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Peter Lichtenbaum

Peter Lichtenbaum

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Broad experience in international regulatory compliance and trade matters and specialized experience in the aerospace/defense and high-tech sectors.

Mr. Lichtenbaum has helped several companies establish or enhance their compliance programs. He has worked with many leading aerospace companies on internal investigations and disclosures related to trade controls and China. He also advises many high-tech companies on export control issues relating to China. He has extensive experience with trade controls issues that arise in the U.S. system for national security review of foreign investment, helping companies to identify issues and mitigate government concerns.

Career

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security; VP, Regulatory Compliance and International Policy, BAE Systems, Inc.

Publications

Co-authored: "Mistakes vs. Falsehoods in Trade Controls Submissions," Law360 (Aug./2019); "Defining Emerging Technologies," China Business Review, April/2019; “Your International Compliance Playbook,” Corporate Counsel (Jan./2015); “Sanctioning Clarity,” European Lawyer (Jan./2012); "The Transatlantic Defence Industry and the Arms Trade Treaty," Chatham House (June/2011); "Investigating and Disclosing Export Control Violations," Georgetown University (March/2011).

Personal

Princeton (AB); Harvard (JD); Harvard (MPP).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

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

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Peter Lichtenbaum is a leading lawyer in the trade controls space. He is particularly experienced in working with aerospace and defense clients.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Peter is one of the best export control lawyers out there in the market today. He is very diligent, very precise and an excellent writer. We have a lot of trust in his very clear, well-reasoned advice.

    International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Peter is a subject matter expert who gets called into the trickiest matters. He loves to dive into complex regulatory issues and dig deep.

    International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Peter has a great sense of the regulatory environment as well as business savvy. This lays the foundation for the guidance he provides.

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

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