On July 28, 2025, Cadence Design Systems Inc., a global electronic design automation technology company based in San Jose, California, agreed to plead guilty to export violations in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, and resolved a civil enforcement action brought by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security related to the same underlying conduct.

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Photo of Michael Atkinson Michael Atkinson

Michael K. Atkinson is the former chief watchdog of the U.S. intelligence agencies and served in senior U.S. Department of Justice roles spanning two decades. He has led dozens of high-profile investigations and offers clients a rare combination of experience in criminal defense…

Michael K. Atkinson is the former chief watchdog of the U.S. intelligence agencies and served in senior U.S. Department of Justice roles spanning two decades. He has led dozens of high-profile investigations and offers clients a rare combination of experience in criminal defense and corporate compliance. Michael’s practice focuses on white collar defense, national security, internal and congressional investigations, and parallel civil and regulatory enforcement proceedings. His work also includes high-stakes compliance advice on strategic issues such as cross-border investigations and the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) programs. He is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, working with the White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement and Investigations groups. Michael is also a co-leader of the firm’s National Security Practice and Whistleblower Working Group.

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Photo of Caroline Brown Caroline Brown

Caroline E. Brown is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement and International Trade groups and the steering committee of the firm’s National Security Practice. She provides strategic advice to…

Caroline E. Brown is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement and International Trade groups and the steering committee of the firm’s National Security Practice. She provides strategic advice to clients on national security matters, including anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions compliance and enforcement challenges, investigations, and cross border transactions, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (Team Telecom).

Caroline brings over a decade of experience as a national security attorney at the U.S. Departments of Justice and the Treasury. At the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, she worked on counterespionage, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism matters and investigations, and gained unique insight into issues surrounding data privacy and cybersecurity. In that role, she also sat on both CFIUS and Team Telecom and made recommendations to DOJ senior leadership regarding whether to mitigate, block, or allow transactions under review by those interagency committees. She also negotiated, drafted, and reviewed mitigation agreements, monitored companies’ compliance with those agreements, and coordinated and supervised investigations of breaches of those agreements.

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Photo of Anand Sithian Anand Sithian

For high-stakes internal and government investigations and complex regulatory and compliance matters, companies and individuals look to Anand to provide strategic advice and counseling, particularly on issues relating to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering (“BSA/AML”), economic sanctions, and digital assets. Anand

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For high-stakes internal and government investigations and complex regulatory and compliance matters, companies and individuals look to Anand to provide strategic advice and counseling, particularly on issues relating to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering (“BSA/AML”), economic sanctions, and digital assets. Anand is resident in the firm’s New York office and a member of the firm’s International Trade, White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement, and Financial Services groups.

A former federal prosecutor, Anand leverages his government experience to guide clients through complex white-collar matters, including grand jury and regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings, and internal investigations. Anand has deep experience in parallel criminal and civil investigations and proceedings, and often represents clients in defending against civil lawsuits related to government investigations.

Representing some of the world’s largest banks and technology companies, Anand has addressed a wide range of issues, including economic sanctions, BSA/AML; economic sanctions and national security; payments and cryptocurrency; securities laws; and cybersecurity enforcement. In the regulatory space, Anand prides himself on providing commercial and actionable advice, including in the developing areas of digital assets, FinTech, and payments.

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Photo of Scott Wise Scott Wise

Scott Wise is a partner in Crowell’s Denver office and a member of the firm’s International Trade Group. His practice focuses on export controls, economic sanctions, and outbound investment issues across industries, with an emphasis on emerging technologies and the technology industry.

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Scott Wise is a partner in Crowell’s Denver office and a member of the firm’s International Trade Group. His practice focuses on export controls, economic sanctions, and outbound investment issues across industries, with an emphasis on emerging technologies and the technology industry.

Working with established and start-up tech companies, Scott helps clients to develop unique compliance programs that are responsive to the full range of regulations governing the exports of goods and services. He also trains and counsels clients on compliance with relevant export control regulations such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In addition to technology companies, Scott advises companies in the aerospace and aviation, automotive, chemical, defense, electronics, energy, engineering, financial and insurance, manufacturing, professional services, security, and transportation industries, among others.

Prior to joining Crowell, Scott was the Assistant General Counsel for Global Trade at a multinational technology company where he led a consolidated team focusing on export controls, economic sanctions, and outbound investment. He was the lead export controls and economic sanctions attorney for key business groups ranging from emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to aerospace and defense contracts, and to commercial software and gaming. In that role, Scott developed the company’s compliance approach to new regulations governing the export of various  new technologies, including AI, integrated circuits and chips, and quantum computing, which involved coordination between senior government officials and business leaders. Scott also has prior law firm experience in the international trade practice area.

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Photo of Jeremy Iloulian Jeremy Iloulian

Recognized as a “Rising Star” in International Trade by Super Lawyers, Jeremy Iloulian advises clients globally on complex cross-border regulatory, compliance, investigative, and transactional matters and policy developments that touch U.S. national security, international trade, and foreign investment, including those relating to

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Recognized as a “Rising Star” in International Trade by Super Lawyers, Jeremy Iloulian advises clients globally on complex cross-border regulatory, compliance, investigative, and transactional matters and policy developments that touch U.S. national security, international trade, and foreign investment, including those relating to U.S. export controls (EAR and ITAR), economic sanctions, anti-boycott laws, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and various national security controls on fundamental research and supply chains.

Jeremy has extensive experience counseling U.S. and non-U.S. clients, including public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and nonprofits spanning a multitude of industries, including aerospace and defense, energy, entertainment, fashion, food and beverage, health care, infrastructure, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. He provides strategic guidance on managing risks for dealings in high-risk jurisdictions such as China, Russia, Venezuela, and the Middle East, among other countries and regions. He regularly advocates on behalf of such clients before the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Bureau of Economic Affairs (BEA), Census Bureau, Department of Energy, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Additionally, Jeremy has previously counseled on, presented on, and published research related to international environmental law, specifically the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Prior to and during law school, Jeremy interned at multiple government agencies, including the United Nations, the U.S. State Department, and the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, D.C.

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Photo of Kelsey Clinton Kelsey Clinton

Kelsey Clinton is an associate in the International Trade and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement practices in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. Kelsey’s practice focuses on a variety of matters, including analyzing global sanctions and export control regimes to provide compliance guidance,

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Kelsey Clinton is an associate in the International Trade and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement practices in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. Kelsey’s practice focuses on a variety of matters, including analyzing global sanctions and export control regimes to provide compliance guidance, as well as representing clients in government and congressional investigations.

Previously, Kelsey clerked in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee for the Honorable Eli J. Richardson. Kelsey also interned for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia supporting the Major Crimes Division.

While in law school, Kelsey was a member editor of the Stanford Law Review, as well as a board member for the Stanford National Security & the Law Society. During law school, Kelsey additionally served as a student contributor to the Lawfare Blog.

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Photo of Andrew J. Schlegel Andrew J. Schlegel

Andrew Schlegel is an international trade analyst III in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. He provides practice support to the International Trade Group on import regulatory matters pending before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Customs and Border

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Andrew Schlegel is an international trade analyst III in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. He provides practice support to the International Trade Group on import regulatory matters pending before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He works closely with attorneys developing courses of action for clients impacted by investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Andrew also supports unfair trade investigations, including antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations, sunset reviews, and changed circumstance reviews before the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Andrew worked as an intern at SAP’s Government Affairs Business Development Team in Berlin, Germany. There, he analyzed the effects of regulatory changes on SAP business operations and expansion opportunities. Before this, he completed an internship at the International Trade Administration’s Office of Energy and Environmental Industries. While there, he developed the U.S. Energy Trade Dashboard, an interactive data visualization tool for use by professionals and researchers to analyze how energy supply chains have developed.

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