Geeta Malhotra

Experience

1. Partner

   Sidley Austin LLP

   Nov 2008 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Geeta focuses her practice on white collar criminal matters, internal investigations, government enforcement actions, cybersecurity and privacy matters, and complex civil litigation. Geeta has extensive experience conducting complex internal investigations on a variety of matters, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), fraud and bribery, privacy and wiretapping, and securities regulations. She defends clients before government agencies, including DOJ, the SEC, and various state attorneys general. In addition, Geeta conducts anti-corruption diligence, counsels clients in the development of anti-corruption policies, and trains clients on anti-corruption policies and other investigation issues.Clients also rely upon Geeta to navigate high-stakes cybersecurity and privacy matters, including data breach response as well as resulting litigation and government inquiries. In addition, she advises clients with respect to the preparation for sophisticated cybersecurity incidents, including on the development of policies as well as the presentation of trainings and tabletop exercises.In the civil litigation context, Geeta’s practice includes representing clients in matters involving, for instance, contract disputes, business tort and consumer fraud claims, claims for trade secret misappropriation, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty. Geeta is actively engaged in firm leadership as well as the civic and legal communities. She serves on the firm’s Inclusion Committee and the Evaluation and Compensation of Associates Committee. She is a 2019 Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC), a Board Member of the Better Government Association (BGA), a Member of Executives’ Club of Chicago, and a Member of Chicago United’s Leaders Council. Geeta also previously served as the co-chair for the ABA\'s Criminal Litigation Committee for the Section of Litigation.(Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.)

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law

  J.D., Law

  2003 — 2006

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communication Studies

  1999 — 2003