Ann D. Wiles

Biography

Ann D. Wiles is an associate in the Washington, DC office of BuckleySandler LLP.  Ms. Wiles represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of litigation and enforcement matters, including criminal and complex civil litigation, internal investigations, government enforcement actions, and appellate matters.  She has represented individuals and corporations in cases involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, securities fraud, privacy and data breaches, tax evasion, employee misconduct, gaming regulations, intellectual property disputes, and antitrust investigations.  In addition to representing domestic and foreign clients in proceedings in the United States, Ms. Wiles has assisted clients in foreign criminal proceedings, in actions before foreign securities regulatory agencies, and in internal investigations at the World Bank.

Prior to joining BuckleySandler, Ms. Wiles was an associate in the Government Enforcement Practice Group at Ropes & Gray.  Ms. Wiles received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2006, where she was Associate Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review.  She received a B.S. from the University of Florida in 2003.

Significant Representations

• Investigation by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Regarding FHA Direct Endorsement Lender Program

  Represent top 10 bank in ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York regarding the bank's compliance with FHA's direct endorsement lender program, including the ba... MORE

• Investigation by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Regarding Sale of Loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

  Represent top 10 bank in ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York regarding the bank's mortgage underwriting standards and representations made in the sale of l... MORE

• Fair Lending Examination for Wholesale Lender

  Advised wholesale lender during regulatory fair lending examination and comparative file review, resulting in finding of no pattern of discrimination on prohibited basis.

• Kuehl v. EMC Mortgage Corp, et al.

  Achieved dismissal on demurrer of complaint alleging, among other things, common law and statutory fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and elder abuse in the secondary purchase and sale of plaintiff&rsquo... MORE

• Penaflor v. OneWest Bank, et al.

  Achieved summary dismissal without leave to amend on demurrer of complaint alleging fraud in the securitization of plaintiff’s loan.

Publications

• How the DOJ is Adapting in the War on Financial Fraud

  Law360, November 9, 2012

• Why Fair and Responsible Banking Risk Assessments are Important for Non-Mortgage Business Lines

  LexisNexis Emerging Issues, August 1, 2012