Veronica Dragalin

Veronica Dragalin is currently a Partner in the investigations and white-collar practice group at the international law firm Jones Day.

From 2022-2025, Veronica served as the Chief of the Anti-corruption Prosecution Office for the Republic of Moldova, during which she led prosecutions against political figures, coordinated international investigations, and played a key role in legislative reforms. Her office, comprised of approximately 140 personnel, handled criminal corruption investigations and prosecutions against high-level officials, including a former President, a former Prime Minister, ministers, current and former members of parliament, judges, and prosecutors. 

Veronica also served as a U.S. federal prosecutor in Los Angeles for six years, where she worked in the Public Corruption & Civil Rights Section and served as the office’s Hate Crimes Coordinator. Veronica tried ten jury trials as a prosecutor and charged more than 50 cases, including against federal and local law enforcement officers for civil rights violations as well as public officials for bribery and other corruption crimes, including a RICO conspiracy case charging Los Angeles City councilmembers, a deputy mayor, and other public officials and individuals and companies involved in a pay-to-play bribery scheme.

She spent the first years of her career as an associate at Jones Day, working on both civil litigation and international criminal investigations.

Veronica is a dual citizen, born and raised in the Republic of Moldova and educated in the United States. She received an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.