Chief Counsel

Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets Control

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The attorneys of the Office of the Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets Control, provide legal advice in connection with the Treasury Department’s administration and enforcement of economic sanctions against foreign governments and organizations, principally under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the United Nations Participation Act, and anti-terrorism measures. Because of the breadth of these national security powers, lawyers in the Chief Counsel's Office are exposed to a broad range of international and domestic law issues, including banking; the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments; contracts; international trade and trade finance; general corporate and business transactions; securities transactions; estates and trusts; and transportation.

The Chief Counsel's Office also works with the Department of Justice on a number of litigation-related issues, including the prosecution of criminal sanctions cases and defensive civil litigation involving the Office of Foreign Assets Control.