Yvonne M Cristovici, Assistant General Counsel at Pfizer Inc.

Yvonne M. Cristovici is Assistant General Counsel in the Government Investigations group at Pfizer Inc.  She is responsible for managing government and internal investigations of the company’s operations around the world, as well as associated litigation involving government regulators and private plaintiffs.  Prior to joining Pfizer, Ms. Cristovici was a partner in Goodwin Procter’s White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice, representing individuals and corporations in connection with U.S. Attorney’s Office, Securities and Exchange Commission and other government investigations, internal corporate investigations and complex business and securities litigation.  Ms. Cristovici has authored numerous articles in the areas of white collar and securities litigation.  Her subject matter expertise includes accounting fraud, insider trading, breach of fiduciary duty, securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and healthcare fraud and abuse.

Ms. Cristovici received her law degree (magna cum laude) and MBA from the University of Ottawa, Canada.  Following law school, Ms. Cristovici served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alice Desjardins of the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada.