Attorney on Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense team.Assisted companies in trade compliance matters, including corporate policies and procedures, third-party risk management, sanctions and export controls, government enforcement, and internal corporate investigations, focused in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, sanctions matters involving the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and export controls with the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security. Assisted public and privately owned clients across a range of matters, including merger litigation, Special Litigation Committees examining shareholders’ derivative claims, and defense against federal Ponzi receivers’ claims of third-party liability.Represented clients in antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD), prior disclosures, tariff issues, program audits/risk assessments, relief from customs penalties, and sanctions programs. Attended:• 2016 U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Seminar, “Complying withU.S. Export Controls,” Austin, Texas• 2017 U.S. CBP East Coast Trade Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia• 2018 IFFCBANO Annual International Trade Symposium, Fair Hope, Alabama• 2018 Louisiana District Export Council Seminar, "How to Build an Export Compliance Plan," New Orleans, LouisianaPublications:"US Export Control, Sanctions & Solutions," Global Trade Magazine, Jan. 2024"DOJ Announces 'Fundamental' Changes to Its Corporate Enforcement Policies," Client Alert, Nov. 2021"Federal Government Focus on Corporate Compliance Programs Continues to Grow," Client Alert, May 2019"Administration Expands Relief from Steel, Aluminum Tariffs," Client Alert, Sept. 2018"U.S.-China Tariff War Escalates, USTR Announces Exclusion Process," Client Alert, July 2018"Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect; Exclusion Process Defined," Client Alert, Mar. 2018"Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Loom with Details Scarce," Client Alert, Mar. 2018

Facilitated development and implementation of multiple capacity-building projects in developing nations designed to enhance natural-resource management, anti-corruption efforts, and access to alternative dispute resolution.Interfaced with public and private stakeholders in countries including Malawi, Haiti, and Nigeria.Led project development trip to Kathmandu, coordinating with Nepal Supreme Court, Patan Court of Appeal, Nepal Judicial Academy, The Asia Foundation, Nepal Mediators Society, and Nepal International ADR Centre.

Represented low-income clients in consumer law matters, including home foreclosures, predatory lending, and debt collection issues. Reached out to opposing counsel, banks, and debt collectors to resolve claims and negotiate debt write-offs. Researched appropriate legal remedies for different debt and credit problems and prepared the appropriate demand letters, complaints, discovery, and motions.