Christian C. Contardo

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Christian C. Contardo advises clients in the technology, finance, and industrial sectors on a variety of national security, global trade, and privacy issues.

His deep knowledge of government policies concerning economic sanctions, data privacy and security, and national security— from a decade serving as an attorney in the Departments of Treasury, Justice, and Homeland Security— enhances his ability to effectively counsel clients on Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews, export control, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions, government investigations, compliance programs, and potential risks to global transactions.

Christian also advises on federal government contract matters, including agreements for foreign military sales under the Arms Export Control Act. He also works with defense contractors and subcontractors on related issues such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, export controls, foreign ownership and control, and facility clearances.

While serving as an attorney advisor to the Department of the Treasury, Christian provided legal guidance on matters involving the Bank Secrecy Act, intelligence, economic sanctions, CFIUS, counterintelligence/insider threat programs, anti-money laundering, personnel security clearance investigations, information security, and data privacy. Christian also represented the Treasury Department as its senior official on the Intelligence Community Civil Liberties and Privacy Council.

Additionally, Christian worked at the Department of Justice, National Security Division, where he represented the government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. In addition, he served as a deputy chief for national security law at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS/ICE), advising leadership on legal and policy issues in federal investigations involving immigration, counterterrorism, espionage, visa security, fraud, and export control enforcement.