Alicia Clausen

Alicia has significant experience advising clients on government investigations. In the financial services industry, she has advised several large financial institutions on compliance investigations launched by the SEC and IRS. She has advised a large health care organization on multiple FCA investigations and defended a small business against a baseless FCA lawsuit. She has also counseled multiple organizations on plaintiff and defense-side antitrust lawsuits and FTC second requests.

In addition to her litigation practice, Alicia maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in civil, immigration, and criminal proceedings. Among other matters, she has represented a women’s rights activist from Afghanistan seeking asylum, a woman facing severe criminal charges for offenses she allegedly committed as a teenager, and a woman seeking a protective order against her abusive ex-partner. She has also contributed to multiple amicus briefs, including one that was referenced in a decision removing a county commission from office for his role in the January 6 riot.