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Akin Offices
Robert S. Strauss Tower
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Jonathan C. Poling
Work Department
Partner; International Trade
Position
Jonathan Poling’s practice focuses on international trade, with significant experience handling complex civil and criminal matters. Jonathan is a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled prosecutions involving violations of U.S. economic sanctions, money laundering and export control laws. Additionally, he’s represented companies in anti-corruption matters before DOJ, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and various multilateral development banks. He has served as an independent monitor of companies, including those that have entered into the World Bank disclosure program or are the subject of audits by multinational development banks relating to allegations of corruption, collusion and undisclosed agents. His practice also covers anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, export control and fraud investigations involving international trade and trade finance, including investigations relating to potential violations of U.S. anti-money laundering statutes; tax laws and regulations; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; the Trading with the Enemy Act; and the Arms Export Control Act.
To learn more about Jonathan, please visit his profile here:
https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jonathan-c-poling.html
Career
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Enforcement, award for excellence, 2010
Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, special commendation award, 2009
National Security Division, award for excellence 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
B.A., Villanova University, summa cum laude
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization