INDEPENDENT CORPORATE MONITORS - Key Persons

Andrew S. Boutros

Job Titles:
  • Regional Chair of Dechert LLP
Andrew S. Boutros is Regional Chair of Dechert LLP's U.S. White Collar practice and is resident in the firm's Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices. He is a trial attorney, white collar litigator, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practitioner, Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, voting Member of the ABA Criminal Justice Section Council, Co-Founder and National Co-Chair of the ABA's Global Anti-Corruption Committee, board member to various professional and legal organizations, and former law clerk on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. A decorated former federal financial fraud prosecutor, Mr. Boutros now represents clients in their important white collar matters; internal investigations; and complex litigations. He also provides strategic counseling and advice to clients in a variety of industries and conducts comprehensive compliance audits. And, he has served as counsel to the independent monitor in an Department of Labor matter.

Bloomberg BNA

Job Titles:
  • Criminal Law Reporter and White Collar Crime Report, Advisory Board Member ( 2010 - Present )

Ms. Montenegro Almonte

Job Titles:
  • Associate at Two Am Law 100
  • External Counsel
Ms. Montenegro Almonte's compliance practice focuses on the design and implementation of risk-based internal compliance programs for a wide range of companies. She designs and performs compliance audits and assessment, performs compliance due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic partnerships, and advises companies on the design of safeguards to mitigate compliance risks arising from complex business transactions and third-party engagements. Currently, Ms. Montenegro Almonte serves as an Independent Compliance Monitor on behalf of a regulatory agency in Massachusetts and recently served in a leadership role in a monitorship team in an FCPA disposition. Before joining Miller & Chevalier, Ms. Montenegro Almonte was General Counsel for the North American and Latin American Division of gategroup, a global provider of products, services, and solutions related to the onboard experience of airline and rail passengers. In that role, she oversaw all legal affairs for eight of gategroup's subsidiaries and was the strategic advisor to the senior and executive management teams of the United States, Canada, and Latin America on all legal, regulatory, and employment matters arising in North America and Latin America. While at gategroup, Ms. Montenegro Almonte developed and implemented compliance programs across her Division, including on anti-corruption and employment. As Chair of gategroup's North American and Latin American Business Compliance Committees, she led a cross-functional management team to proactively manage compliance matters across the Americas. Ms. Montenegro Almonte's roles as in-house and external counsel provide her unique experience and a broad perspective. She has first-hand experience in advising legal and business teams across multiple business lines, corporate functions, and jurisdictions, and swiftly triaging situations to minimize client exposure. Ms. Montenegro Almonte understands crisis management and protecting her clients' interests vis-a-vis multiple stakeholders. Ms. Montenegro Almonte began her career as a litigation associate at two Am Law 100 firms. While at Harvard Law School, she served as president of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. Experience Corporate Monitoring Exp