Veronica Dragalin

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Veronica Dragalin is experienced in high-stakes litigation, government investigations, and cross-border anticorruption enforcement. She has experience in civil and criminal matters.

Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2025, Veronica was Chief of the Republic of Moldova's Anti-corruption Prosecution Office, where she led prosecutions against political figures and oligarchs, coordinated international investigations, and played a key role in legislative reforms. She worked with U.S., European, and Asian enforcement authorities and with international financial organizations in evaluating Moldova's compliance with international anticorruption standards.

She also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California, where she prosecuted more than 300 criminal cases involving elected officials and multiple abuse of power and civil rights cases against federal and local law enforcement officers that included public corruption, foreign bribery, fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. She represented the United States in 10 jury trials and briefed and argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Veronica also negotiated resolutions with U.S. and foreign entities that resulted in multimillion dollar payments.

During her prior time at Jones Day, Veronica litigated product liability class action matters, toxic tort, and False Claims Act cases, as well as corporate disputes, including depositions, discovery, motions, and hearings. She also has experience conducting internal investigations, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, tax evasion, bank secrecy, and trade secrets matters in multiple jurisdictions, including China, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Switzerland.

Veronica has maintained an active pro bono practice, including securing a $1 million settlement for victims of human trafficking.

Experience

  • Petro Source defends toxic tort cases related to sale of virgin mineral spirits to Safety-KleenJones Day is defending Petro Source Investments Inc. in 20 toxic tort cases coordinated in Los Angeles.
  • Mattel and Fisher-Price defeat putative nationwide consumer class action  lawsuitsOn February 2, 2016, Mattel, Inc. and Fisher-Price, Inc. defeated plaintiffs' motion for class certification of dozens of consumer protection claims under the laws of several different states pending in the Northern District of Alabama.
  • Celgene resolves False Claims Act case related to alleged off-label promotion of Thalomid® and Revlimid®Jones Day represented Celgene Corporation in a False Claims Act lawsuit related to allegations that Celgene promoted the cancer treatment drugs Thalomid® and Revlimid® for off-label uses prior to their FDA approval for such uses, and paid kickbacks to physicians in order to get them to promote and prescribe those drugs.
  • Former managers and executive officers of Quiznos restaurant brand obtain dismissal of federal and state securities fraud actionsJones Day defended former owners, members of the Board of Managers, and executive officers of the Quiznos restaurant brand against claims brought by subsequent purchasers and operators of the company who alleged that defendants’ misstatements induced the plaintiffs to enter into a 2012 restructuring transaction.
  • Jones Day obtains asylum for two unaccompanied minorsJones Day obtained asylum for two unaccompanied alien children ("UACs") seeking refuge in the United States.
  • Jones Day secures $137,696 restitution award in human trafficking and forced labor pro bono matterJones Day was recently retained in a pro bono matter referred by Bet Tzedek to represent three victims of human trafficking and forced labor.
  • Chevron defends against lawsuit relating to accidental fire at California refineryJones Day represented Chevron Corporation and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in defense of a lawsuit filed by the City of Richmond relating to an accidental fire that occurred at CUSA's Richmond (California) refinery in August 2012.
  • Jones Day secures $50,000-plus judgment for victims of used car lot's fraudulent schemeIn a case obtained through Public Counsel, Jones Day successfully secured a judgment for several causes of action arising out of a scheme where the plaintiffs were deprived of their down payments on vehicles purchased and of payments for service contracts from a used car lot.
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    Additional Speaking Engagements

    International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC 2024), Plenary Session speaker “Ending impunity: from prevention to enforcement” and High-level meeting of law enforcement and anti-corruption authorities, Vilnius, Lithuania (June 2024) 

    Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum, panel “Fighting high-level corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”, Paris, France (Mar. 2024)

    Third Summit for Democracy, virtual international conference hosted by the President of the United States, Anti-corruption cohort panel opening remarks on behalf of the Republic of Moldova (Mar. 2024) 

    United Nations Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (CoSP 10), panel “Empowering women in good governance”, Atlanta, GA, USA (Dec. 2023)

    World Bank Group’s International Corruption Hunters Alliance, panel “Trailblazing Women in Integrity”, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (June 2023) 

    National Democratic Institute, online panel “A framework for analyzing the remnants of toppled kleptocracies and the forces of reform” (Feb. 2023)

    European Parliament, roundtable discussion “Make Russia Pay: Legal ways to seize and use frozen Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine” (Dec. 2022)

    International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC 2022), panel “Winning the kleptocratic war: How can international cooperation and development cooperation support the fight against kleptocrats and oligarchs”, Washington, D.C., USA (Dec. 2022)

    European Partners against Corruption and European contact-point network against corruption (EPAC/EACN), opening remarks, 21st Annual Professional Conference and General Assembly, Chisinau, Moldova (Nov. 2022)

    Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), High-level Meeting of Anti-Corruption Decision-Makers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Paris, France (Nov. 2022)

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