Tom McVey is the chair of the International Section at Williams Mullen. He focuses his practice on international business law, including the Export Administration Regulations, ITAR, OFAC sanctions programs, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the anti-boycott laws and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He also advises on cross-border and domestic business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate compliance and international business planning. He was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), 23rd Plenary Session, 1990-1992.
Export Control Laws for the General Counsel
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Tom McVey is the chair of the International Section at Williams Mullen. He focuses his practice on international business law, including the Export Administration Regulations, ITAR, OFAC sanctions programs, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the anti-boycott laws and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He also advises on cross-border and domestic business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate compliance and international business planning. He was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), 23rd Plenary Session, 1990-1992.
Tom has been listed in Washington D.C. Super Lawyers magazine several times, including each year since 2010. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for International Trade and Finance Law (2010-present). He was also named to Washington SmartCEO’s inaugural list of Washington’s “Legal Elite” in 2007.
He is a regular speaker on international business topics, including at numerous PLI Seminars on Advanced Corporate Compliance, as a previous co-chair of American Conference Institute Conferences on Export Controls and at events by the American Corporate Counsel Association, the U.S. International Trade Administration, Compliance Week and National Defense Industrial Association. He is a contributing author to numerous treatises and publications including International Corporate Practice (Practicing Law Institute), Lexis Corporate Compliance Practice Guide (Matthew Bender/LexisNexis) and Corporate Legal Departments (Practicing Law Institute).
Tom received his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University, where he received the Caroline Phelps Stokes Award.
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09.27.2022
OFAC Prohibits Providing Accounting, Trust/Corporate Formation and Management Consulting Services for Russian Parties
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09.06.2022
First Round of ITAR Restructuring Amendments Go Into Effect September 6, 2022
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08.18.2022
123 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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06.22.2022
Outsourcing Manufacturing of Sensitive Items to Foreign Firms Presents Export Control Challenges
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05.31.2022
Williams Mullen Represents Arc Natural Stone in Sale to ASG
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05.16.2022
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2022 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
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04.27.2022
Businessman Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment for ITAR Brokering Violations
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02.25.2022
U.S. Imposes Sweeping New Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Against the Russian Federation
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01.11.2022
Export Agencies Continue Emphasis on Restricted Party Screening Under Export Control Laws
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12.22.2021
Williams Mullen Advises ICAT Logistics, Inc. in Sale
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10.13.2021
OFAC Violations From Sales Through Distributors and Sales Agents
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09.20.2021
Company Incurs $6 Million Penalty for Export of Controlled Software and Technical Data
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08.23.2021
124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.16.2021
Williams Mullen Makes a Move in Tysons
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07.07.2021
Tom McVey Pens ITAR Compliance Article for National Defense Magazine
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04.27.2021
6 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2021 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers List
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04.22.2021
Important ITAR Amendments for Additions to the §126.1 List of “Proscribed Countries”
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03.16.2021
Avalanche of Recent Export Requirements for China, Russia and Other Countries
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02.22.2021
How Does the Government Learn About Export Violations?
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09.17.2020
Developments in Export Controls on "Emerging" and "Foundational" Technologies
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08.20.2020
116 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©; Most Total Lawyers in Virginia
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07.07.2020
What Does It Mean to Be “ITAR Compliant” - Three Steps to Take Now
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07.07.2020
ITAR Compliance for Second and Third Tier Government Contractors and Suppliers
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06.29.2020
BIS Releases Guidance on New Export Restrictions for Military End Use/Users in China, Russia and Venezuela
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05.05.2020
Commerce Tightens Restrictions on Exports to China, Russia and Venezuela
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04.17.2020
7 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers List
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03.30.2020
CFIUS Requirements Expanded Under New Regulations; President Orders Yet Another CFIUS Divestiture
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03.04.2020
State Dept. Adopts ITAR Amendment on Use of End-to-End Encryption in International Data Transmissions
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02.06.2020
ITAR Firearms Amendments - Six Important Points You Need to Know
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01.29.2020
Commerce Adopts Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software for Geospacial Imagery - Controls on Additional Technologies Expected Shortly
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01.23.2020
Commerce Adopts Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software for Geospacial Imagery – Controls on Additional Technologies Expected Shortly
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12.30.2019
Justice Department Adopts Significant Revisions to Voluntary Disclosure Program for Criminal Export Violations
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10.07.2019
Voluntary Self-Disclosures – An Important Tool for Dealing With Export Violations
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09.09.2019
ITAR Amendment Expands License Exemption For Transfers By Or For The U.S. Government
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.07.2019
ITAR and EAR Requirements Under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts
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07.26.2019
PODCAST: ITAR – Requirements for Government Contractors
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04.19.2019
7 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers List; 2 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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01.15.2019
Company Incurs $7,772,102 Penalty for Dealing With Specially Designated National
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12.09.2018
New Export Requirements for Emerging and Foundational Technologies
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11.16.2018
Protecting Your Company in a Trade War
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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06.29.2018
Tom McVey Discusses International Trade Developments in Virginia Business
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06.11.2018
Export Control Amendments Proposed for Commercial Firearms, Ammunition and Related Products
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05.23.2018
Latest Russia Sanctions Ratchet Up Risks of Doing Business in Russia – Including for Non-U.S. Companies
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05.17.2018
Law360 Publishes Tom McVey Article on Compliance Lessons from Recent ITAR Case
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05.03.2018
State Department Announces Another Major ITAR Enforcement Case and $30 Million Penalty
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04.23.2018
5 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers List; 2 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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03.23.2018
Commerce Department Announces Procedures for Companies to Request Exclusions From Recent Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
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12.15.2017
The DOJ’s Revised FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy: A New Blueprint for Corporate Cooperation and Credit
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11.09.2017
December 31 Deadline Approaching for Contractors Who Handle Export-Controlled Technical Information
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11.02.2017
President Trump Blocks Sale of U.S. Company to Chinese Buyers Under CFIUS
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10.31.2017
American Shipper Magazine Republishes Tom McVey's Blog Post on ITAR Registration
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09.26.2017
Recent ITAR Case Sends Important Message to Small/Midsized Government Contractors
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08.14.2017
114 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
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07.19.2017
Tom McVey's Alert on Export Violations Republished by Law360
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04.24.2017
4 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2017 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers List
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01.18.2017
President Blocks Acquisition of Semiconductor Business Under CFIUS
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11.16.2016
Trade Compliance Issues in the New Administration, Part I: Export/Sanctions Laws
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09.26.2016
“Reason To Know” – A Chilling Term For Exporters
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09.26.2016
Tom McVey Talks ITAR Compliance, State Department Visit Program with Inside Business
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09.13.2016
State Department Relaunches Company Visit Program to Assess ITAR Compliance
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08.24.2016
New Guidance on ITAR Registration in the Firearms Industry
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08.15.2016
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
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12.21.2015
Tom McVey Published in January 2016 Issue of National Defense Magazine
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08.17.2015
106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America
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07.27.2015
Excerpt by Tom McVey about Export Controls Laws published by Law360
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06.09.2015
Export Controls Laws for the General Counsel
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04.15.2015
Williams Mullen Washington, D.C. Attorneys Named 2015 Super Lawyers
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04.02.2015
Williams Mullen Announces Additional Leadership Changes
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12.23.2014
ITAR/EAR Amendments for Military Electronics Become Effective December 30
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11.06.2014
New Export Control Requirement for Electronics Manufacturers in Defense and Aerospace Industries
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08.18.2014
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers in America
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04.30.2014
Williams Mullen Washington, D.C. Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers
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03.12.2014
Special Due Diligence Concerns When Buying Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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01.31.2014
Fourth Circuit Holds That Defendant Can Be Guilty of Criminal Violation of Armed Export Control Act Even Without Specific Knowledge That the Exported Item Is a Regulated “Defense Article”
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10.11.2013
Initial Provisions of Export Control Reform Become Effective October 15th – Steps to Take to Prepare for Export Control Reform
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06.20.2013
Update on International Business Compliance
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05.01.2013
Review - Legal Checklist for International Defense Transactions
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04.29.2013
Williams Mullen Washington, D.C. Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers
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09.18.2012
International Business Compliance Update
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09.13.2012
104 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2013 Best Lawyers in America
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06.01.2012
Bill Anderson and Thomas McVey Named “Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers” for 2012
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03.15.2012
Update on International Business Compliance - March, 2012