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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON DC 20036-5306
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Adam is an experienced international trade lawyer with a focus on white collar compliance and financial crime, including with respect to federal, state, and international economic sanctions enforcement, embargoes, export controls, and anti-corruption. His recent projects include work with multinational financial institutions, manufacturers, and technology firms to enhance compliance processes, to engage with governmental agencies, to conduct internal investigations and pre- and post-M&A due diligence, and to defend against regulatory inquiries and enforcement actions.

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For more information, please visit https://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/smith-adam-m/.

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United States > International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions

Centered in Washington DC, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s international trade group demonstrates strong skill sets in economic sanctions and export controls matters. A popular choice to advise its broad base of multinational clients on compliance issues, the group notably provides ongoing advice to Amazon, and its subsidiary Twitch Interactive, on economic sanctions and export controls. Judith Alison Lee co-chairs the wider international trade practice and specializes in international trade regulation, including economic sanctions and export controls; notably, she spearheads the trade practice’s advice to Amazon. The team also includes Adam Smith, a former Senior Advisor to OFAC, and technology-focused trade specialist Stephenie Gosnell Handler, who recently rejoined the firm from McKinsey & Company. The group also has significant capability in customs matters, where it routinely advises on preferential trade regimes.