Ms. Wysong, a partner in the Global Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, focuses on white collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation, and international and domestic regulatory compliance. She offers the unique combination of experience as a former federal prosecutor and expertise as the highest career enforcement official at the Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Commerce. Her practice includes the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, Office of Foreign Assets Control economic sanctions, and U.S. anti-boycott laws. She also has been recognized in the area of government fraud and public corruption.
Ms. Wysong has tried more than 50 jury trials in federal and state courts. Through Clifford Chance's international integrated network in 21 countries, she can provide clients multi-jurisdictional representation that comprehends local and international obligations.
Ms. Wysong is a guest lecturer at the American University Washington College of Law, White Collar Crime Seminar. She is the co-Chair of the Transnational Crimes Subcommittee of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section and sits on the Steering Committee for the ABA Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee, International Law Section. In 2009, select speaking engagements included: - PLI Coping with US Export Controls Conference, For Great Wrongdoing There are Great Punishments, But Can I Still Get Mitigation?
- ABA White Collar Crime Institute, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Enforcement
- ACI FCPA Conference, Washington, D.C., Fundamentals of the FCPA
- New York Bar Association, Obtaining and Protecting Foreign Evidence.
- C5 Forum on Export Controls, London, Re-Export Controls and Export Administration Regulations: How to Meet Both U.S. and Foreign Compliance Obligations
- C-5 ITAR Compliance in Europe Conference, Munich, Managing and Responding to Government Visits, Inquiries, and Audits
| Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia 1989-2004: Attorney General’s Director’s Award for Superior Achievement as an AUSA 1996; Senior Litigation Counsel 2003 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Commerce 2005-2007; Acting Assistant Secretary 2004-2005
University of Virginia School of Law (JD, Law Review) 1984 University of Nebraska (BA, English, Political Science) 1981 Law Clerk, Judge Stanley S. Harris, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 1984-85 Admitted in Virginia 1986 Admitted in DC 1986 Recent publications include - "Intent in Export Control Prosecutions After Bryan v. United States," ABA White Collar Crime Conference Manual 2009;
- "Effective Defense Strategies for Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Cases," PLI Coping with Export Controls Manual 2009;
- "Conducting Effective Global Export Control Investigations," Corporate Compliance Insights Aug. 2009;
- "Now is Not the Time to Skimp on Export Compliance," Executive Counsel Sept./Oct. 2009:
- "New Attention on FCPA Investigations," Financial Executive Oct. 2009.
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