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Ronald Meltzer

1 202 663 6389 RONALD.MELTZER@WILMERHALE.COM

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