Carol Alexis Chen
Adjunct Lecturer in Law @Usc Gould School Of Law
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WORK HISTORY
Adjunct Lecturer in Law @Usc Gould School Of Law
Los Angeles, CA, US
Carol teaches Pretrial Advocacy which covers the steps in litigating a civil case from the initial meeting with the client to devising and executing an effective discovery plan (including propounding written discovery and taking and defending depositions), preparing potentially dispositive motions such as motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment, and preparing the case for settlement or trial. Students have an opportunity to draft pleadings and to participate in practical exercises, including mock client interviews, court hearings, and a settlement conference.
EDUCATION
Yale Law School
J.D., Law
UCLA
B.A., Political Science and Government
ABOUT CAROL ALEXIS CHEN
Senior investigations executive, former federal prosecutor, and law enforcement leader with 20+ years leading high-stakes investigations, regulatory enforcement, and complex litigation across government, Big Law, and global corporate leadership.Carol currently serves as Head of Global Trust & Investigations and Assistant General Counsel at CBRE, overseeing sensitive internal investigations and enterprise integrity matters worldwide and advising senior leadership on misconduct, governance, compliance, and reputational risk.Previously, she was a litigation partner in the White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations practice at Winston & Strawn LLP, representing corporations, boards, financial institutions, and executives in government investigations, enforcement actions, internal investigations, and complex litigation.Before entering private practice, Carol spent more than 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles, serving in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions and holding multiple senior leadership roles. She became the first—and still only—female Chief in office history of both the International Narcotics, Money Laundering & Racketeering Section and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Section, handling and supervising large-scale federal investigations targeting international cartels, sophisticated money laundering organizations, racketeering enterprises including the Mexican Mafia, and transnational criminal networks.Carol has successfully tried numerous complex criminal and civil cases, received multiple awards for investigative leadership, and serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in Law teaching Pretrial Advocacy. She is also active in professional and civic leadership organizations, advising on governance, enterprise risk, and strategic investigations.Focus areas: enterprise investigations • corporate governance • white collar & regulatory defense • compliance & risk management • financial crime & anti-money laundering • board advisory & enterprise risk
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