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Provided by Steven W Pelak

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Mr. Pelak focuses his practice on civil and criminal enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. With more than 30 years of experience, he provides clients with sound counsel and advocacy on administrative and criminal inquiries, investigations, and prosecutions, as well as internal corporate compliance matters. Mr. Pelak has significant experience as a federal prosecutor and in private practice handling and supervising the investigation and prosecution of export control, embargo, fraud, bribery, public corruption, immigration, labor union corruption, terrorism, and other white collar and violent crimes. He counsels and represents individuals and corporate clients in federal and state administrative and criminal inquiries, investigations, and enforcement actions. Mr. Pelak assists clients with internal corporate compliance and due diligence efforts with regard to export control and embargo statutes and regulations, including the Arms Export Control Act/International Traffic in Arms Regulations; the Export Administration Regulations; the U.S. Treasury Department's sanctions programs; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); the Foreign Agents Registration Act; and other federal regulatory schemes. Steve has a security clearance with the U.S. government to work for cleared contractors on matters involving the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and Intelligence Community of the U.S. government.

Professional Memberships

Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (2018-2022); Principal Deputy Chief and Acting Chief, Counterespionage Section (now titled Counterintelligence and Export Control Section), U.S. Department of Justice (2008-2013); National Coordinator, Export Controls and Sanctions Enforcement Initiative, U.S. Department of Justice/National Security Division (2007-2013); U.S. Government Senior Executive Service (2009-2013); Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council Coordinator, U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Columbia (September 2001-2007); and Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court (former).

Publications

"DOJ Announces Significant Changes to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, November 2021

"President Biden Gets Tough on Russia with New Executive Order," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, April 2021

“Commerce Names More than 100 Chinese and Russian Companies to Inaugural MEU List,” December 2020

“Not Done yet – BIS Adds SMIC to Entity List,” December 2020

“Beware of Export Control Compliance in COIVD-19 Teleworking Environment,” March 2020

“3D Printing/Blockchain Merger: A supply chain security and export control compliance tool?” WorldECR, Co-Author, February 2020

"Russian Nationals and Others Charged with Attempting to Evade U.S. Sanctions to Aid Russian Government-Controlled Business," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 12/20/19

"OFAC: Sanctions Compliance Provisions in Lease Agreements Alone May Be Insufficient," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 11/27/19

"U.S. Hits Cuba With Another Round of Sanctions - De Minimis Threshold Dropped to 10 Percent," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 10/22/2019

"OFAC Sanctions "Sudanese Oligarch" for Fraud and Corrupt Dealings in South Sudan," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 10/18/2019

"OFAC Redefines the Term "Significant Transnational Criminal Organization," Broadening Its Reach," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 10/09/2019

"Trump Administration Tightens Cuba Sanctions, Eliminates "U-Turn" Authorization," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 09/12/2019

"Partial Economic Embargo: United States Significantly Expands Sanctions Against Venezuela's Government," International Compliance Blog, Co-Author, 08/07/2019

"OFAC Expands Sanctions-Related Rejected Transaction Reporting Requirements," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 07/19/2019

"Export Control Laws Not a Blank Check to Exclude Job Applicants," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 02/21/2019

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University of Michigan Law School, J.D.; Kalamazoo College, B.A.

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