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Eric Kadel

Eric Kadel

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

General Practice

Bank Regulatory

Broker-Dealer

Capital Markets

Commodities, Futures & Derivatives

Corporate Governance

Cybersecurity

Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime

Financial Services

Foreign Investments and Trade Regulations

Investment Management

National Security

Payments

Private Equity

Career

Eric Kadel is engaged in a wide variety of corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. He is a member of the Firm’s Corporate and Finance, Financial Services, Investment Management, Cybersecurity, and Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Groups. With regard to financings, Mr. Kadel regularly represents participants in capital markets transactions, and dealers and end users in connection with structuring and documenting a wide variety of swaps and other derivatives, including equity, credit default and commodity swaps, options and forwards. Mr. Kadel’s work in the investment management area includes advising public and private investment companies and investment advisers on a wide variety of transactional, regulatory, compliance and other matters, including registration and regulation. Mr. Kadel also advises clients of the Firm regarding developments in the laws regulating the financial services industry and on cybersecurity issues. Mr. Kadel is currently an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School.

In addition, Mr. Kadel is a co-head of the Firm’s Foreign Investment and Trade Regulation and Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime Groups. He counsels and represents clients on questions about U.S. economic sanctions, including those administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), United States antiboycott requirements under the Export Administration Regulations administered and enforced by the Commerce Department’s Office of Antiboycott Compliance within the Bureau of Industry and Security, Bank Secrecy Act/anti‐money laundering laws and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Mr. Kadel’s practice includes analysis of proposed transactions and business relationships; due diligence and design and review of compliance procedures and strategies; and internal investigations, voluntary disclosures and government enforcement actions. Mr. Kadel also regularly advises clients regarding questions arising under Exon-Florio and the transaction review process administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), and has represented clients before CFIUS on many national security reviews.

Professional Memberships

ABA; American Society of International Law; Federalist Society (Vice Chairman, International & National Security Law Section) (Vice Chairman, Securities Regulation Subcommittee, Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Law Section); Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

Personal

University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1997); College of William and Mary (B.A., 1992).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Eric Kadel is particularly strong at handling economic sanctions matters, including OFAC-related issues.

International Trade: CFIUS Experts - USA - Nationwide

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial
Eric Kadel is particularly strong at handling economic sanctions matters, including OFAC-related issues.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Eric is commercial and reasonable. He is helpful thinking through alternative approaches and not taking a cookie-cutter approach.

    International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Eric is an excellent, thoughtful lawyer for complex geopolitical sanctions. He has strong judgment on issues and understands our business very well.

    International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Eric has a lot of experience dealing with complexities of corporate structures and getting to a commercial solution.

    International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsChambers Guide to the USA

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