Mr. Maberry is a partner in the Government Contracts & Regulated Industries practice group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Maberry's expertise includes counseling and litigation in export controls, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-terrorism, economic sanctions, anti-boycott controls, and Customs. He also represents clients in U.S. international trade enforcement and regulatory actions, including antidumping, countervailing duties, and other trade remedy proceedings and in negotiations and dispute resolution under the World Trade Organization (WTO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and other multilateral and bilateral agreements.
His practice includes representing clients before the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), federal courts and grand jury proceedings, and WTO and NAFTA dispute resolution panels.
Honors
· Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer 2012
· Chambers Global's Best, WTO/International Trade
· Chambers USA
Memberships
· American Bar Association - National Institute on Economic Sanctions, Co-Chair; Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee, Co-Chair; International Trade Steering Committee
Articles
· "Paying Attention During ICE 'Outreach' Visits," Law360, April 17, 2012
· "Getting Specific About FCPA Compliance," Law360, June 29, 2011
· "Doing Business in the U.A.E.," American Business Council of Dubai, Summer 2010 (with Thaddeus R. McBride, Mark Bisch, Stan Rice)
· "U.K. Bank Pays $350 Million for U.S. Sanctions Violation," In-House Lawyer, May 1, 2009 (with Thaddeus R. McBride)
· "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Growing Teeth," Champion (the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), August 2006 (with Kathryn Keneally and Kenneth M. Breen)
· "International Trade Controls: Year in Review," International Lawyer, Vol. 40, No. 2, Summer 2006 (with J. Daniel Chapman, Eric F. Hinton and Thaddeus R. McBride)
· "U.S. Trade Controls on Libya: Recent Developments," Middle Eastern Business Strategies, February 2005
· "Battleground for Business? Engaging in Iraq Reconstruction," European Lawyer, May 2003
· "Foreign Investment Reviews: Trust But Verify," Legal Week Global, December 2002 (with Larry G. Franceski)
· "Export Control Compliance in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment," Corporate Counselor's Deskbook, M. Epstein, ed., 5th Ed., 2002 (with Bruce H. Turnbull and Kristin G. King)
· "Import Regulation: Customs Compliance and Trade Remedies," Corporate Counselor's Deskbook, M. Epstein, ed., 5th Ed., 2002 (with Stuart M. Rosen and John M. Ryan)
· "Accession to the World Trade Organization," 1 ABA Central & East European Law Initiative International Trade Regulation Concept Paper, 1995 (with Charles E. Rob, Jr. et al)
Global Trade Law Blog Articles
· "Loosening Up: New Developments in Sanctions Against Myanmar," May 1, 2012
· "Export Control Settlements Highlight the Need to Pay Attention During "Outreach" Visits," April 5, 2012
· "On The List, Off The Menu: How 5 Major ITAR Shippers Disappeared," March 14, 2012
Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Blog Articles
· "Aiming for a Moving Target: Bad and Good News on Changing Iran Sanctions," December 9, 2011
· "Trading Up: Newly Implemented North Korea and Libya Sanctions," July 15, 2011
Speeches
· "Export Controls and What You Need To Know Today in International Business," Palo Alto, CA, April 21, 2011
· "Litigation Trends 2009: U.S. Government Investigation of Bribery and Exports," Washington Metropolitan Association of Corporate Counsel, November 20, 2008
· "The Long Arm of U.S. Law: The Confluence of Sanctions and Anti-Bribery Investigations," Directors Roundtable, Los Angeles, November 11, 2008; Dallas, September 26, 2008
· "U.S. Economic Sanctions: Current Developments," ABA National Institute on Economic Sanctions, Washington, D.C., November 24, 2005
· "Prosecuting Arms Brokering Cases: The Lessons of Yakou," American Conference Institute, Washington, D.C., October 18, 2005
· "Managing Sanctions Risk in the Global Enterprise," IQPC, Houston, Texas, March 1, 2005
Events
· 2011 Emerging Export Control and International Trade Law Issues: CLE Program and Cabernets of the World, April 21, 2011, Palo Alto Wine Networking Series