Abigail A. Hazlett

Abigail A. Hazlett is a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke in Philadelphia. She provides strategic counsel to pharmaceutical, health care, technology, energy, and retail companies in internal investigations and government inquiries involving alleged corporate or individual misconduct. Her work includes matters under the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She also addresses allegations involving fraud, conflicts of interest, bribery, and other sensitive compliance and enforcement concerns.

Abbey earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2005, where she served as senior editor of the Journal of Constitutional Law. She received a B.A. in political science from The Pennsylvania State University in 2001. She later clerked for the Honorable Harvey Bartle III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, adding federal judicial experience to her academic and early professional background.

Abbey has substantial experience with False Claims Act matters from initial government contact through declination decisions and litigation. She analyzes evolving FCA issues and helps clients structure compliance programs to align with Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission expectations. Her practice combines investigations, business litigation, due diligence, corporate compliance, fraud and abuse matters, and white collar litigation, allowing her to advise clients before, during, and after government scrutiny.

Abigail A. Hazlett is active in civic and professional service related to compliance and public institutions. She serves on the board of the Committee of Seventy and on the advisory board of the Temple Law School Center for Compliance and Ethics. Her pro bono work includes election protection and management of a Pennsylvania voter-assistance hotline. Her practice emphasizes responsiveness, careful investigation, practical compliance advice, and strategic decision-making when organizations face significant government or internal allegations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Temple Law School Center for Compliance and Ethics Advisory Board
• Board Member, Committee of Seventy
• Member, Law360 Pennsylvania Advisory Board (2024)
• Core Class, LEADERSHIP Philadelphia (2017-2018)

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• New York

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• The Pennsylvania State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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