Clients value that Tony is an international trade and supply chain attorney with a national security background.
Formerly a counterterrorism specialist at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) within the Department of Defense (DoD), Tony is a national security-focused international trade attorney. Tony advises clients on export controls and sanctions matters pertaining to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and various trade sanctions laws and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations. Tony also provides the export control profile required for “critical technologies" analysis in Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) matters. Additionally, Tony counsels clients seeking to comply with Census Bureau Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) and Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Anti-boycott Regulations.
Tony's export controls and sanctions compliance services include:
- Investigations and voluntary self-disclosures
- Compliance advice and policy drafting
- Self-classification analysis and classification requests
- License applications
- Encryption export controls (License Exception ENC) compliance
- M&A due diligence
Tony began his practice in federal government contracting, investigations, and False Claims Act litigation and is thus particularly sensitive to the needs of clients doing business with the government or subject to government investigation.