Peter L. Flanagan

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Peter Flanagan is a partner in our Washington office who concentrates in international trade matters and financial services regulation.  He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and served as vice chair of the International Trade and Finance practice group.

Mr. Flanagan counsels clients on a broad range of compliance requirements affecting international trade and investment.  These include most notably export controls, economic sanctions constraints, defense trade limitations, and the implications of related non-US requirements.  Mr. Flanagan has advised leading companies in the oil and gas sector, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, defense contractors, manufacturing entities, financial institutions, software and high-technology concerns, and university-affiliated laboratories.

Representative Matters

• Coordinated internal investigation for leading multinational industrial company of compliance with Middle East trade sanctions programs, and represented the company in follow-on enforcement proceedings before the US Departments of Treasury and Commerce.
• Assisted leading life sciences company in the design and implementation of global trade compliance program. 
• Represented US defense subcontractors in enforcement investigations and related export licensing initiatives before the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Previous Experience

• Federal Reserve System, International Finance Division, Board of Governors (1987-1989)

Honors and Rankings

• Chambers USA, Leader in the field of International Trade - Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (2005-2013) 
• Chambers Global, Leader in field of International Trade Law- Export Controls and Economic Sanctions (2006-2013)
• Best Lawyers in America, International Trade and Finance Law (2009-2014)
• Legal 500 US, International Trade (2012-2013)
• Council on Foreign Relations, Former Term Member

Memberships and Affiliations

• The Woods Academy (Bethesda, Maryland), Trustee
• Georgetown University Law Center, Former Adjunct Professor co-teaching International Business Transactions

Publications and Speeches

• Regular speaker at trade compliance programs organized by groups such as the American Conference Institute, Practicing Law Institute, and International Financial Services Association.

• "Developments in U.S. Sanctions Against Iran," Covington E-Alert (6/13/2013), Co-Author
• "Developments in U.S. Sanctions Against Iran and Satellite Export Control Reform," Covington E-Alert (1/4/2013), Co-Author
• "New U.S. Executive Order Targets Foreign "Evaders" of Iran and Syria Sanctions," Covington E-Alert (5/7/2012), Co-Author