LOS ANGELES – Arent Fox’s Mary Carter Andrues, a partner in the firm’s white collar and investigations practice, has assumed the office of President of the Federal Bar Association’s (FBA) Los Angeles Chapter.

Mary had been serving as President-Elect over the past year prior to officially taking office last week during the FBA’s Annual Supreme Court Review.

Mary has served on the FBA Board of Directors since 2007, first as Secretary then as Treasurer.

The Los Angeles Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is one of the oldest chapters in the FBA. Originally chartered in August 1937, the Los Angeles Chapter covers the Los Angeles division of the Central District of California and is the largest chapter in the Ninth Circuit. Members come from private practice, government agencies, military branches, law schools and the bench.

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About Mary Carter Andrues:

Mary’s practice focuses on white collar criminal defense; internal corporate investigations; international and domestic regulatory compliance and enforcement; health care fraud and abuse; and complex commercial litigation.

Prior to joining Arent Fox, she was an Assistant US Attorney in the US Attorney's Office in the Central District of California, where she served as the Chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section; and Deputy Chief of the Public Corruption and Government Fraud Section. Mary also served as Health Care Fraud Coordinator and as a member of the US Department of Justice, Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Health Care Fraud Subcommittee.

Mary received the Attorney General’s Director's Award for her role as the lead federal prosecutor in the LAPD Rampart Investigation. She regularly served as an instructor to federal law enforcement agencies and at the US Department of Justice, National Advocacy Training Center.

Additionally, she was recognized as the “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year” by the University of Southern California Public Interest Law Foundation in 2009.

Mary also serves on the Executive Board of the Institute for Corporate Counsel and on the Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Corporate Responsibility Subcommittees for the American Bar Association.