Tamara Kraljic is an associate in the Washington office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. Tamara works principally with the Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations practice group. As part of her recent experience, Tamara successfully represented defendants in proceedings before the World Bank and counseled clients on the development of anti-corruption policies and procedures, including due diligence relating to third party agents. In connection with her work, Tamara has traveled extensively, including to Europe and the Far East.
Tamara started her career at international law firms in New York City and Paris, France. Before joining Hughes Hubbard, she was in the international arbitration practice group of a major international law firm in Paris, where she worked on a range of commercial and investment arbitration matters with a particular focus on the energy sector. Tamara also worked as a fundraiser at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Tamara participated in legal pro bono programs in New York and assisted in the representation of a client before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She currently represents a client on a pro bono basis in clemency proceedings and has acted as a fundraiser for the D.C. Legal Aid Society.
Recognition
2015 Empire State Counsel, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association in recognition of free legal services provided to low income individuals
Highlighted Lectures and Publications
“Obligations de Due Diligence – Mise à l’épreuve des rapports de force entre consultants externes, opérationnels et responsables conformité des entreprises “ , Dossier Loi Sapin 2, Cahiers de Droit de l’Entreprise (April 2017) (on conducting due diligence on external consultants and navigating resulting dynamics between a company’s compliance and commercial personnel)
Panelist and Presenter, in two-part panel on (i) World Bank / MDB Sanctions Systems and (ii) Legal Career Advice, Penn State Law, Carlisle, PA, Feb. 27, 2017
“Procédure de sanctions de la Banque mondiale - Guide pratique: à quoi s’attendre, comment y répondre?” Revue internationale de la compliance et de l’éthique des affaires / International Review of Compliance and Business Ethics (June 2016) (article co-authored with Anne Gaustad, offering practical advice and guidance on the World Bank sanctions procedures)
Presenter, Third Party Due Diligence, 7th Annual Business Ethics Anti-Corruption Compliance & Fraud Prevention Strategies in CEE, SEE & CIS Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, March 17-18, 2016
Panelist and Presenter, Corporate Decision Making, American Society of International Law Anti-Corruption Law Interest Group Workshop, Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, PA, October 2-3, 2015
Panelist and Presenter, Understanding the U.S. Legal Market, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, August 6, 2014
Contributor to Hughes Hubbard's FCPA/Anti-Bribery Alerts, 2013– 2016
Selected News
Featured in Getting More, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling negotiations technique guidebook by Wharton Business School Professor Stuart Diamond
Successful representation of French consulting companies and individual in contested proceedings before the World Bank’s Sanctions Board; obtained acquittal on all charges by the Sanctions Board, reversing decision of the Office of Suspension and Debarment, and terminating suspension and proceedings. Decision reported on the World Bank Sanctions Board website: Sanctions Board Decision No. 81 (Sanctions Case No. 215) issued on September 29, 2015
Successful representation of French consulting companies in World Bank "Show Cause" proceeding. Enforcement action was terminated
Representation of European consulting firm in World Bank Sanctions matter related to allegations of corruption
Anti-Corruption and Integrity Compliance
Highlighted Matters
Conducted global compliance reviews on behalf of the Corporate Compliance Monitor appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, and the U.K. Serious Fraud Office for a multinational specialty chemical manufacturer
Current representation of a major multinational oil and gas company in connection with global risk assessments and compliance audits. Conducted multiple audits in Switzerland, France and China
Representation of a multinational financial services company for the assessment of and improvement to the company’s anti-corruption program
Current representation of a multinational engineering and construction company in worldwide review of activities
Conducted business partner reviews and anti-corruption compliance due diligence for publicly traded companies in Mergers & Acquisitions context
General Dispute Resolution
Highlighted Matters
Current representation of Texas-based Oil & Gas corporation in common law fraud case before the Delaware Superior Court
Assisted in representation of Delaware-incorporated company in adversary proceedings brought against it in Arizona Bankruptcy Court (assisted in drafting motion to compel arbitration)
Assisted in a range of international commercial and investment disputes in the construction, telecommunications and oil and gas industries
