Mipe Okunseinde

Mipe Okunseinde represents companies in investigations by the BIS, DOJ, OFAC, and other federal enforcement agencies regarding alleged violations of international trade controls, anti-corruption laws, and related federal laws and regulations.  She also assists companies in conducting internal investigations into their compliance with these laws and regulations.

Representative Matters

• Assisting major multinational corporation in conducting internal investigation into its compliance with various international trade controls.
• Representing company in government investigation concerning allegations of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
• Successfully defended major pharmaceutical corporation in a government investigation concerning alleged safety and labeling violations, resulting in the declination by the DOJ to intervene in a related qui tam case.
• Successfully represented multinational corporation facing government investigation concerning compliance with federal Anti-Kickback Act, resulting in the declination by the DOJ to take any enforcement action.
• Represented multinational corporation in an investigation by OFAC concerning allegations of trade sanctions violations.
• Represented a multinational oil company in ICC rules and ICSID rules arbitrations concerningan investment dispute with a South American country. 
• Assisted with U.S. State Department requested review of the US model bilateral investment treaty and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Previous Experience

• United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, International Law Intern (Summer 2008)
• Legal Resources Centre, Intern (Cape Town, South Africa) (Summer 2006)

Pro Bono

• Advising non-profit organizations on human rights standards and best practices under international, regional (EU and AU), and foreign law.
• Contributing author to American Society of International Law’s forthcoming Benchbook on International Law.
• Drafted legal memoranda, led training workshops, and provided strategic implementation recommendations to a foreign human rights commission regarding norms and best practices for access to justice, good governance, minority rights, and related human rights issues.

Memberships and Affiliations

• Global Rights, Board of Directors
• Harvard Club of Washington DC

Publications and Speeches

• "Anti-Corruption Mid-Year Review 2012," Covington E-Alert (July 2012), Co-Author