• Kristin N. Tahler

    equity Partner / New York/Los Angeles

  • Tel +86-21-6061-3463

    Email qinchao@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Global Asset Recovery Practice,Investment Fund Litigation,Investment Advisor & Asset Manager Litigation,Blockchain,Fraud & Asset Recovery

Kristin N. Tahler

Kristin N. Tahler is a partner in the Los Angeles Office, Chair of the firm's False Claims Act Practice and Co-Chair of the firm's International Disputes: Section 1782 Practice. Her practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex civil matters often related to criminal or quasi-criminal charges or fraudulent conduct. Drawing on extensive and varied litigation experience, Kristin serves as a master strategist who helps clients shape legal approaches to complicated problems. Her clients are often international companies, executives, boards of directors, investors, and ultra-high net-worth individuals who turn to her as counselor to help solve their thorniest legal issues, map out strategies and carry out coordinated plans.

Kristin deploys her acumen around the world, overseeing multi-jurisdictional litigation and strategy in the Middle East, U.K., E.U. and the Cayman Islands, to name just a few examples. A significant portion of her practice includes representing clients from the Middle East, including entities and individuals from Kuwait, the UAE, and other GCC countries.

  • Notable Representations

    Representing Agility, a Kuwaiti-based, leading multinational and multi-billion dollar logistics company against a criminal indictment and civil False Claims Act charges in the largest government contracting cases ever brought by the U.S. government.

    Represented former CEO in criminal and civil cases involving allegations of insider trading.

    Defended William J. Ruehle, the former CFO of Broadcom Corporation, in the largest stock options backdating case brought by the federal government, and obtained major victory where District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney in the Central District of California dismissed all criminal and civil charges against Mr. Ruehle, as well as other defendants in separate, but related cases.

    Defended a key executive of a broker-dealer in a FINRA enforcement action.

    Represented a top securities firm in a civil fraud action.

    Represented top securities firm in SEC investigations involving allegations of defrauding investors and failures to supervise.

    Represented individuals in connection with DOJ investigations involving pharmaceutical companies and allegations of off-label marketing and other violations.

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    The State Bar of California

    The State Bar of New York

    United States Court of Federal Claims

  • Education

    University of Southern California, Gould School of Law(J.D.)

    The Southern California Law Review:Senior Editor

    Princeton University (A.B.)