Profile

Annette Ebright is a litigator in the Firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group. Ms. Ebright has extensive experience conducting internal investigations for clients operating in highly regulated industries, both in the U.S. and abroad. She has substantial experience helping clients with identifying and assessing potential exposure under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and export control laws (including ITAR and EAR), defending clients in related enforcement actions and designing corporate export compliance programs.

Additionally, Ms. Ebright has significant experience in investigations related to U.S. banking laws and regulations, health care fraud, firearms laws and regulations, immigration fraud and the False Claims Act.

Ms. Ebright is admitted to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Prior to joining Parker Poe, Ms. Ebright practiced with the international law firm Mayer Brown LLP.

Experience Highlights

• Conducted witness interviews and performed legal and factual research for multiple internal investigations related to export controls (ITAR and EAR), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the False Claims Act (FCA), immigration law and federal firearms laws
• Advised clients regarding export control violations and drafted voluntary disclosures
• Assisted clients with development of Export Compliance Programs
• Represented 15 foreign telecommunications carriers in a patent infringement action alleging infringement of patents on international text and SMS messaging resulting in the dismissal of all claims prior to discovery
• Managed multi-million document e-discovery for client defending multiple complex civil claims
• Represented corporate client in negotiating settlement of threatened Telephone Consumer Protection Act class actions

News

• Parker Poe Adds Three Attorneys to Internal Investigations Group
  Partner, Special Counsel and Associate Join the Firm
  October 8, 2010

Events & Speaking Engagements

• Navigating the Minefield: Doing Business under the FCPA and Export Control Laws
  November 18, 2010
  Presenter, Parker Poe Fall 2010 Public Company Forum

Memberships

• Charlotte Chamber Music
  Board of Directors, 2011-2014