Mandy Chan-Lucero
AssociateMandy Chan-Lucero represents multinational corporations in all aspects of antitrust and competition law, including criminal grand jury investigations, civil investigations, private litigation, merger control, and compliance counseling. She also defends clients in civil litigation matters involving state and federal consumer protection law claims.
Mandy also has an active white collar practice and is highly adept at navigating and managing sensitive crisis situations for clients, including internal investigations for harassment, misconduct, and other complex issues. In addition to crisis management, she has successfully represented clients before the US Department of Justice, the Securities Exchange Commission, and various state enforcement authorities on matters related to alleged bribery under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), accounting and securities fraud, and other civil and criminal matters.
Mandy’s clients span a variety of industries, including technology, pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, gaming, and media industries.
Mandy is a co-chair of DLA Piper’s San Francisco diversity and inclusion committee. She also previously held leadership positions in several firm initiatives and local groups, including the co-chair of the US chapter of Iris, DLA Piper’s LGBTQ resource group, vice chair of DLA Piper’s San Francisco chapter of the Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW), co-chair of the LGBTQ committee of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), and member of the Board of Directors of Pride Law Fund.
EXPERIENCE
Antitrust and Competition
- Advised a consortium of energy companies on antitrust issues arising from formation of a joint venture
- Represented a medical device company in a “killer acquisition” investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, and parallel congressional hearings
- Represented a US executive in a criminal price-fixing investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, of the generic pharmaceuticals industry, and subsequent class actions by direct and indirect purchasers
- Represented a US agricultural company in a no-poach investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- Represented a US company in a criminal customer allocation investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, in the media industry
- Represented a US chemical company in a criminal cartel investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- Represented a US executive in a criminal bid-rigging investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, of the foreclosure auction markets
- Represented a US company in coordinating a global defense in a price-fixing investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, the European Commission, and Brazil’s Administrative Council of Economic Defense
- Represented a Japanese executive in a criminal price-fixing investigation by the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, in the automotive ball bearing industry
White Collar
- Representing a Chinese internet technology company in an internal investigation regarding an allegation that an employee had engaged in a scheme to defraud the company by contracting with entities and individuals with close personal relationships to the employee and receiving kickbacks
- Represented a US professional women’s soccer club in an internal investigation, culture and compliance review; and defense of the termination of a former head coach for sexual harassment and other misconduct in connection with parallel investigations by the US Soccer Federation, the Players Association, and the National Women’s Soccer League
- Represented a co-founder and former CEO of a farm-to-table meat company in connection with a US Department of Justice grand jury investigation and civil litigation relating to allegations of workplace harassment, sexual abuse, and fraudulent behavior
- Represented a Chinese internet technology company in an internal investigation regarding allegations related to the use of materials from other internet sources
- Represented a global financial technology company in an internal investigation of its Spanish and Lithuania subsidiaries relating to allegations of workplace bullying, retaliation, and regulatory noncompliance
- Represented a US financial company in an internal investigation of its compliance with capital ratio thresholds and other Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation requirements
- Represented the Special Committee for Workplace Responsibility for an international video and technology company in connection with a series of allegations relating to sexual harassment, toxic working environment, and poor compliance practices
- Represented the Special Committee for a New York and London technology company relating to an internal investigation of its CEO for gender discrimination and creating a culture of silence
- Represented a public US-based technology company in a global internal investigation of its sales and distribution organization for alleged “preloading” of transactions and material impact on quarterly earnings reports
- Represented a sports and television enterprise in an internal investigation regarding allegations that the star of a TV show had engaged in abusive behavior towards colleagues, threatening the viability of the show’s production
- Represented a US pharmaceutical company in an FCPA internal investigation in Indonesia
- Represented a top Silicon Valley technology company in its internal investigation into the alleged use of resale price maintenance agreements, kickbacks, and improper revenue recognition practices in its Russian and Israeli divisions
- Represented a US technology company in connection with parallel investigations by the US Securities Exchange Commission and US Department of Justice into alleged FCPA violations in India
- Represented a US technology company in parallel shareholder derivative and securities class action suits
- Represented a US dating services company in civil enforcement action by a joint task force of the District Attorneys of four California counties and the Santa Monica City Attorney for alleged violations of automatic renewal and dating services laws
- Represented a US fitness center chain in civil enforcement action by a joint task force of the District Attorneys of eight California counties for alleged violations of automatic renewal and health studio services laws
- J.D., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
cum laude
- B.A., San Francisco State University
Awards
- Recognized by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in antitrust litigation in 2023
Pro Bono
- Representing prisoners in COVID-19 compassionate release requests
- Represented a religious non-profit in breach of contract dispute
- Represented a domestic violence victim in application for U-Visa status
- Represented a federal prisoner in petition for clemency
- Represented the San Francisco Posts of the American Legion in a charitable trust dispute
- Co-wrote a comparative analysis paper on transitional justice measures in the Middle Eastern and North African region for the Public International Law & Policy Group, a non-profit organization that provides legal assistance to states and governments involved in peace negotiations, advises states on drafting post-conflict constitutes, and assists in prosecuting war criminals
- Served as a board member for Beyond the Block, an educational non-profit that helps at-risk youth
Publications
- Contributor/Editor, "Algorithmic Price Fixing – The DOJ Shares Its View," American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section, March 2024
