Michael Debernardis

About Michael Debernardis

Michael is Managing Partner of Hughes Hubbard’s Washington office and Chair the firm’s Global Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance U.S. practice group.Michael assists clients with internal investigations relating to high-stakes matters including corruption under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, procurement fraud, financial and accounting fraud, money laundering, and other ethics issues and violations of company policy. Michael has represented clients in connection with inquiries by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, among others. Michael works extensively with clients to prevent issues before they arise, assisting American, European, and Asian clients in designing, evaluating, administering, and maintaining anti-corruption, integrity compliance, and corporate governance programs.Michael also serves as Chair of the firm’s Multilateral Development Bank Investigations and Sanctions practice, where he represents companies and individuals in all phases of MDB sanctions proceedings, from audit and investigation, to litigation of allegations and arguments before sanctions boards, to sanction release proceedings. Michael has represented and counseled clients in connection with proceedings before the World Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-American Development Bank.Michael also represents clients in complex litigation and international arbitration matters, including securities class action litigation, breach of contract claims, and claims resulting from sovereign debt default.

Experience

1. Partner

   Hughes Hubbard & Reed Llp

   Jan 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• University of Delaware

  BS, Business Administration

  2001 — 2005