Andrew D. Irwin is member of the Litigation and International Departments, in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. He practices at the intersection of government procurement and international regulatory law, focusing primarily on corporate investigations and related compliance counseling. He has a particular background in laws and regulations that relate to government contracting fraud, export controls/sanctions, and global corruption. He also has considerable experience in general corporate ethics/compliance counseling, as well as ethics/compliance program administration and development. He has conducted investigations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East (including on the ground in Iraq). Prior to coming to Steptoe, Mr. Irwin spent several years as inside counsel for one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies.

Specifically, Mr. Irwin has considerable experience counseling clients in a number of industries regarding their compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), as well as Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions. Much of his work in this area involves enforcement matters such as voluntary disclosures. In addition, he has extensive Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) experience, including conducting investigations, due diligence and audits of sales agents, as well as preparing corporate policies and training materials. He frequently draws upon his background in public procurement in such matters. In addition, he counsels clients regarding contingency contracting in Iraq. For 2009-10, he will serve as co-Chair of the American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section’s International Procurement Committee and has also written and spoken widely on international regulatory compliance issues.
 

David Lorello, a member of the London office of Steptoe & Johnson, LLP has assisted clients in investigating issues arising under the U.S. and European anti-corruption laws including US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and in developing anti-corruption compliance programs. Mr. Lorello has also represented clients before the World Bank Sanctions Committee in defending against allegations of corrupt practices in World Bank procurement. Mr. Lorello has particular expertise in managing corporate investigations in Europe, including in managing and maintaining compliance with EU data protection laws and related laws restricting the review and sharing of information in Europe in the course of investigations.

Stephan Müller (teaching at Frankfurt only) is a partner at Oppenhoff & Partner and specializes in public law, in particular environmental, export control and public procurement law. He regularly publishes articles and speaks on conferences on these topics. Since 2006 he has been giving lectures in export control law at the Cologne Universtiy of Applied Sciences.

His practice encompasses advice in crisis situations and risk managment as well as developing compliance structures. He advises his clients in permission as well as procurement proceedings. Finally, he represents clients in proceedings before civil and administrative courts. In corporate transactions his focus lies on risk analyses in the course of due diligence processes as well as developing strategies for risk mitigation. For many years he has been ranked as leading practitioner in export control matters by JUVE Handbook German Commercial Lawfirms.