Vanshika Vij focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense and internal investigations, in front of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). She represents companies and individuals in connection with matters involving complex fraud, money laundering, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Ms. Vij also has significant experience advising on the regulatory risks associated with proposed mergers & acquisitions.
In addition to representing our clients in white collar-related matters and investigations, Ms. Vij is an active pro bono lawyer. Her representations include securing vacatur of conviction for a victim of human trafficking as well aiding a prisoner in applying for federal clemency.
While in law school, Ms. Vij clerked for the Honorable O-Gon Kwon at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. She also previously clerked for the Texas Civil Rights Project in Austin, TX where she worked on a variety of impact litigation cases.
Ms. Vij received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law where she was the Associate Editor for the Texas Journal of Civil Liberties & Civil Rights and an Editorial Board Member of the Rapoport Center’s Working Paper Series. Additionally, she was a research assistant for Professor Susan Klein on issues of plea bargaining under federal criminal law.
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