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    Adam J. Szubin

    Of Counsel

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    Washington, D.C.

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    szubina@sullcrom.com

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    A member of the Firm’s Financial Services Group and National Security Practice, Adam Szubin focuses his practice on financial services and national security, with particular emphasis on economic sanctions, export controls, money laundering and counter terrorism. Mr. Szubin leverages his extensive experience in U.S. government, particularly with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), with his insider knowledge of U.S. national security policymaking to guide clients through their most sensitive decisions.

    Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell, Mr. Szubin served for two years as Acting Treasury Department Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. During his nearly 13 year tenure at the Treasury, Mr. Szubin served as the Director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for nine years and Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

    As the Acting Under Secretary, he led the policy, enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence functions of the Treasury Department aimed at combating threatening states, international terrorist organizations, proliferators of weapons of mass destruction, narcotics traffickers, and others posing a threat to U.S. national security or foreign policy. As the lead national security official at the Treasury Department, Mr. Szubin also advised the Treasury Secretary and National Security Council on a wide range of economic and security issues, including select matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

    Earlier in his career, Mr. Szubin served as Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice where he also worked as a trial attorney in the Civil Division and was a member of the Terrorism Litigation Task Force.

    Recent Recognitions

    • Chambers USA – Recognized in International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (2022-2024)
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    Spotlight

    Major Developments in National Security Enforcement Part Two

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    News

    News

    • Law360 Publishes Article on S&C’s New National Security Practice

      May 9, 2024
    • Nicky Friedlander Discusses S&C’s National Security Practice with Bloomberg Law

      May 9, 2024
    • Adam Szubin Speaks at IIB Anti-Money Laundering Seminar

      May 3, 2021
    • Adam Szubin Speaks at ACAMS Sanctions Space Summit

      March 2, 2021
    • S&C Financial Services Lawyers Discuss Maritime and Russia Sanctions Risk in Webinar

      May 20, 2020
    • Adam Szubin Participates in Bank Policy Institute’s Sanctions Symposium

      September 30, 2019
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Major Developments in National Security Enforcement, Part Three

      Podcasts April 11, 2024
    • Major Developments in National Security Enforcement, Part Two

      Podcasts March 28, 2024
    • S&C Financial Services Lawyers Author GIR Article on Trends in Economic Sanctions

      Articles September 5, 2019
    • GIR Article on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Investigations by Elizabeth Davy, Eric Kadel, Adam Szubin and Kathryn Collard Featured in GIR Daily Briefing

      Articles December 4, 2018
    • Elizabeth Davy, Eric Kadel, Adam Szubin and Kathryn Collard Co-author GIR Article on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Investigations

      Articles August 2018
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1999
    • Harvard University, A.B., 1995

    Bar Admissions

    • District of Columbia
    • New York

    Clerkships

    • The Honorable Ronald Gilman, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1999-2000
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Consumer Financial Services
    • Cybersecurity
    • Digital Assets
    • Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime
    • Foreign Investments and Trade Regulations
    • National Security
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