Jaclyn Unis Whittaker

Partner

She/Her/Hers

Jaclyn Unis Whittaker defends companies and individuals in government and internal investigations, with a focus on anti-bribery and corruption, False Claims Act, and Anti-Kickback Statute matters. She has experience defending Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, including conducting investigations, negotiating resolutions, and complying with post-resolution reporting obligations. Jaclyn regularly counsels clients on the creation and implementation of compliance and anti-corruption programs. She also maintains an active litigation practice and has defended clients in complex litigation arising from government investigations and allegations of fraud.

Jaclyn represents a range of companies and individuals in civil and criminal matters before the US Department of Justice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, state attorneys general, and other enforcement authorities. She is a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association and the National Arab American Bar Association. Jaclyn is also a member of the firm’s Middle Eastern North African Lawyer Network.

Jaclyn maintains an active pro bono practice and volunteers for the HIAS division in Philadelphia and a number of voting rights organizations nationally. She has also represented clients in civil rights cases before the Third Circuit and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Jaclyn worked as a securities litigation and white collar defense associate at an international law firm and clerked on the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Multinational companies in FCPA investigations in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia, and defended related inquiries by the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission
A multinational company in connection with its reporting obligations to the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission
US public companies regarding the development, implementation, evaluation, and auditing of anti-corruption and compliance programs
A US public company in a federal criminal prosecution for violating DOT regulations
Major pharmaceutical manufacturers, national pharmacy chains, integrated healthcare systems, and health insurers in a variety of False Claims Act, AKS, state unfair trade practices, and consumer protection matters
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, national pharmacy chains, integrated healthcare systems, and health insurers on numerous compliance and health fraud issues
A healthcare provider in a criminal AKS and healthcare fraud investigation
A leading pharmacy benefit manager in government investigation concerning alleged violations of the False Claims Act
Numerous leading health insurers and integrated healthcare system compliance reviews
A healthcare technology company in connection with a government investigation concerning alleged violations of the False Claims Act
A US public company in state tax fraud investigation
A US public company in defense contract related FCA investigation
A health insurer in non-intervened qui tam litigation
A health insurer in tortious interference litigation
A real estate investment group in federal international money laundering and bribery investigation
A property insurer in state and federal business fraud litigation and related inquiries by the Securities and Exchange Commission
An investment advisor to a mutual fund in excessive fee litigation
A renewable energy company in securities class action and related derivative actions alleging misrepresentations regarding company’s technology

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
Villanova University, 2009, B.A., political science, summa cum laude

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the District of New Jersey

Clerkship to Judge Kent A. Jordan of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2014 - 2015)
Clerkship to Judge Paul S. Diamond of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2013 - 2014)

Recommended, Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense, The Legal 500 US (2024)

Recommended, Government: State Attorneys General, The Legal 500 US (2024)

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia (2022–2025)

Member, Philadelphia Bar Association

Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association

Member, National Arab American Bar Association

Member, Order of the Coif

Comment Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review

Moot Court Board, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Arthur Littleton and H. Clayton Louderback Legal Writing Instructor

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