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Christine Savage leads our International Trade team's practice in export controls and sanctions law and in national security investigations of inbound U.S. investment before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. ("CFIUS").
Christine has over 20 years experience in international trade regulations and compliance. She advises clients in a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, energy, financial technology, electronics, and biotechnology, to ensure compliance with U.S. export controls and sanctions laws. She also leads the firm's practice in national security reviews of foreign direct investments in the U.S. before CFIUS.
Christine is experienced in representing clients' interests before regulatory agencies, including the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, CFIUS, and the Defense Technology and Security Administration. She looks for practical ways to help solve our clients' concerns, including representing clients' interests before the Executive Branch and Congress on the impact of regulations to their businesses, as well as proposing legislative and regulatory solutions to help advance their trade and investment goals.
She assists companies with assessing the impact of foreign participation in international investment involving sensitive U.S. hardware, software and other technologies. Issues include obtaining clearance from CFIUS; conducting internal reviews of compliance systems; resolving complex licensing and classification issues; helping clients prepare voluntary disclosures of export control and economic sanctions laws violations; and defending companies subject to government enforcement actions, including penalty actions, subpoenas, and search warrants.
Previously, Christine served in the Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this role, she acted as counsel in trade-remedy proceedings involving numerous countries and products. She also engaged with foreign government officials and steel industry experts as part of a U.S. government team involved in the White House’s Steel Action Program.
Christine was recommended by Legal 500 U.S. in the International Trade category. She is recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers U.S.A. in the International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions category.
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