Stephen F. Propst > Hogan Lovells US LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Stephen F. Propst

Work Department

Global Regulatory

Position

Partner

Career

Stephen Propst helps clients in navigating complex issues under U.S. export control and economic sanctions regulations. He brings industry sector knowledge and a commitment to practical, business-focused solutions to his client relationships.

Stephen has a wealth of experience advising clients regarding a full range of regulatory issues under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations, and the sanctions regulations administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. He has developed and implemented trade compliance programs, drafted Technical Assistance Agreements and export license applications, prepared commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, conducted internal compliance reviews, and drafted voluntary disclosures.

Stephen has particular strength in advising telecommunications industry clients, including satellite manufacturers and operators, network equipment manufacturers, and telecommunications service providers. He also works extensively with clients in the areas of aircraft, automotive, software development, chemicals, medical products, and higher education.

Stephen is a recognized thought leader on economic sanctions issues. In 2011 he published a groundbreaking legal analysis regarding the authority of the president to modify the sanctions against Cuba. The paper, which was released at a forum at The Brookings Institution and presented to senior government officials, provides the legal analysis supporting President Obama’s historic changes to the U.S. embargo against Cuba announced in December 2014.

Stephen previously served as the Co-Chair of the Hogan Lovells Touch program, which was the firm’s global matched charitable giving campaign. He was also member of the Board of Directors of Gifts for the Homeless, a non-profit charitable organization that donates money and clothing to benefit the homeless in the Washington, D.C. area.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member, Sanctions Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, U.S. Department of State

Member, American Bar Association (ABA)

Member, International Law Section, ABA

Member, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee, ABA

Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1998

M.P.P., Duke University, 1998

B.A., Princeton University, 1992