Sean is a Partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s International Trade Compliance and Sanctions Practice Group.

Sean counsels clients on compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), U.S. trade sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) requirements. His experience in this area includes interfacing with government regulators; conducting internal investigations into potential export violations; authoring voluntary self-disclosures and directed disclosures to the U.S. government; program management of enterprise-wide compliance programs; developing corrective actions designed to address and prevent export violations; training and advising compliance personnel and in-house investigators; and performing quality control on voluntary self-disclosures prepared by in-house personnel.

Recently, Sean successfully conducted a series of investigations in collaboration with in-house counsel at a global company to systematically identify and remove user access permissions that gave foreign persons the ability to access ITAR technical data stored on IT systems. These investigations required close collaboration with IT, trade compliance, and business personnel, deep understanding of complex IT systems, and careful analysis of enormous amounts of data. Sean previously designed and managed the implementation of a best-in-class EAR and OFAC compliance program at a global electronics company, which led to the dismissal of a federal criminal investigation. Sean has also been seconded to a leading aerospace and defense contractor, where he conducted investigations, oversaw junior in-house investigators, and developed and implemented compliance enhancements as part of the company’s continuous improvement program.

In his pro bono practice, Sean has helped sixteen Afghan nationals obtain asylum in the United States through the Operation Allies Welcome program.

Sean was a judicial law clerk to Judge Alvin W. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and an intern for Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law and was presented with the Adele Monaco Memorial Award, which honors a member of the graduating class who “made a positive impact on the lives of evening division students through the demonstration of compassion, courage, determination and commitment to public service.” Before law school, Sean earned a B.A. in Economics and English from Cornell University and an M.A. in Quantitative Methods from Columbia University.

Sean is Vice President of the Board of the New Haven Free Public Library Foundation.