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Porsche AG from multidistrict litigation alleging antitrust conspiracy over technological advancements, features, and costs (In re German Automotive Manufacturers Antitrust Litigation).{{ FIELD }}Representing Cornell University and Rice University before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in an antitrust class action involving financial-aid practices.{{ FIELD }}Obtained $84.9 million jury verdict in favor of BASF Corporation in an antitrust lawsuit against a competitor involving exclusive dealing and tying arrangements.{{ FIELD }}Represented Peloton Interactive, Inc. in antitrust countersuit against music publishers and in defending against copyright infringement claims.{{ FIELD }}Secured complete dismissal of generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer from price-fixing class action (In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented WestRock Company in its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper \u0026amp; Packaging as part of investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. The transaction was cleared without an enforcement action.{{ FIELD }}Counseled Oschner Health System in a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of a joint operating agreement with Slidell Memorial Hospital.{{ FIELD }}Represented two Japanese automobile parts manufacturers in price-fixing cartel actions and government investigations spanning multiple jurisdictions (In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation).{{ FIELD }}Chris Yook represents clients in antitrust and consumer protection matters pursued by the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and State Attorneys General.  A leader of the firm’s Antitrust and Consumer Protection practice, Chris is known for handling complex litigation matters, including some of the largest class actions in the U.S.  He also regularly advises companies on the antitrust implications of strategic business decisions.\nChris is recommended in the Legal 500 US guide and was named a 2023 D.C. Rising Star by the National Law Journal.  In addition, Chris has been recognized as \"One to Watch\" and a \"Rising Star\" by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers.  He currently serves as Chair of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law's Technology Committee.  Chris also sits on the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland and is an American Bar Foundation Fellow. \nPublications\n\nContributor, Antitrust Law Developments (8th ed.)\nContributor, 2018 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments \nContributor, 2017 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments \nPerils of the Perilous-Leading Theory and Output Decisions, Antitrust Magazine, Vol. 33 No. 3 (2019)\nA Call for Greater Consistency in the Failing Firm Defense, 17-3 ABA Antitrust Source 3 (2017)\nAntitrust Post-Mortem of the Health Insurance Merger Decisions, American Health Lawyers Association\nAvoiding Failure: Applying Decision Theory to the Eminent Domain Jurisprudence, 20 Fed. Cir. B.J. 443 (2011)\n Partner Recommended in Legal 500  Legal 500 US Antitrust D.C. Rising Star  National Law Journal, 2023 Ones to Watch, Antitrust Law  Best Lawyers, 2021-2023 Rising Star  Super Lawyers, 2016-2021 Johns Hopkins University  George Washington University George Washington University Law School U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan District of Columbia Maryland Obtained complete dismissal Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche AG from multidistrict litigation alleging antitrust conspiracy over technological advancements, features, and costs (In re German Automotive Manufacturers Antitrust Litigation). Representing Cornell University and Rice University before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in an antitrust class action involving financial-aid practices. Obtained $84.9 million jury verdict in favor of BASF Corporation in an antitrust lawsuit against a competitor involving exclusive dealing and tying arrangements. Represented Peloton Interactive, Inc. in antitrust countersuit against music publishers and in defending against copyright infringement claims. Secured complete dismissal of generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer from price-fixing class action (In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation). Successfully represented WestRock Company in its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper \u0026amp; Packaging as part of investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. The transaction was cleared without an enforcement action. Counseled Oschner Health System in a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of a joint operating agreement with Slidell Memorial Hospital. 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He advises clients on a broad array of policy matters and their interactions with the federal government. Having served as Governor, U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and civil litigator, he counsels clients on an array of government matters, with particular expertise in transportation, education, and economic development. \nAs Maryland’s first Republican Governor in 36 years when elected in 2002, he improved Maryland’s fiscal condition by turning $4 billion in inherited budget deficits into $2.3 billion in surpluses. His pro-growth economic policies helped create 100,000 new private sector jobs. He was an advocate for Maryland’s world-renown technology economy, enacting policies that positioned Maryland as a national leader in education, biotechnology, health care, and minority business advancement. He made record investments in public schools and authored Maryland’s first public charter schools law.  He also doubled funding for need-based college scholarships, helping college enrollment reach an all-time high.\nGovernor Ehrlich authored the historic Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act to restore America’s largest estuary. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation called it, “the most important environmental achievement in twenty years.”\nGovernor Ehrlich launched construction on 123 statewide transportation projects in four years, including the decades delayed Intercounty Connector connecting Gaithersburg in Montgomery County to Laurel in Prince George’s County, Maryland and managed the most successful military base realignment and closure strategy in the nation. He toughened penalties for sex offenders, drunk driving, and witness intimidation and established Maryland’s first Office of Homeland Security.\nGovernor Ehrlich earned national commendation for empowering individuals with disabilities. He created the nation’s first [state] cabinet-level Department of Disabilities, for which he earned the “Highest Recognition Award” from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.\nPrior to serving as Governor, Congressman Ehrlich won four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (Md.-2). In Congress, he served as a member of the House Majority Whip team, wherein he helped pass comprehensive tax relief, greater access to health care, federal education reform, and the first balanced budget in a generation.\nHe also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1986 to 1994, representing northern Baltimore County. 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Dan Lungren\u0026nbsp;served nine terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms as California\u0026rsquo;s Attorney General.\u0026nbsp; In the Congress he represented both southern California (including the counties of Los Angeles and Orange) from 1979-89 and northern California (including the county of Sacramento) from 2005-13.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA member of the House Judiciary Committee for eighteen years, Dan specialized in the issues of crime, immigration and national security.\u0026nbsp; In that capacity he was involved in the active oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, Lungren served on the House Intelligence and Budget Committees, was a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA national leader on criminal justice issues, he was recognized by his peers in the National Association of Attorneys General with the Wyman Award as the best attorney general in the nation.\u0026nbsp;His leadership as California\u0026rsquo;s \u0026rdquo;Top Cop\u0026rdquo; resulted in a crime drop of 30% with a homicide drop of 50%.\u0026nbsp; Dan successfully argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, attended law school at the University of Southern California and graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with his J.D.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":5783}]},"capability_group_id":2},"created_at":"2025-09-02T04:55:48.000Z","updated_at":"2025-09-02T04:55:48.000Z","searchable_text":"Lungren{{ FIELD }}Dan Lungren is senior counsel in the firm’s Government Advocacy and Public Policy group. 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He has also assisted clients with advocacy before senior government officials and agencies with jurisdiction over international trade matters.\u0026nbsp;His WTO practice has involved some of the largest, most complex disputes in the organization\u0026rsquo;s history. 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He has represented clients in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, consumer products, fertilizer, renewable energy, steel, and wood products sectors.\nIn domestic trade remedies and tariff actions, Pat has represented clients in antidumping and countervailing duty original investigations, administrative reviews, sunset reviews, and scope and anti-circumvention inquiries.  He has also handled litigation and exclusion request matters in Section 201, Section 301, and Section 232 proceedings. \nIn the area of WTO dispute resolution, Pat has deep experience with a broad spectrum of litigation efforts, from devising case strategy through the litigation of original, compliance, and level-of-countermeasures disputes and related appeals. 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Her practice focuses on regulatory strategies and initiatives for the labeling, advertising and promotion of FDA-regulated products: prescription and OTC drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, foods, and dietary supplements. Heather has served as the legal and/or regulatory member on dozens of promotional review committees and medical and scientific review committees, with a knack for practical advice and recommendations to help clients find a successful path forward. She is also a frequent speaker on advertising and promotion issues at industry conferences and client training.\nHeather’s experience in FDA law spans over 20 years and includes positions as a former Associate Chief Counsel in the FDA’s Office of the Chief Counsel and senior in-house regulatory counsel for multiple clients, including two large pharmaceutical companies and a leading food company. 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The matter was favorably resolved for the client as OFAC issued a “no-action” letter upon the completion of its investigation and after reviewing our response;{{ FIELD }}Counseled investment firm, specializing in investments in energy-related projects, on the applicability of US sanctions toward Venezuela with respect to a transaction involving payments to a Venezuelan entity (majority-owned by PdVSA) in US dollars for the extraction and sale of Venezuelan natural resources;{{ FIELD }}Advised large multi-national beverage company and its subsidiaries regarding the applicability of US sanctions with respect to its proposed business transactions in Venezuela and Cuba, including helping to obtain favorable interpretive guidance;{{ FIELD }}Counseled large multi-national payment processor based in Latin America with respect to the application of US sanctions to its global operations;{{ FIELD }}Conducted due diligence for community bank as part of capital raising efforts;{{ FIELD }}Evaluated proposed joint venture arrangements to assess compliance with US sanctions requirements;{{ FIELD }}Conducted AML and sanctions reviews in the context of mergers and acquisition, lending arrangements, and repurchase transactions;{{ FIELD }}Conducted analysis of client risk due to client activity in sanctioned countries and other high risk countries. 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Raised important “cloud computing” issues;{{ FIELD }}Prepared comment letters on behalf of large trade association on various SEC rulemakings;{{ FIELD }}Advised on Rule 144A and Regulation S offering;{{ FIELD }}Represented PCAOB-registered accounting firm facing disciplinary action involving cross-border access to audit work papers;{{ FIELD }}Counseled developer of search engine on AML/OFAC obligations of financial institutions;{{ FIELD }}Advised multi-national global industrial firm on compliance with Ukraine/Russian sanctions;{{ FIELD }}Assisted multiple clients with obtaining exclusions from the Section 232 tariffs (BIS) imposed on steel/aluminum;{{ FIELD }}Advised clients on the application and impact of Section 301 tariffs (USTR);{{ FIELD }}Conducted US sanctions and PEP due diligence on behalf of client/buyer of real estate property in New York;{{ FIELD }}Obtained favorable determination that cryptocurrency company preparing an ICO did not need to register as an \"MSB\" under state law;{{ FIELD }}Represented medical/research center in response to FINRA request for information relating to possible insider trading violations.{{ FIELD }}Shas advises clients on U.S economic/trade sanctions (OFAC), anti-money laundering requirements, and export control regulations.  In addition, Shas has vast expertise, both from his time in government and private practice, advising on a range of regulatory and compliance issues facing banks, hedge funds, investment advisors, mutual funds, and accounting firms.  Shas has experience representing clients before OFAC, USTR, Commerce (BIS), SEC, PCAOB, FINRA, and the OCC.  His clients include large financial institutions, Fintech companies, and multi-national manufacturers and distributors.\nPrior to joining the firm, Shas had a long career in US government and quasi-government agencies where he served in numerous senior level positions, including: Associate Director at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Senior Sanctions Advisor at OFAC, and Senior Counsel at the US Securities \u0026amp; Exchange Commission and Federal Reserve Board. Shas also served as the head of the compliance examinations unit at Legg Mason, a global asset management firm. \nAs an Associate Director at the PCAOB, Shas negotiated numerous bilateral agreements with foreign regulators providing for cross-border audit oversight and represented the PCAOB in meetings with international audit standard setters. In particular, Shas was instrumental in negotiating an agreement with the Chinese authorities (CSRC and Ministry of Finance) on cross-border enforcement cooperation in 2013. He also participated in a short term secondment at the OECD, where he assisted its Corporate Affairs Division in updating its Principles of Corporate Governance (adopted by the G-20).\nIn a prior capacity as a Senior Sanctions Advisor, Shas served as the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s primary liaison to the securities industry. While at OFAC, he developed compliance guidance for the securities industry, provided subject-matter expertise on securities- and banking-related matters, prepared recommendations regarding appropriate OFAC responses to potential violations of sanctions requirements by financial institutions, and presented at more than 40 conferences throughout the US on compliance with U.S. economic and trade sanctions. During the height of the financial crisis, while at the US Treasury Department, Shas participated in both the development and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. Among other areas, Shas helped develop the US Treasury Department’s determination on whether to exempt foreign exchange swaps and forwards from the Commodity Exchange Act; he also helped develop the criteria for determining the designations of non-bank SIFIs.\nEarlier in his career, as counsel in the Banking Supervision and Regulation Division of the Federal Reserve Board, he served as one of the lead lawyers on a seminal enforcement action brought against a global financial institution for violations of OFAC sanctions as well as deficiencies in its anti-money laundering program. This settled action marked the first in a series of actions brought by US regulators and law enforcement agencies against global foreign banking entities for violations of OFAC regulations due to conduct involving the “stripping” of the identities of sanctions targets in the processing of dollar clearing wire transactions.\nEvents\n\nSpeaker, \"SEC Virtual Conference 2022: An Accounting \u0026amp; Reporting Update for Public Companies\" (\"Hot Button Issues for Public Companies\"), The Center for Professional Education, Inc., Washington, DC, May 20, 2022\"\nSpeaker, Russian Sanctions - Business \u0026amp; Policy Implications, Electronic Transactions Associations, Washington, DC, March 9, 2022\nSpeaker, “OFAC Webinar: Back to the Basics for Small to Midsized Banks,” BSA Coalition, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, VA, April 24, 2018\nSpeaker, “Conducting KYC of Third Parties - Best Practices for Conducting Due Diligence,” Virginia Bankers Association, Fairfax, VA, April 17, 2018\nPanelist, International Sanctions Compliance, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, New Castle, DE, February 26, 2018\nSpeaker, “The Challenges of Negotiating an Agreement with the Chinese Regulators on Cross-Border Audit Oversight,” China-US Business Alliance, New York City, January 23, 2018\nSpeaker, Annual Anti-Money Laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions Year in Review, ACAMS Virginia Chapter Event, December 12, 2017\nSpeaker, “Strategies for Effective Auditing and Due Diligence of Third Parties in China: Special Focus on Beneficial Ownership,” 8th Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk Markets, Washington, DC, July 25-26, 2017\nPanelist, “Banking Compliance,” FCPA Roundtable Discussion, US-China Business Council (USCBC), Washington, DC, May 9, 2017\nSpeaker, “Omnibus Accounts, Trusts and Other Unique Agreements Due Diligence Scenarios: How to Conduct Strong DD to Mitigate Your Risks,” Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance, American Conference Institute, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC, April 24-26, 2017\nPanelist, 2017 FCPA and Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Trends in China Roundtable Discussion, US-China Business Council (USCBC), Washington, DC, April 5, 2017\nSpeaker, Keynote Panel: Trump and Banking–Predictions \u0026amp; Promises, 2017 Retail Banking Conference, at the Trump National Doral Miami Hotel in Miami, FL, March 22-24, 2017\nWebinar: Changes in Lease Accounting Standards \u0026amp; Impact on Credit Agreements, February 22, 2017\nSpeaker, “Current Focus of US Regulators—Hot Buttons \u0026amp; Cross Border Issues,” and “PCAOB \u0026amp; Auditing Developments,” SEC Conference 2016: An Accounting \u0026amp; Reporting Update for US Listed Companies, CPE, Beijing, December 12-13, 2016\nPanelist, Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership and Control in Asia: corporate practices, Asian Roundtable On Corporate Governance, OECD, October 25, 2016\nSpeaker, EU Regulatory Equivalency, Cross-Border Inspections of Audit Firms in China, The Evolving Role of the Audit Committee and Other Developments Impacting Global Audit Quality, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2016 Southeast Regional Conference, Arlington, VA, September 30, 2016\nSEC Conference 2016: An Accounting \u0026amp; Reporting Update for US Listed Companies, Center for Professional Education, June 2016: speaker on three panels: “Recent Auditing Developments,” “Update on SEC Enforcement Initiatives for Asia-Based Companies,” and “Corporate Governance Best Practices \u0026amp; the Role of the Audit Committee” June 16, 2016\nACAMS Richmond Chapter Event: When Goods Go Bad: Trade Based Money Laundering, May 2016\nOECD’s Asian Roundtables on Corporate Governance, (co-sponsored with the securities regulators in India and Thailand), 2014 and 2015\nWebcast - The PCAOB \u0026amp; China: The Latest Regulatory Developments, 2014\nFinancial Markets Securities Compliance Seminar, 2009\nAnti-Money Laundering III for Financial Institutions, 2008\nFutures Industry Association Law and Compliance Workshop, 2008\n\nPublications\n\nCo-author, AML and Sanctions Compliance Issues Facing Cryptocurrency Companies, Crowdfund Insider, June 4, 2018\nCo-author, “Recent Developments in the PCAOB’s Standard-Setting and Related Rulemaking Agenda,” Parts 1 and 2, in 38 Sec. \u0026amp; Fed. Corp. L. Rep. No. 11, and 39 Sec. \u0026amp; Fed. Corp. L. Rep. No. 1 (Thomson Reuters), edited by Sam Wolff, February 15, 2017\nContributor, Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Perspective, Thomson Reuters, 2017 edition\nCo-author, Trump Administration’s Impact on Financial Regulation and the SEC, Law360, November 23, 2016\n\nAlerts\n\nTrump Administration Issues New Executive Order Against Venezuela to Prevent a “Fire Sale” Liquidation of Venezuela’s Critical Assets, May 23, 2018\nForeign Investment in the US: An Overview of CFIUS, February 15, 2018\nAttorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Return to Traditional Guidelines for Prosecuting Marijuana Crimes; Rescinds Cole Memo Referenced in FinCEN Guidance, January 16, 2018\nNew CFIUS Legislation Proposed in Response to Chinese Investment, November 28, 2017\nFinCEN Warns Banks on North Korean Schemes to Evade Sanctions, November 8, 2017\nFinCEN Expands Its Geographic Targeting Orders and Issues Related Advisory, August 30, 2017\nOFAC Announces $12 Million Settlement to Resolve Enforcement Action Against Non-US Companies Using US Dollars to Do Business With Iran, August 17, 2017\nPCAOB Adopts New Audit Reporting Model, July 12, 2017\nFinCEN Issues Advisory on SAR Reporting Obligations Involving Cyber Crime, November 7, 2016\nFinCEN Expands Customer Due Diligence Requirements, June 22, 2016\nPCAOB Reproposes Standards Relating to Auditor’s Reporting Model – Narrows Scope of “Critical Audit Matters” and Drops “Other Information” Requirement, June 8, 2016\nPCAOB Adopts New Audit Firm Disclosure Rules, May 17, 2016\n Counsel SEC Capital Markets Award, September 11, 2001 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Northeastern University Northeastern University School of Law District of Columbia Maryland UVA Asian and Asian Pacific American Alumni Network (Board member) The Collegiate Schools Alumni Board Member Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor Prepared sanctions/export controls policies and conducted relevant sanctions/export controls training for largest private charter airline; Provided sanctions/AML guidance for first ever NFT real estate auction; Successfully represented non-U.S. based offshore operator of vessels before the U.S. State Department and other U.S. government agencies, in response to possible sanctions in connection with Nord Stream 2 Project; Obtained favorable cautionary letter from OFAC on behalf of bank when the bank had been the subject of a cautionary letter only eight months earlier; Advised marketing automation platform on sanctions-related matters in connection with largest sale of a private marketing software company in U.S. history; Advised global wealth manager on multi-faceted project designed to assess relevant sanctions risk/exposure and assist the bank disassociate itself from high-risk Russia-related client accounts; Assisted multiple U.S. companies divest their interests in Russian operating companies or joint ventures; Coordinate internal and external responses to investigations by OFAC;  Represent companies in the Fintech industry with respect to economic sanctions compliance and counseling; Advised multi-national oil refinery on compliance with OFAC requirements in light of PdVSA designation;  Advised clients in pharmaceutical and medical device industries navigate economic/sanctions regulations; Advised large foreign airlines on U.S. sanctions obligations, including application of secondary sanctions; Advised large, multi-national airline manufacturer on beneficial ownership obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC regulations; Reviewed OFAC and AML representations and warranties in U.S. and offshore fund formation and private placement agreements; Represented a Texas-based bank in response to an Administrative Subpoena issued by OFAC regarding a funds/wire transfer in connection with the delivery of certain medical-related software for the benefit of an Iranian entity. The matter was favorably resolved for the client as OFAC issued a “no-action” letter upon the completion of its investigation and after reviewing our response; Counseled investment firm, specializing in investments in energy-related projects, on the applicability of US sanctions toward Venezuela with respect to a transaction involving payments to a Venezuelan entity (majority-owned by PdVSA) in US dollars for the extraction and sale of Venezuelan natural resources; Advised large multi-national beverage company and its subsidiaries regarding the applicability of US sanctions with respect to its proposed business transactions in Venezuela and Cuba, including helping to obtain favorable interpretive guidance; Counseled large multi-national payment processor based in Latin America with respect to the application of US sanctions to its global operations; Conducted due diligence for community bank as part of capital raising efforts; Evaluated proposed joint venture arrangements to assess compliance with US sanctions requirements; Conducted AML and sanctions reviews in the context of mergers and acquisition, lending arrangements, and repurchase transactions; Conducted analysis of client risk due to client activity in sanctioned countries and other high risk countries. Assist in developing a comprehensive cross-business view of AML and sanctions risk; Developed AML/sanctions compliance program for a provider of prepaid access utilizing toll road transponder devices, and conducted a risk assessment to create targeted procedures and internal controls; Evaluated AML and OFAC obligations of foreign bank client extending margin loans to non-US customers of a US introducing broker; Advised on application of BSA/AML/Sanctions requirements to entities in diverse industries including telecommunications, investment companies and hedge funds; residential mortgage loan originators (RMLOs), and public REITS in cross border ventures; Advised on US sanctions-related and export control issues involving the sale of goods by a European-based client with US subsidiaries to a Russian buyer; Addressed CIP and sanctions related issues raised by cash pooling arrangement for a large multi-national company; Prepared legal opinion on foreign based company’s proposed business expansion in sanctioned countries and US regulatory implications; Successfully obtained commodity classification determinations from US Department of Commerce on behalf of bio-tech client; Advised large financial services company on export control requirements and implications relating to migration to organization-wide office suite/technology with data servers located outside of the US. Raised important “cloud computing” issues; Prepared comment letters on behalf of large trade association on various SEC rulemakings; Advised on Rule 144A and Regulation S offering; Represented PCAOB-registered accounting firm facing disciplinary action involving cross-border access to audit work papers; Counseled developer of search engine on AML/OFAC obligations of financial institutions; Advised multi-national global industrial firm on compliance with Ukraine/Russian sanctions; Assisted multiple clients with obtaining exclusions from the Section 232 tariffs (BIS) imposed on steel/aluminum; Advised clients on the application and impact of Section 301 tariffs (USTR); Conducted US sanctions and PEP due diligence on behalf of client/buyer of real estate property in New York; Obtained favorable determination that cryptocurrency company preparing an ICO did not need to register as an \"MSB\" under state law; Represented medical/research center in response to FINRA request for information relating to possible insider trading violations.","searchable_name":"Shaswat K. 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