Demonstrating strong commitment to growth in the international trade area, Mayer Brown made two senior hires in 2023. John Sullivan, a former US deputy secretary of state and former US ambassador to the Russian Federation, joined in Washington DC as national security co-head; and national security and white-collar defense lawyer Adam Hickey, based in New York and Washington DC, arrived from the DOJ, where he was a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division. The duo will provide a significant enforcement dimension to the export control and sanctions practice, which is led by Washington DC- and Dubai-based Tamer Soliman. On the customs side, high-profile sector specialist Sydney Mintzer and Jing Zhang are names to note.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Key clients

Sonos Inc
EverPro Technologies Company
Southwire Company
Element Electronics
Boxwell LLC
Arkema Inc
Wireless Supply Services, LLC (part of Asurion)
Magellan Corp
Blue Stem Brands
Maesa Inc
Volvo Car Corporation
Orbit Aluminum Industries
Teijin Holdings
Webb Wheel Products (a Berkshire Hathaway Company)
Palliser Furniture Holdings
Perfection Hy-Test Company (a Berkshire Hathaway Company)
ZC Rubber America Inc./Zhongce Rubber Group Co.
Sirio Pharma Co.
OMERS
Goldman Sachs
Unilever / Murad LLC

Work highlights

Represented Volvo in ongoing customs litigation at the CIT seeking to invalidate certain Section 301 duties imposed by the US Government on imports from China.
Advised Unilever in an internal investigation, and negotiated the corresponding settlement agreement, in connection with the diversion of an acquired subsidiary’s products to Iran from 2009 to 2018.
Represented numerous multinational clients in customs, sanctions, and export controls matters.