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Mark A. Clifford

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5392

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    Mark Clifford is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He advises clients on a wide range of international trade controls matters, including the application of economic sanctions, export controls, and antiboycott laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury.

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    • Provides frequent advice to multinational companies on the effect of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Cuba, Russia, North Korea, Syria, and Venezuela, as well as other targeted sanctions programs.
    • Assisted multiple companies with voluntary disclosures to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) regarding potential violations of U.S. trade controls laws and regulations.
    • Conducted export controls and sanctions risk assessments and compliance program development for European and African defense companies.
    • Developed trade controls policies and procedures for clients in the aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturing sectors.
    • Prepared and delivered trainings on U.S. trade controls for numerous clients, including both attorney and non-attorney audiences.

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    Education
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2015
        • magna cum laude
        • Georgetown Law Journal, Executive Editor
    • University of Georgia, M.P.A./A.B., 2009
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Catherine C. Blake, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2015 - 2016

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