Mike has an international practice counseling clients on trade and regulatory enforcement matters, including export controls, economic sanctions, anti-bribery, and other laws governing cross-border transactions. Mike advises multinational companies from a wide range of industries, including financial services, defense and aerospace, manufacturing, life sciences, and energy and natural resources.
Mike’s practice is focused on the legal regimes that govern international trade, including:
- Sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”);
- Export controls, including the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") and International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"); and
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).
His work also includes practice before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) with respect to foreign investment matters; advising clients on the requirements of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”); representation before U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”) in enforcement matters; and representing clients before the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and the Treasury.
Mike provides solutions for clients in a variety of contexts, including:
- M&A and investment due diligence
- Internal investigations, audits, risk assessments, and voluntary disclosures
- Government investigations and enforcement matters
- Supply and distribution chain management
- Training and in-house knowledge development
- Technology transfers
- Compliance program design, implementation, and overhaul
Mike routinely represents clients in enforcement matters before OFAC, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), the Bureau of Industry & Security (“BIS”), CBP, and other federal government agencies. He has represented clients in hundreds of regulatory enforcement matters, including voluntary disclosures and agency-led investigations (subpoenas, directed disclosures, seizures and detentions).
Prior to private practice, Mike clerked for the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, where he assisted FCPA prosecutions. He also clerked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. As a litigator, Mike tried more than two dozen jury and bench trials.
