Olivia S. Singelmann

Partner

Olivia Singelmann is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. She is based out of the Washington, DC office and is a member of the firm’s Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations, Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Securities Enforcement & Litigation, and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Practice Groups.

Olivia’s practice includes litigation matters, with a focus on representing clients in investigations and/or enforcement proceedings by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Olivia has experience representing companies and individuals in government and internal investigations relating to: the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.S. sanctions (OFAC) in both English and Spanish; public company accounting; compliance with public company audit standards; and criminal antitrust matters. Olivia also has experience representing businesses in a broad range of complex litigation matters before state and federal courts.

Prior to joining Foley, Olivia participated in the Georgetown University Law Center Domestic Violence Clinic where she represented domestic violence victims in Temporary Protection Order and Civil Protection Order proceedings in D.C. Superior Court. She also served as a summer associate in Foley’s Washington, D.C. office where she assisted attorneys in general litigation matters relating to securities enforcement, white collar defense, and business dispute resolution.

 

Awards and Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in the 2018–2021 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars lists.
  • Received a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for Commercial Litigation (2022-2024).

Community Involvement

Olivia represents clients seeking asylum and other similar relief in the United States, with a focus on women and girls fleeing gender-based persecution. She has experience representing clients before both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services asylum offices and the Executive Office for Immigration Review courts. Olivia is also a co-founder of the Firm’s Racial Justice and Equity pro bono practice group (RJEPG).

Olivia also stays engaged in her community through her membership in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Junior League of Washington.

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-authored the article “Corporate Monitor ships – The Nuts and Bolts,” for a CLE presentation by the ABA Women in White Collar Subcommittee on June 15, 2017
  • Co-authored, “Naming Bribe-Paying Third Parties Would Improve FCPA Compliance,” in the publication, The Anti-Corruption Report.

Languages

  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Proficient in German

 

17 March 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Breaking Language Barriers with Generative AI: How Foley & Lardner Conducted Multilingual Document Review with Relativity aiR for Review

Foley & Lardner LLP (Foley) and Relativity began experimenting with GPT products in 2023, which evolved into the “aiR” suite of GPT-based tools currently available today. Foley’s participation and success with early experiments encouraged Foley legal teams to push novel uses of aiR to see how it would perform.
06 March 2025 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

What Every Multinational Company (Doing Business in Mexico) Should Know About … Mitigating Risks From ATA Scrutiny in a New Enforcement Regime

Mexican cartels dominate large swaths of the Mexico-United States border and the Bajío region (an area encompassing relevant parts of Queretaro, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and Michoacán), and they control significant economic segments/activities in these territories. These are the same areas in which multinational companies maintain significant manufacturing operations.
13 February 2025 Tariff & International Trade Resource

Business Impacts of Trump’s Executive Order Pausing FCPA Enforcement

On February 10 President Trump issued an Executive Order, Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security, signaling a shift in U.S. enforcement priorities regarding foreign bribery.
04 December 2024 Tariff & International Trade Resource

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Nearshoring into Mexico: Key Considerations in Weighing the Pros and Cons

Mexico is a key player in both the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Latin American regions.
26 September 2024 Foley Viewpoints

DOJ Stresses AI Risk and Whistleblower Protection in Revised Corporate Compliance Guidance

On Monday, September 23, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced updates to its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs.
27 June 2024 Foley Viewpoints

Supreme Court Rules Bribery Law Doesn’t Criminalize Gratuities — How Does that Impact the Anti-Corruption Legal Landscape?

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision in Snyder v. United States, overturning the jury conviction of an Indiana mayor under Title 18, Section 666, of the U.S. Code for accepting gratuities.