Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
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George Kleinfeld advises leading financial institutions, industrial enterprises, trading companies and global investors on US sanctions issues and compliance with US sanctions laws and regulations. He has participated in a wide range of US sanctions investigations and enforcement actions as well as designing compliance programs and providing compliance training and risk analyses for multinational corporations and financial institutions in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Asia and the Americas. He also advises clients on compliance with US export controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and has obtained scores of national security clearances for foreign acquisitions of strategic US business assets from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). George works closely with the firm's global corporate, capital markets and finance practices to resolve complex due diligence and transactional issues in his areas of expertise.
Akin
Tom McCarthy serves as head of the firm’s international trade practice and a member of the regulatory practice steering committee. He counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business, including export control laws, sanctions programs, customs law, anticorruption laws, antiboycott regulations and foreign investment in the United States. To learn more about Tom, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/thomas-james-mccarthy.html
Akin
Experience encompasses the laws, regulations and policies pertaining to national security, foreign policy and other controls over foreign direct investment, and the export, reexport and transfer of military, dual-use and other commodities, technologies, software and services; focuses on U.S. regulations implementing these controls, including the EAR, ITAR, sanctions administered OFAC, antiboycott regulations, the FCPA and multilateral trade controls. To learn more about Kevin, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/kevin-j-wolf.html
Steptoe LLP
Baker McKenzie LLP
Steptoe LLP