Andrew P. Galdes > Latham & Watkins > Austin, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins
301 CONGRESS AVENUE
SUITE 900
AUSTIN, TEXAS
TEXAS
United States

Position

Andrew Galdes advises clients on compliance and enforcement issues involving US laws and regulations related to economic and trade sanctions, as well as export controls.

Andrew helps clients, including companies, financial institutions, private equity firms, and global private foundations, navigate:

    • Internal compliance investigations
    • Regulatory, congressional and other government investigations, and enforcement actions
    • Day-to-day corporate compliance matters
    • Transactional due diligence

He advises clients on the complex legal, policy, and enforcement issues arising under:

    • Economic and trade sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
    • The State Department’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
    • The Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

Andrew draws on extensive technical knowledge and experience to help clients secure governmental guidance and approvals, including OFAC authorizations and interpretive rulings, and crafts pragmatic solutions to obstacles that international trade laws often present in cross-border transactions. He excels at helping US and global clients design and implement sanctions and export controls compliance programs.

He regularly writes and speaks on topics related to sanctions and export controls.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions

(Next Generation Partners)

Andrew GaldesLatham & Watkins LLP

Co-led, out of Washington D.C., by the reputable Les P. Carnegie, the Latham & Watkins LLP national security team has notable strength in the export controls and economic sanctions space. The team’s capabilities are very wide-ranging, with experience in assisting and advising on government investigations, counsel during the transaction lifecycle, and regulatory advice. The team has a client base that spans significant private equity firms, multi-national corporations, global pharmaceutical companies, and financial institutions. Carnegie is described as ‘knowledgeable, approachable and helpful’, whilst his co-lead, Eric Volkman has a deep knowledge of compliance issues with experience in designing and implementing compliance programs. Andrew Galdes is a key member of the team.