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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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Paul Butler
Work Department
Partner; Disputes & Investigations
Position
Represents clients in a wide variety of matters relating to federal criminal and regulatory enforcement actions and corporate internal investigations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, export control and sanctions laws and regulations, securities laws, federal contracts, electronic surveillance and other national security-related issues. He has particular expertise in the investigation and trial of cross-border criminal matters from his time in private practice and as a terrorism prosecutor including his role as trial prosecutor in United States v. Usama bin Laden (the East Africa Embassy Bombing Trial).
To learn more about Paul, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/paul-w-butler.html
Career
Former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.
Memberships
Council on Foreign Relations; Business Executives for National Security; The Heritage Foundation National Security Law Working Group; Served as an Advisory Board Member to the Combatant Commander for United States Southern Command and European Command and for SOSi International and Pacific Architects and Engineers.
Education
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law; M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; M.A., Albany State University; B.A., University at Albany, State University of New York
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