Profile
Kyra Woods is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Salt Lake City office. She primarily focuses her practice on both civil and criminal white collar matters covering a range of issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, construction, blockchain and digital assets, and medical malpractice.
Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Kyra served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Kevin R. Anderson at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah. Her experience also includes serving as the deputy county attorney for both Cache County and Sevier County, Utah.
Capabilities
Experience
- Counsel for two multinational companies in FCPA investigations in China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Counsel for an airline pilot accused of threatening to shoot the aircraft captain, which ultimately resulted in a dismissal of the federal indictment.
- Counsel for a hospital accused of contributing to the death of a former patient.
- Counsel for a former senior vice president of a national construction company charged with fraud for inflating financial performance numbers.
- Counsel for a cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of selling non-working mining hardware.
- Prosecuted numerous cases involving drugs and domestic violence in rural Utah.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Woods prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Deputy County Attorney, Cache County Attorney’s Office, 2020-2021
- Deputy County Attorney, Sevier County Attorney’s Office, 2020
- Judicial Extern, Hon. William T. Thurman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, 2017
- Intern, Senator Mike Crapo, United States Senate, 2012
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum
- Member, BYU Alumni Ally Program
Credentials
Education
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J.D., Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School
- Managing Administration Editor, Journal of Public Law
- B.S., magna cum laude, Utah State University
Clerkships
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, 2021-2023
- Utah Sixth Judicial District Court, 2019-2020
Admissions
- Utah