Lateral Anna Uhls, a key member of Fenwick’s growing government investigations team was profiled in Law360. Uhls also brings expertise in congressional investigations and crisis work.
The firm’s client-driven expansion in the capital region came in direct response to the needs of its innovative tech and life sciences. And that focus drew Uhls, who previously counseled the FBI on its response to investigations.
"These clients have trusted Fenwick from their early startup days to IPO to later litigation and regulation, and now they want to use this same trusted firm with government investigations, including crisis and congressional matters," Uhls told Law360. "And that client-driven approach at Fenwick is really what sold it for me."
Uhls also worked in-house at Uber and started her career as a journalist at the Washington Post, giving her a true, 360-degree view of how crises play out. Uhls told Law360 she is looking forward to providing real-time solutions for some of the world’s most transformative companies.
"[I]t's a really exciting time to be a government investigations or a congressional lawyer," she said. "You really get to be an integral part of forming how this tech can reach people and be safe, and you get to see the impact of such decisions, not in years, but in minutes, and I'm excited to be a part of that again."
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