C.B. Rome is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, based in the Los Angeles office.

C.B.’s practice is focused on representing companies and executives in internal and government-facing investigations, white collar defense and regulatory enforcement matters, and complex commercial litigation. C.B. has handled numerous matters involving anti-money laundering (AML), consumer protection and product safety, bribery and kickbacks, financial fraud, sanctions violations, and employee misconduct, among other issues. She has conducted corporate internal investigations and participated in the defense against government-facing investigations led by a wide range of criminal and regulatory enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). C.B. is also a frequent thought leader on state attorneys general enforcement developments.

C.B.’s commercial litigation experience includes matters involving breach of contract, consumer protection, and intellectual property.

C.B. maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular focus on serving the LGBTQ+ community. She is also a member of the MoFo Proud Network.

C.B. received her J.D. cum laude from Loyola Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and recognized as a Sayre Macneil Scholar. While in law school, she served as chief note and comment editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and as co-vice chair of Loyola’s LGBTQ student organization, OUTlaw. C.B. also participated in Loyola’s Project for the Innocent and was a research assistant to Professor Laurie Levenson.

During law school, C.B. was a summer associate at Morrison Foerster and a judicial extern to the Honorable Virginia A. Phillips at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. She also served as an extern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in the Central District of California. Prior to law school, C.B. worked as a broadcast journalist at CNN. She also served as a communication professional at a variety of nonprofits, including the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and the Downtown Women’s Center.

C.B. received a B.A. with honors in English from the George Washington University.

Select Representative Engagements

Internal + Government Facing-Investigations

• Representation of a multinational financial services corporation in responding to a grand jury subpoena related to an AML and sanctions investigation.
• Representation of a global auction house in an internal investigation of misconduct by senior executive and advising company leadership and board on mitigation and remediation arising from investigative findings.
• Representation of a global manufacturer and distributor in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation by the DOJ pertaining to alleged consumer product safety violations.
• Representation of accounting firm in an internal investigation of misconduct by employee and advising company leadership on mitigation and remediation arising from investigative findings.
• Representation of a leading retailer in misdemeanor criminal proceedings before the Los Angeles District Attorney’s and City Attorney’s offices.
• Representation of a former senior bank executive in successfully resolving an SEC crypto investigation into AML and other compliance and monitoring programs.
• Representation of an American entrepreneur in defending against a DOJ prosecution related to alleged conspiracy to defraud investment funds.
• Representation of an individual under investigation by multiple government agencies, including the FBI, IRS, and FDIC, related to their role as a senior bank executive.
• Representation of the CFO of a prominent liberal arts college in defending against federal investigation into the college and other individuals and entities regarding alleged conspiracy to circumvent FDA regulations to use an unapproved COVID-19 test.

Commercial Litigation and Trials

• Representation of Mark Ridley-Thomas, a former member of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, in a bribery and honest services federal fraud prosecution in the Central District of California.
• Representation of a state pension fund in a nearly $40 million breach-of-contract case.