Law360, New York ( December 16, 2014, 9:05 AM EST) -- Valecia M. McDowell is the co-head of Moore & Van Allen PLLC's white collar, regulatory defense and investigations practice. McDowell has experience conducting internal investigations for publicly traded, privately held and nonprofit institutions in the U.S., Europe and South America. She has represented clients in disputes, investigations and/or negotiations involving the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General and Congress, as well as various U.S. attorneys' offices and state attorneys general across the country. McDowell has trial, arbitration and regulatory defense experience in complex, high-stakes cases, particularly in the financial services, securities, manufacturing, telecommunications and health care industries....