Jason Silverman

About Jason Silverman

I am a partner at Dentons US LLP in Washington D.C. I help clients find pragmatic and efficient solutions to complex compliance and enforcement issues in international business. I am experienced in sanctions programs under Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations, export controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), foreign direct investment regulation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Key client successes include securing removal from SDN List for client; resolving sanctions and export controls enforcement matters with no or substantially mitigated penalties; closing foreign direct investment transactions following CFIUS review or investigation; and designing and implementing effective compliance programs.Recent PresentationsPanelist,\"Focus on Russia,\" American Conference Institute Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement, Washington, D.C, December 7, 2021Presenter, “Trade Controls, Sanctions, and Foreign Investment Outlook Under Biden Administration,” Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchange (JAFIE), January 16, 2021Presenter, “EAR Enforcement and Compliance in Practice,” American Conference Institute EAR Proficiency Series, November 30, 2020Presenter, “US Sanctions, Export Controls, and Foreign Investment in the USA,” Dentons Moscow + Legal Insight Magazine, October 9, 2019Presenter,\"Converging Procurement Systems: International Issues in Government Contracting,\" ThomsonReuters Government Contracts Year In Review, February 20, 2018Panelist and Workshop Facilitator, C5 11th Annual Exporters and Financial Institutions Conference on Global Economic Sanctions, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2017

Experience

1. Partner

   Dentons

   Jul 2015 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

  J.D.

  1997 — 2000

• Emory University

  B.A., Philosophy, Religion, French

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Administrative Law
• Internal Investigations
• Government
• Itar
• Fcpa
• Private Investigations
• Trade Sanctions
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• False Claims
• Corporate Governance
• Civil Litigation
• Export Controls
• Defense