Lara Anders is a member of the firm's Investigations + White Collar Defense practice group. She represents companies and individuals in securities class actions, shareholder demands, derivative litigation, internal investigations, and SEC and DOJ investigations and enforcement proceedings.

Lara graduated cum laude from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she participated as a student-advocate in the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s Environmental Advocacy Center, served as an editor of the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, and competed on behalf of the school’s ABA Negotiation Team. Before joining the firm, Lara was a Summer Associate at Morrison Foerster and clerked at the Illinois Attorney General’s office. She also interned at a law firm in Japan and at a video game company. Lara holds a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, summa cum laude, from the University of Southern California.