Practice focuses on U.S. and international sanctions, export controls and customs.
Significant experience conducting internal investigations and advising on compliance and licensing issues.

Andrew Schlossberg advises U.S. and international clients on complying with a wide range of international trade laws and regulations, with a particular emphasis on economic sanctions, export controls and import laws. Andrew also has significant experience helping clients evaluate and improve their compliance programs, handling pre- and post-acquisition due diligence, and conducting internal investigations.

Prior to joining Akin, Andrew served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jerome B. Simandle, Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

He served as a legal intern in the Executive Office of the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels during law school. While there, he assisted the Legal Counselor in advising on issues of EU and international law relevant to U.S. policy towards the EU, including sanctions, data privacy and trade.

Before law school, Andrew served as a program specialist in the Mobile Technology Unit in the Division of Financial Practices of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection, where he led complex investigations into potential violations of the FTC Act.

Representative Work

Advised multinational companies in a variety of sectors—including shipping, consulting, oil and gas, apparel, financial services, investment funds, aerospace and defense, and logistics—on compliance with economic sanctions laws, as administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of State, and export control laws under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Conducted internal investigations for multinational companies and drafting voluntary disclosures related to compliance with U.S. sanctions, export controls and customs laws.
Drafted license applications to OFAC on behalf of clients to enable business operations affected by U.S. sanctions.
Conducted due diligence and risk assessments related to sanctions, export controls and anticorruption compliance.
Developed company-specific policies, procedures and training materials to safeguard against trade-related risks.

Drafted sanctions, export controls and other trade-related language in connection with mergers, acquisition, bond offerings and other corporate transactions.
Advised companies and drafted submissions to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) concerning Section 301 tariffs and the U.S. Department of Commerce concerning Section 232 tariffs.
Represented a large shipping company in managing compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.
Represented a large logistics company in responding to and successfully concluding a CBP investigation into violations of broker management laws.

Education
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2016
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, 2011

Clerkships
U.S.D.C., District of New Jersey

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland

Affiliations and Public Service

Legal intern, Executive Office of the U.S. Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium.
Program specialist, Mobile Technology Unit, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission.

Speeches and Publications

Panelist, "From Checklists to Handcuffs: Human Rights and Sanctions Due Diligence and Their Slip-Ups," 2024 ILS Fall Conference, American Bar Association, November 15, 2024.
“Collateral Damage: How are Canadian Businesses Impacted by US Trade Sanctions,” Toronto, Canada, November 19, 2019.