International Compliance Blog

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The Steptoe International Compliance Blog offers a fresh take on the issues that arise in the world of international regulatory enforcement and compliance, with a focus on the dynamic fields of export controls, economic sanctions, anti-corruption, and ‎more.

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Alexandra Baj

Alexandra Baj heads Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance group. She advises on export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations, anti-corruption investigations and...

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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 6478

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Brian J. Fleming

Brian Fleming is a deputy chair of Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance group. He focuses his practice on matters at the intersection of national security and international trade,...

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National Security & Cross-Border Transactions, Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Independent & Internal Investigations

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 8158

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Evan T. Abrams

Evan Abrams counsels financial institutions, multinational corporations, and individuals on a variety of international regulatory and compliance matters. He regularly advises clients on issues related...

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Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 3052

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Andrew C. Adams

Andrew Adams, a New York partner, advises companies and individuals in the areas of government and internal investigations, corporate governance, and white collar and regulatory matters. His practice...

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Financial Regulatory Compliance & Policy, White-Collar Defense

New York
+1 212 957 3081

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Renato Antonini

Renato Antonini is the managing partner of Steptoe's Brussels office.For over 20 years Renato Antonini has represented clients on global trade legal and regulatory issues, in particular advising on EU...

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Trade Remedies, WTO Disputes, EU Trade, Export Controls

Brussels
+32 2 605 0505

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Ali Burney

Ali Burney's practice focuses on representing clients in the Asia-Pacific region on matters related to US national security laws (incl. US economic sanctions and export controls), the US Foreign...

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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Anti-Money Laundering

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Matthew J. Flynn

Matthew is a seasoned attorney, strategic advisor, and military officer with extensive political experience and institutional knowledge. He focuses his practice on assisting clients with navigating...

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Government Contracts, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Appropriations

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 3085

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Christopher Forsgren

Chris Forsgren's practice focuses on assisting clients across numerous industries with a range of trade-related issues. Chris counsels clients on trade issues arising under both various US domestic...

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Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 6286

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Kevin Garvey

With nearly two decades of legal and policy experience in both government and private practice, Kevin Garvey has a broad international trade, national security, and white-collar defense practice. He...

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Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions, Independent & Internal Investigations

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 6702

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Jack R. Hayes

Jack Hayes provides advice to clients regarding US economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, export controls, anti-boycott, and anti-corruption laws and regulations.Jack...

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Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Export Controls, Anti-Corruption/FCPA

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 6491

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Karl Hopkins

Karl Hopkins is an internationally recognized legal advisor with extensive experience in infrastructure, energy, compliance, and cybersecurity and privacy matters. Karl counsels clients on a variety...

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National Security & Cross-Border Transactions, AI, Data & Digital, Crisis Management, Independent & Internal Investigations

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Quentin Johnson

Quentin Johnson assists clients on navigating US trade restrictions and national security laws, including economic sanctions, export controls, cybersecurity and data protection regulations, and...

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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions, AI, Data & Digital

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 6227

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Edward J. Krauland

Edward J. Krauland represents clients on matters involving US and multilateral economic sanctions, dual use, defense and nuclear export controls, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, anti-boycott,...

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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption/FCPA

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 8083

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Elliot Letts

Elliot Letts counsels financial institutions, multinational corporations, and high-net-worth individuals on a variety of international regulatory, criminal and compliance matters. He regularly advises...

Associate, Steptoe International (UK) LLP

International Arbitration, Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

London
+44 20 7367 8067

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Byron Maniatis

Byron has been practicing EU and international trade law for over a decade, with a focus on trade compliance, trade remedies, international trade agreements, and dispute settlement. He frequently...

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EU Trade, Economic Sanctions, ESG, Climate & Sustainability, Customs

Brussels
+32 2 605 0501

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Alexandra Melia

Alex Melia's practice focuses on all aspects of financial crime compliance, investigations and enforcement defense related to the increasingly interconnected fields of UK sanctions, export controls,...

Partner, Steptoe International (UK) LLP

Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Anti-Money Laundering

London
+44 20 7367 8092

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Eva Monard

Eva Monard's practice focuses on EU trade and customs law, WTO disputes, trade remedies such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, EU sanctions and trade controls, and EU internal market...

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Trade Remedies, Economic Sanctions, ESG, Climate & Sustainability, WTO Disputes

Brussels
+32 2 605 0519

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Ryan Pereira

Ryan focuses his practice on US economic sanctions and export controls, including advising clients regarding compliance, disclosures, enforcement actions, classification assessments and license...

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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 1331

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Meredith Rathbone

Meredith Rathbone counsels clients in numerous countries on achieving their business goals and assessing geopolitical and legal risk while ensuring compliance with US export controls, economic...

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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Independent & Internal Investigations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA

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Guy Soussan

Guy Soussan has more than 20 years of experience advising insurers and reinsurers, captives, and intermediaries on EU regulatory, legal, tax, antitrust, international trade, and compliance issues. In...

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Insurance & Reinsurance, Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Financial Services

Brussels
+32 2 626 0535

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David M. Stetson

David Stetson, a former senior lawyer at the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and in-house sanctions lawyer, leads investigations and advises clients on OFAC...

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Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Export Controls, Financial Services

New York
+1 212 378 7521

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Martin Willner

Martin Willner focuses his practice on international regulatory compliance issues, with a concentration on sanctions and export controls. He advises clients on US sanctions law and policy and...

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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Vetting & Government Ethics

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 3047

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Jason Wright

Jason Wright is an experienced litigator with a sharp focus on economic sanctions and national security law. He advises multinational corporations, government officials, sovereign entities,...

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Independent & Internal Investigations, White-Collar Defense, Economic Sanctions, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions

New York
+1 212 508 8844

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Wendy Wysong

Wendy Wysong focuses her practice on regulatory compliance and white-collar defense of international laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), US sanctions laws and regulations...

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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Export Controls, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions

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Bo Yue

Bo Yue advises on investigations, enforcement, and compliance issues arising under the US export controls and economic sanctions, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, antitrust/competition laws, trade...

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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Independent & Internal Investigations, World Bank/IFI Investigations

Washington, DC
+1 202 429 6495

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Elli Zachari

Elli Zachari advises multinational companies, financial institutions and governmental bodies on EU trade remedies matters, including WTO dispute settlements, EU trade negotiations, and export controls...

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WTO Disputes, Export Controls, Trade Remedies, Customs

Brussels
+32 2 605 0592

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Wilson Zhao

Wilson (Di) Zhao focuses his practice on sanctions, import/export controls, and anti-bribery compliance and investigations . He has experience assisting clients in a variety of sectors, ranging from e...

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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Customs, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions

Hong Kong
+852 2241 2574

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