Lawyers / Professionals

 
Kurt E. Wolfe       
Associate
2001 K Street N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006-1040
T: 202.857.2415
F: 202.828.3319
kwolfe@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Wolfe is a member of the firm's Government, Regulatory and Criminal Investigations Department and focuses his practice on regulatory, criminal and compliance matters, as well as complex commercial disputes.

He has participated in the defense of prominent financial institutions, broker-dealers, accounting firms, and corporate executives in investigations conducted by the Securities & Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, FINRA, and court-appointed receivers in actions involving securities fraud, insider trading, and Ponzi scheme allegations. Mr. Wolfe has represented financial institutions and accounting firms in complex commercial litigation involving contract disputes and securities fraud allegations.

A London School of Economics graduate, Mr. Wolfe has particular interest in "foreign cubed" and international securities litigation, and has spoken about the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank. Mr. Wolfe has also closely followed and written extensively on the drafting and implementation of the Securities & Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Programs. In addition, Mr. Wolfe has been involved in the conduct of U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and UK Bribery Act investigations for clients with operations around the world.

Mr. Wolfe speaks frequently at educational webinars, and regularly contributes to both the Government Regulatory & Criminal Investigation Department's blog, Subject to Inquiry, and McGuireWoods' London Anticorruption Group's blog, Bribery Library.


Representative Matters
  • Conduct internal investigations regarding FCPA and UK Bribery Act compliance and advise on policies and procedures.
  • Representation of a prominent financial institution in class action securities litigation related to disclosure requirements under federal securities laws.
  • Representation of an accounting firm in class action securities litigation related to subprime mortgages and other depressed assets.
  • Representation of a prominent financial institution in connection with class action litigation alleging violation of New York's Exempt Income Protection Act.
  • Representation of a prominent financial institution in connection with class action securities litigation alleging control person liability under the '34 Act.
  • Representation of a prominent financial institution in connection with an SEC Enforcement matter related to an alleged Ponzi scheme.
  • Representation of prominent financial institutions in connection with class action litigations related to alleged Ponzi schemes.
  • Representation of a prominent financial institution in connection with litigation brought by the Receiver of a failed telecommunications company.
  • Representation of the CCO and third-party compliance consultant of an investment advisor in connection with an SEC enforcement matter related to the firm's compliance with the '40 Act.
  • Representation of investors in connection with an SEC investigation into alleged insider trading.
  • Representation of a partner in a limited liability partnership in a dispute related to the wind up of the partnership.

Practices & Industries
Previous Experience
  • Legal Intern, Eversheds LLP, Nottingham, England
  • Legal Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

Publications
Speaking Engagements
  • "SEC v. Citigroup and the SEC's Settlement Policy," CLE Webinar, January 2012
  • "New Rules for Whistleblowers," Chicago Bar Association, Financial and Investment Services Committee, November 2011
  • "Whistle While You Work: Ethical Issues Associated with the Dodd-Frank Act's Whistleblower Provisions and other Whistleblower Regimes," The Dan K. Moore Program in Ethics, University of North Carolina School of Law, Panelist, October 2011
  • "Striking the right balance? The SEC's Whistleblower Incentives & Protection Program and SECSnitch.com," CLE Webinar, February 2011
  • "New Rules for Would-be Whistleblowers," CLE Webinar, January 2011
  • "Morrison v. National Australia Bank," CLE Webinar, August 2010
  • "SEC v. Tambone Revisited," CLE Webinar, April 2010
  • "The Rebirth of Asset Freezes in the Year of the Ponzi," CLE Webinar, Co-Presenter, January 2010
  • "SEC v. Tambone: The First Circuit Authorizes 'Primary' Anti-fraud Liability for 'Implied' Statements," CLE Webinar, March 2009

Professional Affiliations
  • D.C. Bar Young Litigators Committee
 

EDUCATION

The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England, LL.M., with Distinction

  • City Disputes Panel Memorial Prize, Excellence in the Study of Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Commercial Context
  • LLM Committee, Pro Bono Committee Chairperson

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, J.D., cum laude

  • Order of the Barristers
  • Pro Bono Publico Certificate
  • Moot Court Board
  • Client Counseling and Negotiation Board

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, B.A. History & English, cum laude with Distinction

  • James Madison University Honors Program
 
 

ADMITTED

District of Columbia

Virginia

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Georgetown, Delaware