regime. 

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Gaming & Sweepstakes 

• Representation of Full Tilt Poker in the Southern District of New York for potential wire fraud, IGBA violations and related “Ponzi” scheme allegations; negotiated corporate resolution with SDNY.

• Advised multinational gaming company on United States federal and state regulations related to online sweepstakes.

• Provide ongoing advice to several international corporations on giveaway promotions and sweepstakes compliance.

Controlled Substances 

• Represented two individual employees of billion-dollar pharmaceutical opioid manufacturer under investigation for false statements.

• Secured misdemeanor plea agreement for District of Columbia cannabis seller. 

Pro Bono

• Successfully obtained Compassionate Release in 2020 for a client who had been incarcerated since 1980.

• Pro Bono representation of client serving 20 year sentence; successfully appealed case to the DC Circuit and obtained release for client after serving only 10 years.

• Pro Bono representation of clients for the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project.