Kirstin Ault

Project Co-Manager

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About me
Attorney At Law at Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
Education
- Indiana University Bloomington
  1989 - 1992
  Bachelor of Arts - BA French Language and Literature summa cum laude
  Activities and Societies: • Phi Beta Kappa• John Hyde Award for Senior Thesis• Honors Scholarship• Study Abroad at Université de Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France• Intensive Summer Workshop for Russian and East European Languages
- Indiana University Bloomington
  1992 - 1993
  Master of Arts - MA West European Studies
  Activities and Societies: • H.H. Remak Award for Best Thesis• Foreign Language Areas Studies Scholarship• Thesis: The Far Right in French Politics and Culture, Indiana University Press (1993)
- Stanford University
  1996 - 1999
  Doctor of Law - JD Law
  Activities and Societies: • 1999 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition - Duncan L. Matteson, Sr. Award for Team Finalists,• Best Overall Team, Highest Brief Score, Best Brief• Managing Board, Stanford Technology Law Review• Representative, Stanford Law Student Association• Law School Musical Band
Experience
- Power System Engineering (PSE)
  Apr 1994 - Aug 1996
  Project Co-Manager
  Managed project teams of engineers providing consulting services to electric utilities. Represented American Public Power Association to a Federal Energy Regulatory Committee advisory group on transmission industry deregulation.
- Hon. Joel Flaum, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  Sept 1999 - Sept 2000
  Judicial Law Clerk
  Assisted judges in resolving substantive motions that address complex questions of civil and criminal law.
- Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
  Oct 2000 - Oct 2003
  Litigation Associate
  Specialized in IP and white collar criminal defense and corporate investigations, including trade secret, fraud, and embezzlement claims. Conducted and defended numerous depositions, responded to written discovery, and drafted pleadings and briefs.Select Achievements:• Served as second-chair in high-profile trade-secret theft trial against a semiconductor manufacturer.• Acted as co-lead counsel at trial involving contract dispute over corporate sale and licensing agreement.• Assisted in 2 internal investigations involving Fortune 50 companies involving intellectual property claims, international regulatory compliance and class action risk. Show less
- United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of California
  Jan 2004 - Jan 2020
  Assistant United States Attorney
  Oversee all aspects of litigation strategy and management involving e-commerce fraud, money laundering, corporate governance, regulatory, and other white collar criminal and civil matters. Oversee teams of attorneys and investigators in pursuing complex investigations. Select Achievements:• Oversee all aspects of long-term investigations, including managing teams of up to 50.• Draft, negotiate and litigate subpoenas and responses in complex litigation involving Fortune 50 companies.• Collaborate with computer forensic experts to analyze data and use IP tracing techniques.• Selected as member of committee tasked with making prosecution guidelines and policy improvements.• Manage litigation involving impact of watershed Supreme Court precedent. Show less
- Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
  Jun 2020 - now
  Attorney At Law
Licenses & Certifications
- California State Bar License
  State Bar of California
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Commendation - Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration 2016 Prosecution of corporate internet facilitators for illegal distribution of controlled pharmaceuticals over the internet; over $40 million in profits forfeited.
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Director's Award for Superior Performance by a Litigative Team Executive Office for United States Attorneys 2015 Prosecution of 12 internet facilitators, doctors, pharmacists, and marketers for illegal distribution of controlled pharmaceuticals over the internet; all defendants convicted following two trials spanning several months; over $40 million in assets forfeited after 3-year international money laundering investigation.
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Commendation - Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Enforcement Administration 2014 U.S. v. Napoli, et al. - Prosecution of 12 internet facilitators, doctors, pharmacists, and marketers for illegal distribution of controlled pharmaceuticals over the internet; all defendants convicted following two trials spanning several months; over $40 million in assets forfeited after 3-year international investigation into funds laundered
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Top 100 Lawyers in California California Daily Journal 2014
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Commendation - Department of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security U.S. v. Baer & Rogers - Prosecution of international arms smuggling involving attempt to import surplus U.S. weapons left behind in Vietnam for distribution to criminal street gangs in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Commendation - Department of Labor Department of Labor U.S. v. Chattah - Prosecution of doctor for multi-million dollar fraud involving performance of unnecessary medical procedures and falsification of medical records and insurance documents affecting numerous federal agencies and private insurance companies.
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Commendation - Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. v. Hiley, et al. - Prosecution of three defendants for armed takeover robberies of six banks.
- Awarded to Kirstin Ault
  Commendation - U.S. Postal Inspection Service United States Postal Inspection Service United States v. Hood, et al. - trial and conviction of four defendants who committed shooting and strong-arm robbery of postal carrier.