Kimberly Paschall

Partner

Kim Paschall is a trusted advisor to companies, executives, and government contractors navigating high-stakes criminal investigations, national security enforcement actions, and complex compliance challenges. A former federal prosecutor, who spent nearly nine years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia—including as a member of its National Security Section—Kim brings rare courtroom experience and government insight to clients facing export control and sanctions investigations, False Claims Act allegations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, cyber breaches, and other matters at the intersection of law and national security.

Kim’s practice centers on providing excellence in white collar defense, government investigations, and compliance counseling. She advises clients on the full arc of an investigation—from internal reviews and voluntary disclosure strategy to subpoena responses and trial—drawing on her experience as a skilled courtroom advocate and former member of the government team. Kim helps clients manage crises, resolve risks, and deliver their business objectives, with efficiency and style.

A former musical theatre major and one-time newspaper reporter, Kim has long believed that the most powerful tool in a lawyer’s arsenal is the ability to tell a compelling story. And she has done exactly that before federal and state courts in more than 50 trials and 75 indicted cases during her career. Kim has also trained lawyers on the art of persuasion, drawing lessons from Shakespeare to Sondheim, in her signature program “Theatre Tips for Trial Attorneys” – a framework she has brought to hundreds of fellow advocates.

University of Virginia School of Law, JD, 2012
Virginia Journal of International Law, Editorial Board
UVA Prosecution Clinic, placed at the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for Charlottesville
Research Assistant for Dean Paul Mahoney for his book Wasting a Crisis: Why Securities Regulation Fails

Wake Forest University, B.A. Political Science with honors, summa cum laude, 2009
Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa
C.H. Richards Award for Excellence in Political Science