Rebecca Hegazy

Rebecca is an associate in Linklaters’ Litigation, Arbitration, and Investigations group in New York, with a primary focus on complex commercial litigation and white collar defense. She represents global corporations and executives in a wide range of commercial disputes, securities litigation, multi-district civil litigation, and regulatory enforcement matters before federal and state courts. Rebecca also has extensive experience with internal and government investigations, compliance, and risk management for multinational and Fortune 500 clients.

Work highlights

Rebecca’s representative matters include:

Civil and Commercial litigation

• Represented a Chilean hydroelectric power company in litigation before the New York State Commercial Division and related appeals, successfully opposing a preliminary injunction related to a letter of credit for a major hydroelectric project
• Defended seven individual and corporate foreign clients in a federal court action involving complex jurisdictional issues against claims of breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), usurpation of corporate opportunity, and tortious interference
• Defended pharmaceutical executive in multi-district civil litigation involving allegations of price-fixing and market allocation conspiracy
• Represented and advised an international franchisee in ICC arbitration in connection with wrongful termination and breach of contract claims
• Represented a medical device company in a False Claims Act qui tam action
• Counseled corporations and private equity firms on merger and acquisition diligence, including litigation analysis and assessment of outstanding disputes associated with transaction targets

White Collar Defense, Regulatory Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance

• Secured complete dismissal of DOJ insider trading and securities fraud charges for CIO of a major pharmaceutical company, and represented the executive in a parallel SEC enforcement action
• Advised several bank executives in the digital asset sector in connection with DOJ and SEC investigations into U.S. securities law issues, including extensive SEC interview preparation
• Led multiple internal compliance investigations for a global Fortune 500 company following whistleblower reports involving allegations of employee misconduct, misappropriation of company funds, and other compliance matters
• Represented a managing director of an international financial services provider in DOJ proceeding, including charges of securities fraud, securing a non-custodial sentence
• Represented founding partner of a cryptocurrency trading platform subject to a DOJ proceeding concerning the Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC sanctions, and alleged money laundering offenses

Rebecca joined Linklaters in 2020. Rebecca is committed to pro bono work with a particular focus on immigration, including representing individuals in connection with their Asylum, Temporary Protected Status, and other immigration status applications.

Pro bono representation

• Pro bono representation in a death row case: representing an individual to safeguard their constitutional right to habeas corpus.
• Asylum: Successfully secured asylum for a Guatemalan national, a transgender woman living with HIV, who was fleeing persecution in Guatemala in United States Immigration Court proceedings. Additionally, Rebecca successfully obtained asylum for a Russian national escaping persecution in Russia and provided expert guidance on their subsequent green card application..
• Temporary Protected Status: securing temporary protected status for several Ukrainian nationals fleeing war-torn Ukraine.

Rebecca has been awarded the Sanctuary for Families 2023 Above and Beyond Pro Bono Achievement Award.

Rebecca also completed a two-month secondment at Westpac Banking Corporation's New York Branch, stepping in for the Head of U.S. Legal. During this period, she provided comprehensive advisory support on various issues, including subpoena response protocols and recent amendments to New York's whistleblower laws. Rebecca also reviewed vendor contracts, conducted gap analyses, and drafted templates for standard agreements, such as NDAs.

Rebecca holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Rebecca is a member of the New York State Bar and is admitted to practice in the Southern District of New York.