Ye Eun (Charlotte) Chun’s practice focuses on government investigations and crisis management.

She has helped numerous global companies defend against high-stakes government investigations in a wide array of subject matters, including in civil and criminal cases, as well as in antitrust merger challenges. She focuses on identifying practical solutions while balancing nuanced business considerations.

Charlotte also has a robust pro bono practice, focusing on government transparency and children’s rights advocacy.

She is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, Diversity Advisory Committee, and Women’s Working Group Leadership Committee.

Charlotte joined the firm in 2019, and was a resident of the New York office from 2019-2021. She has been a resident of the Silicon Valley office since 2021.

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Notable Experience

White-Collar Defense

  • A global venture capital firm in civil and criminal investigations conducted by, among others, the SEC, CFTC, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, state attorneys general, and state financial regulators, related to the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapse.

  • State and federal government entities in internal investigations regarding allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, and other types of interpersonal misconduct.

  • Major global companies in internal investigations related to sexual harassment allegations.

  • A major Silicon Valley firm in a criminal investigation conducted by a U.S. Attorney’s Office related to alleged cross-border data privacy issues.

  • An international steel and mining company in an FCPA investigation.

  • An international mining company in discovery disputes filed in the Southern District of New York related to bond obligations.

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Antitrust

  • Korean Air in a merger investigation brought by the DOJ in the company’s successful acquisition of Asiana Air.

  • Tempur Sealy in a lawsuit filed by the FTC to block the company’s acquisition of Mattress Firm.

  • A global commercial real estate company in an investigation conducted by state attorney generals and the DOJ related to an alleged price fixing scheme.

  • A major tech company in an investigation brought by the DOJ related to alleged anti-poach conduct.

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Pro Bono

  • An appellee in a Hague Child Abduction suit brought in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • Children’s rights advocacy groups in a Hague Child Abduction suit brought in the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • The Legal Aid Society in filing amicus curiae briefs in the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit Court of Appeals related to the disclosure of police and correctional officer disciplinary records to the public.

  • An Afghan journalist and a high-profile Afghan politician in seeking asylum in the United States.

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Selected Activities

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Advisory Board Member, Sanctuary for Families’ Narkis Golan International Child Abduction Initiative

Advisory Board Member, Asian Law Alliance

Co-Chair, Princeton University Alumni Committee (ASC), East Bay California Division, 2021

Judicial Extern, Constitutional Court of Korea, CRI, 2018 

Summer Intern, World Bank, INT Special Litigations Group, 2017

Summer Intern, Kim & Chang, 2017

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