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Ronald Meltzer
Work Department
AML and Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement ; Aviation ; Bank Regulation and Enforcement ; Business and Financial Integrity ; Consumer Financial Services ; Education ; Government Contracts ; International Trade, Investment and Market Access ; Media and Entertainment ; National Security
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
Ronald Meltzer’s practice focuses on compliance and enforcement matters relating to US export controls and economic sanctions. His work includes due diligence reviews, transaction advice, licensing, corporate compliance programs, regulatory audits, voluntary disclosures and enforcement cases. Mr. Meltzer has extensive experience dealing with the US Department of State, US Department of Commerce and OFAC on these matters. Mr. Meltzer also represents clients in customs and trade remedy cases and provides advice on Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements.
Professional Activities
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Meltzer was a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he published widely in the fields of US foreign economic relations, national security and international trade law. He previously worked on trade matters in the office of the Secretary of Commerce and for former Senator Bill Bradley, and has taught at the MARA Institut Teknologi in Malaysia and at American University’s School of International Service. Mr. Meltzer is a member of the Washington Council of Human Rights First and the Washington Leadership Board of the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School.
Memberships
- District of Columbia
- New York
Education
JD, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, 1989
PhD, Columbia University, 1975
BA, Ohio University, 1970
Lawyer Rankings
United States > International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
(Hall of Fame)WilmerHale‘s interdisciplinary anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions compliance and enforcement group brings together specialists in international trade, sanctions, and government relations. With on-the-ground platforms in Europe and China, as well as the US, the team is well placed to provide multinational clients with coordinated global sanctions advice. Washington DC-based senior counsel Ronald Meltzer fronts the team and stands out for his established record in representing clients in the technology, financial services and transport spheres on economic sanctions-related matters. The group also benefits from the experience of Washington DC-based Michael Dawson, who has an emphasis on the technology and financial sectors, and New York-based Zachary Goldman, who specializes in advising financial services clients on sanctions and AML issues. Special counsel David Horn recently left to join the Department of the Treasury.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Customs, export controls and economic sanctions United States > International Trade
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government relations
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: litigation