Charlotte Underwood focuses her practice on internal corporate investigations, civil and criminal government investigations, white collar criminal defense, corporate monitorships, and financial services litigation. Her practice also includes compliance and advisory matters in the area of political law and government ethics.
Prior to joining the firm, Charlotte served as counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics in Washington, D.C., as a member of the committee’s nonpartisan professional staff. During her time in the Senate, she was responsible for conducting some of the Committee’s most sensitive investigations, and for drafting new and revised regulations, proposed rule changes, and related Committee guidance. In that role, she regularly advised Senators, their staff, outside law firms, and other entities and individuals on ongoing compliance with federal laws, Senate Rules, and other standards of conduct.
Credentials
Education
- New York Law School, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude, Staff Editor of New York Law School Law Review, John Marshall Harlan Scholar
- Skidmore College, B.A., government, 2008, cum laude, Periclean Honors Society
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York