Lauren L. Valiente
Partenaire
Lauren Valiente aide à protéger la réputation et le succès de ses clients en les guidant à travers les défis complexes de la gouvernance d'entreprise. Son activité se concentre sur les enquêtes internes, les mesures coercitives gouvernementales, le conseil en matière de gouvernance et les litiges civils à enjeux élevés. Elle conseille les entreprises publiques et privées, ainsi que leurs dirigeants et administrateurs, dans ces situations difficiles et complexes, en mettant à profit les enseignements tirés de ses années d'expérience. Parlant couramment l'espagnol, Lauren Valiente a accompagné des clients en Amérique latine, aux États-Unis et dans toute l'Asie.
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. From 2021 – 2025, she 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. During her tenure on HCI’s board, she served as Chair of the Sustainability Committee and served on the Compensation Committee.
Expérience des représentants
- Represented a publicly traded health technology company in an SEC enforcement proceeding, securities class action litigation, and shareholder derivative litigation.
- Represented a special committee of the board of directors of a publicly traded company in an investigation into allegations of corporate misconduct raised in a short-seller report.
- Represented the audit committee of the board of directors of a private company in the self-disclosure of potential FCPA violations to the Department of Justice.
- Conducted a large-scale internal investigation for a private company into suspected fraud occurring within their salesforce.
- Represented a large physician provider network in false claims act litigation.
- Conducted an internal investigation for a for-profit educational institution relating to its student recruitment practices.
Prix et reconnaissance
- Recognized as one of the “Legal Elite NOTABLE Women Leaders in Law” in Florida Trend (December 2024)
- Recognized as one of the “100 Hispanic Board Members Making a Difference” in BoardProspects (October 2024)
- Florida Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars lists (2012 – 2017)
- Graduate of the Tampa Bay Chamber’s Leadership Tampa program (2016), and one of three finalists for the Deanne Dewey Roberts Emerging Leader Award
- Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “30 Under 30” award (2007)
Affiliations
- Member, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
- Member, Athena Society
- Member, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA)
- Member, Women Corporate Directors (WCD)
- Member, Southeastern Women in Financial Services (SWIFS)
Engagement communautaire
- Co-founder (2022) and current chair of the WCD Tampa Women of Color Directors Pipeline Initiative, which provides guidance and assistance to top women of color executives in Florida in searching and applying for public company board seats
- Member of the board of trustees of The Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
- Vice-Chair of the Member Engagement Committee, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA)
Présentations et publications
- Interview, “Lauren Valiente Discusses Importance of Board Diversity” Tampa Bay Business Journal (December 2, 2022)
- Co-Author, “Is the DEA Poised to Regulate Telepharmacy?” Health Care Law Today (November 30, 2021)
- Presenter, “Robinhood: The Risks of Gamification,” Southeastern Women in Financial Services (August 31, 2021)
- Co-Author, “Supreme Court Clarifies, but Declines to Significantly Alter, Class Certification Battleground in Securities-Fraud Class Actions,” Foley Insights Blog (July 1, 2021)
- Panelist, 2019 Tampa Bay Women in Leadership Symposium (March 29, 2019)
- Author, “Easing the Cuban Embargo: Automotive Industry Unlikely to Realize Any Immediate Benefit,” Dashboard Insights (January 2015)
- Co-Author, “Analysis: Easing the Cuban Embargo: U.S. Businesses Should Engage in Cuba with Three Caveats in Mind,” Cuba Standard (January 2015)
Langues
- Espagnol (courant)