Brittany Norfleet
Associate
Brittany Norfleet is an associate in Ropes & Gray’s Litigation and Enforcement group. Brittany’s practice includes a diverse range of civil and criminal government enforcement matters, internal investigations, regulatory matters, and complex commercial litigation.
During law school, Brittany was a judicial intern for the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Brittany also served as a staff member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal and as a research assistant to Professor Roger A. Fairfax, Jr.
Brittany maintains an active pro bono practice, including assisting Criminal Justice Act appointed counsel in the representation of criminal defendants in federal court.
Experience
- Representation of a global bank and more than 40 of its current and former directors and officers in a stockholder derivative action alleging foreign-law breach of fiduciary duty and related secondary liability claims
- Representation of various health care companies in investigations by DOJ into allegations of potential False Claims Act violations
- Representation of a parent in “Varsity Blues” college admissions prosecution
- Advised a company in fast-moving internal investigation regarding accounting irregularities and successfully represented company in connection with SEC inquiry, securing termination of the matter
- Advised professional sports league on sports betting regulations
- Representation of former private equity firm executive in parallel criminal and civil securities fraud proceedings by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and SEC
- Representation of a pharmaceutical company against allegations of violations of the False Claims Act and the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act
Education
- JD, The George Washington University Law School, 2018
- BA (Political Science and Psychology), Tufts University, 2015
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- Not admitted in Illinois
- New York, 2019