Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP’s formidable national security practice sits within its financial institutions group, which ensures collaboration between financial regulatory specialists, transactional lawyers and white-collar litigators to provide all-round compliance and commercial advice. Frequently teaming up with colleagues overseas, including in London and Beijing, the group is a popular choice to advise multinational clients on complex export controls and economic sanctions issues—both compliance and enforcement-related work. A high-profile name in the national security space, senior counsel John Reynolds draws on deep experience across the full range of export controls and economic sanctions matters, including risk assessments, transaction counseling and defense of enforcement actions. Paul Marquardt heads the Washington DC-based practice and, among other matters, recently advised NBCUniversal on economic sanctions and ‎export controls compliance in connection with distribution agreements, international ‎investments and other activities. The group also includes Will Schisa, who brings to bear significant private practice and government-side experience.