Claire DeLelle > White & Case LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

White & Case LLP has a diverse offering across international litigation, combining a strong record in commercial disputes with integrated expertise in key areas such as antitrust, intellectual property, and white-collar crime. The firm has a particularly strong record in enforcement litigation, both on the enforcement and defense side, and counts among its clients a diverse range of sovereign wealth funds, governments, and major names in tech, financial services, and manufacturers, among others. Glenn M. Kurtz  leads the team from New York, offering significant expertise in high-stakes trials across industries and jurisdictions, while Washington DC’s Christopher Curran is a vastly experienced name, with a long-standing track record in key matters, particularly relating to extraterritorial application of US state and federal law as evidenced by his recent work for major clients such as for the Republic of the Sudan. Also in DC, Claire DeLelle has standout capabilities in defending foreign financial institutions, including the National Bank of Pakistan, and has seen success on behalf of corporate and sovereign entities alike. In Los Angeles, Rachel Jari Feldman acts for clients in a variety of industries, most notably telecoms, tech, and social media.

White & Case LLP‘s litigation team is led by New York’s Glenn M. Kurtz and advises a range of oil and gas industry players on complex litigation in both federal and state courts. As of January 2023, the team includes Houston’s Andrew Zeve, Sean Gorman, and Christopher Dodson, all noted for their expertise in handling high-value oil and gas-related litigation. From Washington DC, Claire DeLelle continues to litigate for a number of high-profile corporate and sovereign clients.

Trade lawyers at White & Case LLP are praised by clients as ‘instrumental in providing favorable solutions to import roadblocks’. Certainly the firm maintains an active customs and import compliance practice, which is keeping increasingly busy advising on supply chains and forced labor-related issues, alongside traditional customs areas such as duty regimes and tariff mitigation strategies. Trade litigator Jay Campbell is a key contact for customs work and recently teamed up with Walter Spak to represent numerous manufacturing clients in ongoing Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigations. International trade head David Bond and senior associate Jessica Lynd also handle customs matters. The team’s export controls and economic sanctions offering—co-led by Nicole Erb and Richard Burke—stands out for its expertise across a wide range of US and non-US sanctions and export control regimes, while it is also is well-placed to advise on Russia countermeasures. Among its recent highlights in the sanctions space, Cristina Brayton-Lewis paired up with regulatory litigator Claire DeLelle to successfully represent a cryptocurrency exchange in voluntary self-disclosure proceedings before OFAC regarding apparent violations of the Iran sanctions. Named attorneys are based in Washington DC.