Christine Savage

Christine Savage leads the 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.

Ms. Savage 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.