Miller & Chevalier Chartered

Member; Chair, International;  Practice Co-Lead, Workplace Culture & Conduct

Member and International Department Chair Alejandra Montenegro Almonte advises companies on high-stakes internal and government investigations and on complex compliance matters across a variety of business-critical areas including anti-corruption, workplace misconduct (including sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation), and other sensitive ethics and compliance topics.

Ms. Montenegro Almonte has helped a wide range of companies design and implement risk-based internal compliance programs and regularly advises on the design of safeguards to mitigate compliance risks arising from their unique business and operations. As a former General Counsel, she is adept at swiftly triaging and managing crisis situations to minimize client exposure while protecting her clients' interests vis-a-vis multiple stakeholders.

Ms. Montenegro Almonte recently served as an Independent Compliance Monitor for Wynn MA, LLC, focusing on workplace culture and conduct issues, including harassment and discrimination. She has also served in a leadership role in a monitorship team in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) disposition. She is a native Spanish speaker and regularly conducts legal matters in both English and Spanish.

Before joining Miller & Chevalier, Ms. Montenegro Almonte was General Counsel for the North American and Latin American Division of gategroup, a global provider of products, services, and solutions related to the onboard experience of airline and rail passengers. In that role, she oversaw all legal affairs for gategroup's subsidiaries and provided strategic legal advice to the company's executive management teams in the United States, Canada, and Latin America on all legal, regulatory, and employment matters. While at gategroup, Ms. Montenegro Almonte developed and implemented compliance programs across her division. As Chair of gategroup's North American and Latin American Business Compliance Committees, she led a cross-functional management team to proactively manage compliance matters across the Americas.

Ms. Montenegro Almonte began her career as a litigation associate at two Am Law 100 firms. While at Harvard Law School, she served as president of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.

Spanish

J.D. Harvard Law School 2001

B.A. Columbia University 1998