Ata Akiner focuses his practice on helping global and U.S. clients navigate complex regulatory and policy matters related to international trade and national security.
Prior to joining Pillsbury, Ata worked as an international trade and national security attorney at another law firm. Ata advises clients on potential national security risks posed by foreign investments and guides clients seeking national security approval before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He counsels U.S., multinational and non-U.S. companies on export controls and economic sanctions compliance matters and provides due diligence reviews in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Ata also advises on trade remedy and trade policy matters.
Ata has advised and represented foreign sovereigns and private companies across sectors in a wide range of international trade and national security matters. Prior to and during law school, Ata worked as a trade policy analyst at an international law firm in Washington, DC, and was an intern at the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ Office of the General Counsel.
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Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2019
M.Phil., International Relations, University of Cambridge, 2010
B.A., History and Political Science, Rutgers University, 2008
magna cum laude
Admissions
District of Columbia
Courts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Court of International Trade
Languages
Turkish
