Sean Sandoloski

• Assistant Attorney General’s Award (2017)

Sean has frequently spoken at various forums addressing trends and developments in constitutional law, antitrust law, and lawyering in the Executive Branch—including regulatory enforcement. 

• Panelist, “Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation and Avoiding Common Pitfalls,” Webinar, October 31, 2024
• Panelist, “Whistleblowers: US Regulatory Trends and Best Practices,” Webinar, July 18, 2024
• Panelist, "Short and Distort: Understanding and Responding to Short-Seller Reports," Webinar, June 20, 2024
• Panelist, “New Russia Sanctions Signal Paradigm Shift,” Webinar, January 11, 2024
• Panelist, “Investigations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” Webinar, December 7, 2023
• Panelist, “Managing Crisis and Preparing for the Unexpected,” Institute of Directors India, October 27, 2023
• Panelist, “Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation and Avoiding Common Pitfalls,” Webinar, October 26, 2023
• Panelist, “Ephemeral Messaging, Tangible Costs: The DOJ, SEC, and CFTC Crackdown on Off-Channel Communications,” Webinar, June 21, 2023
• Panelist, “Private Equity Enforcement Trends,” Webinar, March 2, 2023

In addition, Sean has authored the following articles:

• Co-Author, "The SEC and Messaging Apps," Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (June 15, 2022).
• Co-Author, “The Monaco Memo: What Could It Mean for Criminal Antitrust Enforcement?,” Competition Policy International (Dec. 12, 2021).
• Co-Author, “The End of Independent Agencies?: Restoring Presidential Control of the Executive Branch,” Federalist Society Review (2021). 
• Co-Author, “Re-Examining the Notion that Public Companies Cannot Fight Criminal Charges,” Financier Worldwide (October 2014). 

Sean’s experience includes the following representative matters:

• Represented a public company in an SEC investigation into allegations of material misrepresentations regarding key performance indicators, stemming from a short-seller report. Obtained a public declination which avoided any enforcement action against the client or its officers and directors.
• Represented an Internet-streaming platform on its efforts to comply with a thicket of cross-cutting international regulations and pressures. Representation involved interactions with the White House, Congress, and various foreign regulators.
• Represented a global media, marketing, and communications company on Congressional and competition issues stemming from its multi-billion-dollar acquisition by a competitor.
• Managed unique, dual monitorships imposed by the DOJ and the CFTC, evaluating remediation of the bank’s compliance program following criminal and regulatory resolutions for alleged trading misconduct.
• Advocated successfully for a presidential pardon of an international banker charged by DOJ with multiple counts of bribery, resulting in dismissal of all charges.
• Represented a power generation company in a fast-moving investigation by state authorities stemming from a significant weather event.*
• Developed and executed litigation strategy challenging anticompetitive conduct by several major telecommunications companies in their negotiations with content providers.*
• Represented the United States in petitions for review of independent agencies’ actions under the Hobbs Act (including petitions against the Federal Communications Commission, Surface Transportation Board, and Federal Maritime Commission).*

_{*Sean advised on these matters prior to joining Willkie.}