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Christine Savage leads our firm's practice in sanctions law, export controls, and national security investigations of inbound U.S. investment before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. ("CFIUS").
Christine has over 25 years of experience helping clients handle their international trade regulatory, compliance, and investigation needs. She advises clients in a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, energy, FinTech and financial services, semiconductors and information technology, and biotechnology, on issues involving sanctions and export control laws. She also assists clients in evaluating foreign investment transactions in sensitive U.S. industries and technologies, including helping them navigate proceedings before CFIUS.
Christine looks for practical ways to help solve our clients' concerns, including defending clients in enforcement proceedings and inquiries before the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Bureau of Industry and Security, and Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; assisting clients with internal investigations and compliance programs; and analyzing and structuring complex regulatory and licensing solutions. She also represents clients' interests before the Executive Branch and Congress on the impact of trade and national security regulations on their businesses, including advocating for legislative and regulatory solutions to help advance their trade and investment goals.
Previously, Christine served as an advisor in the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. In that role, she acted as counsel to the government in trade remedy proceedings and litigation involving numerous countries. She also engaged with foreign government officials and industry experts as part of a U.S. government team involved in White House trade initiatives.
Christine was recommended by Legal 500 U.S. in the International Trade category. She is recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers U.S.A. in the International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions category.
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