Stephen M. McNabb
Chief Legal Officer, United States
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
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Biography
Stephen M. McNabb is the head of the International Trade Practice Group. Since joining in 1982, Mr. McNabb has counseled clients on compliance with international trade laws and regulations (including regulations administered by the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Department of State) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also has represented clients in investigations and enforcement matters involving export and sanctions laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Mr. McNabb has represented corporations and their officers, directors, and employees in other types of white collar criminal and related federal enforcement matters. He has represented clients during grand jury and congressional investigations, at trial, and before appellate courts in a wide range of criminal matters. His practice has involved counseling clients on complying with U.S. criminal laws, the organizational sentencing guidelines, and corporate prevention and detection programs.
Mr. McNabb also has extensive civil litigation experience before trial and appellate courts in such diverse fields as antitrust, employment, labor relations, torts, civil rights, and complex commercial matters. Mr. McNabb is a member of the Appellate Practice Group and has argued cases in several United States courts of appeal.
Mr. McNabb is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the American Bar Association. He is on the Advisory Board of the Corporate Counsel Institute.
Mr. McNabb received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1978 and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1982.
Expérience professionnelle
Fermer tous les ongletsJD, cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
AB, cum laude, Harvard University, 1978
While in law school, Steve served as an editor of the American Criminal Law Review. He was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1982. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Fifth Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
- District of Columbia Bar
Representative experience includes:
- Grand jury investigation relating to trade sanctions imposed on Syria
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Grand jury, BIS, OFAC and SEC investigations relating to sanctioned country restrictions and the FCPA
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Dismissal of indictment of major oil company alleging violations of the Export Administration Regulations
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Defense of company indicted for violations of the Arms Export Control Act
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Grand jury, SEC, and Congressional investigations into the United Nations' Oil for Food Program and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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Defense of Assistant to the President for National Security before Congress, at trial, and on appeal in the Iran-Contra Investigation
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Grand jury investigations of government officials and staff
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Reversal of a district court judgment punitive damage award for violation of Title IX
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Reversal of district court judgment for wiretapping
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Reversal of district court's dismissal of suit for royalty reimbursements
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Dismissal of antitrust lawsuit relating to Internet Yellow Pages.
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Representation of company before United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in connection with Tunney Act litigation
- Washington D.C. & Baltimore's Top Rated Lawyers, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, 2012 - 2013
While in law school, Steve authored the perjury and false statements sections in Second Annual Survey of White Collar Crime. His other publications include:
- Co-author, "OFAC issues guidance for virtual currency industry," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, October 25, 2021
- Co-author, "OFAC amends Burma (Myanmar) sanctions: More changes may come," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, May 2016
- Co-author, "Iran nuclear deal is implemented," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, January 20, 2016
- Co-author, "New sanctions program targets Venezuelan officials," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, March 2015
- Co-author, "Comprehensive nuclear deal reached with Iran," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, July 17, 2015
- Co-author, "US eases Cuba sanctions and export restrictions," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, January 21, 2015
- Co-author, "Internalizing BIS Policy On Crude Oil Exports," Law360, January 13, 2015
- Co-author, "BIS issues guidance on exports of crude oil and condensate," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, January 7, 2015
- Co-author, "New Ukraine-related sanctions: Additional designations," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, December 2014
- Co-author, "US to develop Business and Human Rights National Action Plan," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, October 14, 2014
- Co-author, "New US sectoral sanctions related to events in Ukraine," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, September 16, 2014
- Co-author, "OFAC revised blocked person guidance," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, August 14, 2014
- Co-author, "Commerce announces Russian oil industry export controls," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, August 5, 2014
- Co-author, "US imposes new sanctions and export controls on Russia," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, July 31, 2014
- Co-author, "US sanctions target Russian financial and energy sectors - additional entities designated," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, July 18, 2014
- Co-author, "President Obama signs new sanctions bill related to Ukraine," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, April 7, 2014
- Co-author, "Further sanctions and export restrictions imposed on Russia," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, April 2014
- Co-author, "BIS and DDTC place indefinite hold on exports to Russia," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, April 2014
- Co-author, "US further expands Russian sanctions and makes additional designations," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, March 21, 2014
- Co-author, "US expands sanctions related to events in Ukraine - Russian and Ukrainian officials designated," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, March 17, 2014
- Co-author, "President Obama authorizes targeted sanctions related to events in Ukraine," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, March 7, 2014
- Co-author, "Iran nuclear deal to take effect January 20, 2014: Deal provides Iran limited relief from sanctions," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, January 17, 2014
- Co-author, "Initial implementation of export control reform: New rules transfer certain military items from USML to CCL," Norton Rose Fulbright - Legal Update, October 15, 2013
- Co-author, "Expansive executive order tightens Iran sanctions as labyrinth of front companies surfaces," June 18, 2013
- Co-author, "Foreign insurers should be aware of new US sanctions," June 17, 2013
- Co-author, "USEPA Proposes RINS Verification Rules For Renewable Fuels Program," Fulbright Alert, February 21, 2013
- Co-author, "OFAC Publishes Final Rule Amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to Codify Existing Sanctions," Fulbright Briefing, January 4, 2013
- Co-author, "First Bank of Delaware to Pay $15M for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws," Fulbright Briefing, November 21, 2012
- Co-author, "OFAC Publishes Final Rule Amending the Iranian Transactions Regulations and Reissuing Them in Their Entirety," Fulbright Briefing, October 29, 2012
- Co-author, "New Executive Order Expands Iran Sanctions on Foreign Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies," Fulbright Briefing, October 18, 2012
- Co-author, "State Regulator Imposes Stiff $340M Penalty Against Bank To Settle Allegations of Illegal Dealings with Iran," Fulbright Briefing, August 21, 2012
- Co-author, "Stringent New Sanctions Heighten Economic and Diplomatic Pressure on Iran," Fulbright Briefing, August 2, 2012
- Co-author, "The United States Eases Economic Sanctions on Burma," Fulbright Alert, July 12, 2012
- Co-author, "President Obama Clears Way For Further Iran Sanctions," Fulbright Alert, April 2, 2012
- Co-author, "OFAC Issues Final Rule Implementing NDAA Sanctions on Iran's Financial Sector," Fulbright Briefing, March 1, 2012
- Co-author, "Executive Order Blocks Property and Interests in Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian Financial Institutions," Fulbright Alert, February 6, 2012
- Co-author, "United States Working To Implement Additional Iranian Sanctions," Fulbright Briefing, January 26, 2012
- Co-editor with Vincent S. Walkowiak, "The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Practicing and Defending Confidentiality," Fifth Edition, American Bar Association, January 2012
- Co-author, "Keeping Up with Economic Sanctions: A Review of Developments in 2011," The International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski - International Trade, December 14, 2011
- Co-author, "The United States and Other Nations Expand Sanctions Against Iran," Fulbright Briefing - International Trade, December 13, 2011
- Co-author, "OFAC Significantly Eases Existing Restrictions on Transactions With South Sudan," Fulbright Alert, December 9, 2011
- Co-author, "The United States and Other Nations Expand Sanctions Against Iran," Fulbright Briefing, November 23, 2011
- Co-author, "OFAC Issues New Libyan General Licenses Authorizing Trade with NOC and the Government of Libya," Fulbright Alert, September 20, 2011
- Co-author, "OFAC Issues New General Licenses Authorizing Additional Transactions Under the Libyan and Syrian Sanctions Orders," Fulbright Briefing, September 12, 2011
- Co-author, "Libya: Companies Wanting to Compete for New Business Opportunities with the TNC Should Begin Taking Steps Now," Fulbright Briefing, August 31, 2011
- Co-author, "The United States Imposes Significant New Sanctions Against Syria; European Union May Soon Follow Suit," Fulbright Alert, August 19, 2011
- Co-author, "EU and UK Sanctions on Libya: Latest Developments," Fulbright Briefing, June 28, 2011
- Co-author, "OFAC Issues General License and Related Guidance Allowing For Transactions Involving Libyan Energy Resources Exported or Controlled by the TNC," Fulbright Briefing, May 2, 2011
- Co-author, "OFAC Guidance Issued: Sudan Sanctions Will Not Be Imposed on Newly Formed Southern Sudan State but Significant Commercial Roadblocks Remain," Fulbright Alert, April 13, 2011
- Co-author, "Disaster in Japan: Legal Issues Your Company Could Face During Japan's Recovery," Fulbright White Paper, March 31, 2011
- Co-author, "New Libya Sanctions Introduced, Effective Immediately," Fulbright Briefing, March 1, 2011
- Co-author, "U.S. Expected to Impose New Sanctions on North Korea," Fulbright Briefing, July 30, 2010
- Co-author, "Fulbright International Trade Controls Regulatory Update," The International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski - International Trade, June 10, 2010
- Co-author, "Iran Sanctions Talk Heats Up, Goes Global," Fulbright Briefing, June 2, 2010
- Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Rejects CFO's Privilege Assertion Seeking to Block Prosecutors' Use of Statements Obtained by Broadcom's Investigative Counsel," Fulbright Briefing, October 2, 2009
- "US Export Controls and Antiboycott Regulations," Norton Rose Fulbright, October 2015
- "Overview of US Exonomic Sanctions Regulations," Norton Rose Fulbright, October 2015
- "FCPA Enforcement Trends and Compliance," Norton Rose Fulbright, February 2015
- "Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Workshop", Norton Rose Fulbright, February 2015
- "Overview of U.S. Economic Sanctions Regulations, Norton Rose Fulbright, February 2015
- "Joint Venture Hypotheticals: How to Address the Most Complex Challenges," 31st International Conference on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, American Conference Institute, November 18, 2014
- "Practical Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Workshop," Norton Rose Fulbright, October 21-22, 2014
- "Dealing with Corruption - Reducing the Gap Between Perception and Reality," 20 Years of ACC Europe: A Journey Into The Evolution Of The In-House Bar, 2014 ACC Europe Annual Conference, May 18-20, 2014
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American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Center for Professional Responsibility
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District of Columbia Bar
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Advisory Board, Corporate Counsel Institute
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Criminal Assistance Project, Participant
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Braddock Downs Homeowners Association, past President
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Harvard College 1978 Class Committee and Volunteer Interviewer