Mr. Wall is the firm’s senior international trade partner. His practice focuses on export controls, foreign investment, international trade proceedings and policy. He regularly advises clients on commercial and military export licensing and enforcement matters; economic sanctions; national security (CFIUS) reviews and investigations; anti-boycott compliance and enforcement; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; antidumping, countervailing duty and other trade proceedings; NAFTA and WTO dispute resolution; Court of International Trade appeals; bilateral investment treaties; complex Customs matters; and other trade policy and legislative matters.

Mr. Wall works closely with U.S. government agencies including the Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Defense and the Treasury Department, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Mr. Wall is a member of the American Bar Association and has held a number of positions, including Chair of the Special Advisory Committee on International Activities, Vice Chair of the Section of International Law and Practice, and Co-Chair of the International Litigation Committee of the Section of Litigation. He has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Central and East European Law Initiative and has organized and given presentations at numerous ABA meetings and conferences. Mr. Wall chaired the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC for five years and currently serves as Vice Chair. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce USA, Inc. and has chaired the Trade and Investment Advisory Committee of the British American Business Association. Mr. Wall is a frequent lecturer at both domestic and international conferences and has testified as an expert witness before Congress on foreign investment.

Mr. Wall has been listed by Chambers USA 2006-2007 and Chambers Global 2007 as a leading attorney in his field.

Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1979

B.A., Oxford University, 1976

B.A., Yale University, 1974
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

District of Columbia, State of New York

Court of International Trade

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Selected Presentations

• Co-Chair of Practicing Law Institute Conference “Coping with Export Controls,” (Washington, D.C., December 2002-2006)
• Extraterritoriality of U.S. Sanctions, ABA National Institute on Economic Sanctions (Washington, D.C., November 2005)
• “U.S. Regulations Applicable to Doing Business in China: Export Controls and The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” American Conference Institute (San Francisco, June 2005)
• “Global Business and the Challenges of ITAR Compliance,” Defense Industry Compliance – American Conference Institute (Washington, D.C., February 2005)  
• “Controlling the Flow of Technology in Global Operations: Deemed Exports,” Practicing Law Institute (Washington, D.C., December 2001)
• “International Export Controls and U.S. Policy: How Much Vigilance is Enough,” John Bassett Moore Society of International Law, 50th Anniversary Symposium (Charlottesville, Va. February, 2001)
• “Economic Sanctions” ABA National Institute (Washington, D.C., May 2000 and May 2001)
• “Anti-boycott Update,” Practicing Law Institute (Washington, D.C., December 2000)
• “New Encryption Regulations” and “New Exporter of Record Rules,” Practicing law Institute (Washington, D.C., December 1999).
• “ILSA and OFAC Sanctions Programs: Iraq, Libya and Iran,” Insight Information Conference on Compliance and Risk Management for International Business (New York, November, 1998)

Selected Trade Publications

• “Foreign Investment Limits in U.S. Energy and Infrastructure Assets” (co-author with Robert A. James), Texas Lawyer, May 28, 2007
• “Guiding Clients (and Yourself) Through a Complicated Field,” The Laws Behind International Trade: A Detailed Look at Enforcement Regulations and Political Influences, Aspatore Books, 2006
• "Capital Markets Sanctions," ABA National Institute of Economic Sanctions, November 2005
• “International Convention Prohibits Bribery of Public Officials,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 1998
• “Cross-Border Dilemma: EU Action Over Helms-Burton Would Be A Mistake,” Financial Times, July 16, 1996
• “International Trade Regulation: Enforcement Update,” International Lawyers’ Newsletter, January/February 1996
• “The New Iran Embargo” and “Commerce Department Publishes Proposal for Complete Revision of Export Administration Regulations,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 1995
• “Trade Regulations Related to Products from Taiwan,” Chapter 16 of American Law (Gregory Chiang, ed.), Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Taiwan, 1993
• “U.S. Foreign Investment Regulations,” Financial Times, December 12, 1991

Firm Publications

Department of Treasury Proposes New CFIUS Regulations for Foreign Investment, 15-May-2008

New Iranian Sanctions Block Assets and Prohibit Transactions with Major Iranian Financial Institutions, 30-Oct-2007

Export and Economic Sanctions Penalties Increase Again, 17-Oct-2007

New Defense Trade Treaties Will Streamline ITAR Licensing, 03-Oct-2007

Congress Approves CFIUS Reform Legislation Clearing the Way for Less Political Foreign Investment Reviews, 13-Jul-2007

Strict Export Controls Reimposed on North Korea, 08-Feb-2007

Export Controls Reduced on Libya and Iraq – Amendments to Regulations Expand Opportunities for Exports, 01-Sep-2006

New Federal Waters to Navigate for Foreign Investment in the United States, 28-Aug-2006

U.S. to Drop Libya from Terrorist List and Open Embassy in Tripoli – Arms Embargo Imposed on Venezuela, 15-May-2006

President Implements Sanctions Against Syria, 18-May-2004

US Ends Libya Sanctions, 29-Apr-2004

US To Lift Most Trade Sanctions Against Libya, 27-Apr-2004

U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions on Libya, 26-Feb-2004

New Economic Sanctions Imposed Against Burma, 30-Jul-2003

U.N. Security Council Removes Sanctions Against Iraq, Establishes Development Fund and Permits Oil Sales., 23-May-2003

Statutory Provisions Requiring U.S. Sanctions Against Iraq Suspended – U.N. And Other U.S. Sanctions Continue in Force, 09-May-2003

Congress Gives President Bush Authority to Suspend Sanctions Against Iraq - Creates Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, 18-Apr-2003

Office of Defense Trade Controls Reorganizes, 09-Apr-2003

WTO Rules Against U.S. on Byrd Amendment Fund Distribution, 01-Mar-2003

External Publications

Foreign Investment Limited in U.S. Energy and Infrastructure Assets, Executive Legal Advisor, 28-Jan-2008