Managing Partner
Current- Practice focused on U.S. trade regulations compliance & defense (civil/criminal), including OFAC sanctions, export control regulations (EAR), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Customs. Some key accomplishments include:-Spearheading the team securing the removal of two Russian ex-bankers from the OFAC SDN List-Securing the removal of multiple Asian companies off the BIS Entity List and one off the Unverified List (UVL)-Securing numerous releases of cotton items seized by CBP under a Withhold Release Order (WRO) related to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), as well as winning related protests-Representing clients in numerous white collar criminal cases involving sanctions and export controls violations-Successfully responding to OFAC Administrative Subpoenas-Obtaining OFAC licenses for activities under multiple sanctions programs, as well as BIS licenses for dual-use items-Advising major U.S. and foreign exporters on U.S. trade compliance requirements- Separately, advise clients globally on international corporate matters, as well as related issues such as due diligence and foreign debt collection/asset tracing, with a particular focus on the EMEA region.
