Lauren Valiente helps protect the reputation and success of her clients by guiding them through intricate corporate governance challenges. Her practice is focused on internal investigations, government enforcement actions, and high stakes civil litigation. She counsels public and private companies, as well as their officers and directors, through these trying and complex situations by applying her lessons learned through years of experience. Fluent in Spanish, Valiente has supported clients in Latin America and the U.S. as well as throughout Asia.

Valiente has extensive experience handling complex internal investigations involving allegations of fraud, theft of trade secrets, and other serious misconduct. She has represented clients in various government enforcement proceedings, including allegations of securities fraud, violations of the False Claims Act, and violations of laws regulating broker-dealers.

In the area of civil litigation, Valiente has represented clients in securities class action litigation, shareholder derivative actions and other shareholder disputes, and False Claims Act litigation. She has also advised on a wide range of international matters, including those involving alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA).

Valiente’s clients represent diverse sectors, including health care, pharmaceutical, technology, education, franchise, retail, food and beverage, and beauty and wellness. She is a member of the Securities Enforcement & Litigation practice group, the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Team, and the Health Care & Life Sciences Sector. She understands the regulatory issues faced by public companies as well as the unique challenges of their private counterparts.

Understanding the client’s perspective is critically important to Valiente. Since 2021, she has served on the board of directors of HCI Group, Inc., a Florida-based publicly traded company that, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, real estate and information technology. She currently serves as Chair of the Sustainability Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee.