Parisa Salehi offers more than 20 years of insight into how clients can navigate complex compliance and investigative challenges, including evolving international trade regulations and high-stakes government enforcement actions. A former Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Parisa advises and defends businesses, their boards, and executives in cross-border investigations and compliance issues both at home and abroad. She helps clients understand regulator expectations, manage exposure, and maintain credibility with oversight bodies, enforcement authorities, and key stakeholders.
In her Senate-confirmed role as Inspector General, Parisa led independent oversight of multibillion-dollar government programs and directed investigations, audits, and evaluations involving cross-border transactions and global compliance. Her work regularly involved coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice, financial sector regulators, congressional committees, and international enforcement bodies.
Parisa has also served in oversight roles at the U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) OIG, where she evaluated foreign assistance programs, assessed fraud and compliance risks in overseas operations, and worked closely with diplomatic, development, and law enforcement partners. Additionally, she served as director of appeals and litigation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she led enforcement and litigation involving agricultural programs, directed domestic and international rulemaking, and supported trade-related dispute resolution affecting agricultural exports.
Her background in enterprise risk management and compliance program evaluation enables her to help companies, financial institutions, and boards mitigate regulatory risk and align governance frameworks with evolving enforcement expectations. Her counsel on compliance, regulatory oversight, and government enforcement spans areas such as government contracting, anti-corruption, export controls, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, other financial misconduct, and False Claims Act risk.