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Lauren N. Moore

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Lauren N. Moore

Partner

Washington DC + 1 202 663 6160

Drawing on her experience in the White House and US Senate, Lauren Moore advises clients on government and regulatory enforcement, public policy issues and crisis readiness. She provides strategic counsel to clients facing complex issues at the intersection of law, politics, public policy, and media.  Ms. Moore’s clients span a variety of industries, including health care and insurance companies, financial institutions, technology and software companies, accounting firms, and private foundations and other nonprofit entities.

Ms. Moore is a leading advisor to private foundations, community foundations, family offices, and donors.  She represents philanthropies and donors in federal agency investigations, congressional investigations, and state attorneys general investigations, and she provides regular counsel and risk management advice across several areas of grantmaking.  She brings a mission-first approach to her representations, providing strategic counsel to help clients align legal compliance with organizational goals and charitable impact.   

Over the past decade, Ms. Moore has also advised clients on a range of congressional matters.  She regularly advises clients on all aspects of the congressional inquiry process, including document requests, briefings, transcribed interviews, and hearings.  She advises on complex public policy matters, including civil rights policy, international engagement and trade policy, climate and energy policy, health care, and H-1B and other non-immigrant visa issues.  Ms. Moore also counsels individuals on the Senate confirmation process.

Ms. Moore previously served in the White House Counsel’s Office, where she advised on civil rights legal and policy matters. In that role, she worked closely with senior officials across federal government, including Department of Justice officials and agency general counsels.  She also led the preparation of multiple executive orders and legislative priorities.  

Before that, Ms. Moore served on the US Senate Judiciary Committee, where she helped lead preparation for judicial confirmation and oversight hearings. She advised on questions for public hearings, led policy proposals, and regularly engaged with external stakeholders and media.

Experience

  • Philanthropy and Nonprofits

    • Conducting an internal investigation into potential ethics and compliance violations relating to grantee selection and financial management on behalf of one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States
    • Representing a community foundation in California in litigation relating to the FireAid benefit concert and allegations of financial mismanagement
    • Advising multiple foundations on maintaining a representative office in China, including navigating legal compliance in China alongside legal and reputational risk in the United States
    • Providing regular counseling to private foundations, community foundations, family offices, and donors on social justice grantmaking, foreign grantmaking and international engagement, and compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act, among other matters

  • Congressional Investigations

    • Represented a leading semiconductor manufacturer in multiple investigations led by the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, as well as inquiries from individual members of Congress
    • Represented a Big Four accounting firm in an investigation led by the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce relating to prior audits of the US Department of Education
    • Represented multiple technology companies in a bipartisan inquiry from the US Senate Judiciary Committee relating to H-1B visa usage and compliance
    • Represented a multinational corporation in a US House Judiciary Committee investigation into political censorship in advertising
    • Prepared the CEO of a large social media company for a hearing before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on content moderation policies
    • Prepared a chief AI scientist for a hearing before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence relating to artificial intelligence and election integrity

  • Government Enforcement and Agency Investigations

    • Represented an Indian technology company in a False Claims Act investigation led by the Department of Justice alleging fraudulent use of non-immigrant visas, securing a declination
    • Represented a Big Four accounting firm in a False Claims Act investigation led by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, alleging fraudulent billing on government contracts
    • Represented a public university in investigations from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Justice alleging unlawful discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • Public Policy Advice

    • Advised a high-profile Republican donor on college sports legislation, including antitrust compliance, employment advice, and congressional engagement and outreach strategies
    • Advised multiple organizations and boards on US-China relations, including trade and sanctions policy, congressional scrutiny, and other media and reputational risks

Recognition

  • Recognized by Bloomberg Law in its 2023 “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” listing.
  • Named a 2023 Rising Star by the National Law Journal.
  • Recipient of Diversity Journal’s 2023 Black Leadership Award.
  • Recognized as a 2024 Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.

Insights & News

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Harvard Law School

      Editor, Harvard Law and Policy Review

    • BA, Communication and Political Science, University of Southern California

      magna cum laude

  • Admissions

    • District of Columbia

    • California

    • US District Court for the Central District of California

    • US District Court for the District of Columbia

    • US District Court for the Northern District of California

    • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Rosemary M. Collyer, US District Court for the District of Columbia

Credentials

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