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Ella Alves Capone

Ella
Capone

Of Counsel

CONTACT INFO

ecapone@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.887.3511

FAX:+1 202.530.4245

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

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PRACTICE

Financial Institutions Anti-Corruption & FCPA Anti-Money Laundering Betting and Gaming Global Finance International Trade Latin America Litigation Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Ella Alves Capone is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations and Anti-Money Laundering practice groups.  Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, regulatory enforcement defense, and compliance counseling.

Ms. Capone regularly conducts internal investigations and advises multinational corporations and financial institutions, including major banks, virtual currency businesses, and casinos, on anti-corruption, Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering, and sanctions compliance.  She has significant experience representing clients in white collar and securities matters involving DOJ, SEC, FinCEN, OCC, OFAC, and the Fed.

Ms. Capone’s practice additionally includes advising clients on the effectiveness of their internal controls and compliance programs, as well as conducting and advising on compliance due diligence for corporate deals.

Ms. Capone regularly works on international matters, with particular expertise in Latin America.  She is fluent in Portuguese, and her representative matters include several anti-corruption and corporate compliance matters in Brazil, including the representation of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras in connection with investigations by the SEC and DOJ.

Ms. Capone is a member of the Board of the Brazil-US 40 and Under White Collar Lawyers Initiative, which consists of approximately 175 lawyers from over 80 leading law firms in the U.S. and Brazil who share insights about and write on white collar matters involving the two countries and coordinate panels featuring leading white collar practitioners.

Ms. Capone’s representative matters include:

  • Conducting an extensive anti-corruption internal investigation for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras in connection with investigations by the SEC and DOJ.
  • Conducting an extensive anti-corruption, AML, and securities internal investigation for a major financial institution in a matter involving engagement with DOJ, the SEC, FINRA, and banking regulators.
  • Updating AML/BSA policies and procedures and conducting training for clients in the gaming industry.
  • Representing a client in the gaming industry in conducting an internal investigation and engaging with DOJ and local gaming regulators.
  • Representing a multinational financial institution in conducting an anti-corruption and AML internal investigation involving engagement with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office.
  • Conducting pre-deal AML, anti-corruption, and sanctions due diligence and post-acquisition compliance integration in connection with corporate transactions on behalf of large financial institutions and other multinational corporations.
  • Representing a large financial institution in a sanctions and AML matter involving engagement with DOJ, OFAC, and banking regulators.
  • Conducting an internal investigation for a major financial institution in connection with an AML matter involving the SDNY.
  • Representing a client in the gaming industry before FinCEN in an AML enforcement matter.
  • Conducting an internal investigation for a defense contractor in a matter involving False Claims Act allegations.*
  • Representing a major financial institution in multiple internal investigations and litigation involving mortgage fraud allegations.*
  • Representing a major financial institution in FIRREA litigation in the EDNY.*
  • Representing an individual in a criminal trial involving insider trading allegations.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.

Ms. Capone regularly speaks and writes on anti-corruption, BSA/AML, and compliance issues.  Representative speaking engagements and writings include the following:

  • ICLG, The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020’s Corporate Transparency Act, May 2021;
  • “Key Anti-Corruption Priorities for the Biden Administration: The Corruption-Money Laundering Connection” (April 2021), Panelist, American University Washington College of Law Webcast;
  • “Managing Internal Audit and Investigations” (November 2021), Panelist, Gibson Dunn Webcast;
  • “FCPA Year-End Update” (2021 – 2022), Panelist, Gibson Dunn Webcast;
  • The Top 10 Takeaways for Financial Institutions from the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, January 2021, Gibson Dunn Client Alert;
  • “International Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Enforcement” (December 2020), Panelist, Gibson Dunn Webcast;
  • “Striving and Thriving During the Pandemic” (December 2020), Panelist, Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) Virtual Panel;
  • 2020 ABA Treatise, Practice Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Chapter 4: Criminal History;
  • “Compliance and Economic Analysis” (February 2020), Panelist, Symposium on Economic Analysis of Law;
  • 2019 ABA Treatise, Practice Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Chapter 4: Criminal History;
  • “Compliance Programs of Private Enterprise” (February 2018), Panelist, Symposium on Compliance (Pro-Competition & Anti-Corruption Laws) in Brazil and The United States;
  • 2018 edition of Bloomberg BNA’s Securities Practice Series Portfolio No. 285, The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Enforcement and Compliance;
  • ICLG, Anti-Money Laundering 2018, USA Law Chapter; and
  • 2018 ABA Treatise, Practice Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Chapter 4: Criminal History.

Ms. Capone graduated from New York University School of Law in 2011, where she was a member of the Honorary Moot Court Board.  She graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors for all years from Fordham University, where she earned a dual degree in Psychology and Sociology and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she practiced at a major international law firm in Washington, D.C. and New York, where she specialized in white collar criminal defense, securities litigation, and internal investigations.

Ms. Capone is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

EDUCATION

New York University - 2011 Juris Doctor

Fordham University - 2008 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - May 20, 2022 | International Comparative Legal Guide to: Anti-Money Laundering 2022
Webcasts - February 1, 2022 | Webcast: FCPA 2021 Year-End Update
Client Alert - January 25, 2022 | 2021 Year-End FCPA Update
Webcasts - January 19, 2022 | Webcast: Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance in 2022 and Beyond
Webcasts - November 9, 2021 | Webcast: 2021 – Managing Internal Audit and Investigations
Client Alert - May 28, 2021 | International Comparative Legal Guide to: Anti-Money Laundering 2021
Webcasts - January 26, 2021 | Webcast: FCPA 2020 Year-End Update
Client Alert - January 1, 2021 | The Top 10 Takeaways for Financial Institutions from the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020
Webcasts - December 10, 2020 | Webcast: International Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Enforcement
Client Alert - January 7, 2019 | 2018 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 9, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Client Alert - January 2, 2018 | 2017 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 10, 2017 | 2017 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Client Alert - January 3, 2017 | 2016 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 6, 2016 | Beneficial Ownership and Customer Due Diligence:  Perspectives on the Increased Compliance Risk Associated with the Implementation of FinCEN’s Final Rule
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