Anthony Shelley, Kathryn Cameron Atkinson and Alejandra Montenegro Almonte were quoted regarding Montenegro Almonte's arrival at Miller & Chevalier. Montenegro Almonte joins the firm from gategroup, where she served as Division General Counsel, overseeing and advising on all legal issues and business activities arising in North America and Latin America, including commercial, litigation, transactional, regulatory, compliance and employment matters. As a firm Member, Montenegro Almonte will practice in the areas of international corporate compliance, focusing on matters in Latin America and those involving the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), internal investigations, complex commercial litigation and risk management.

"Alejandra’s internal investigation experience on domestic and international compliance matters, coupled with her passion for Latin American anti-corruption law, makes her an excellent fit for the International practice at our firm," said Miller & Chevalier Firm Chair Anthony F. Shelley. "Her experience will immediately benefit our clients facing increasing compliance expectations and enforcement activity." Kathryn Cameron Atkinson, Chair of the firm's International department added, "Alejandra not only developed a compliance program at gategroup, she led the training, auditing, enforcement, and internal investigation pieces, all of which worked together to ensure a successful initiative. She builds programs that protect the business and legal interests of a company, and will assist our clients facing increasingly complex U.S. and Latin America anti-corruption compliance challenges."

Asked why she joined Miller & Chevalier, Montenegro Almonte said, "My heart has always been with Latin American legal issues, and I’m eager to take what I’ve learned during my in-house tenure to help advise clients on practical and creative solutions to increasingly pressing international corruption and compliance issues. The authenticity of the lawyers at Miller & Chevalier is contagious and the firm maintains a depth of experience that creates its unique identity. I’m so pleased to be joining a team that is as passionate about this work as I am."

Coverage of Montenegro Almonte's arrival at Miller & Chevalier was also included in The Washington Post, Daily Business Review, Washington Business Journal, Global Investigations Review, The FCPA Report and CityBizNow.