Christopher B. Stagg

With the unique experience of writing and heavily influencing U.S. export control laws, companies turn to Christopher as their go-to lawyer for high-stakes situations and cutting-edge legal strategies to increase their likelihood of success. From publicly traded companies to startups, companies rely on him for his extensive track record of success, stemming from his exceptional advocacy, unparalleled experience, sound judgment, and legal strategy. Beyond his client work, he serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee.

Christopher served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), where he was deeply involved in writing export control regulations and revising the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), along with the U.S. Munitions List and Commerce Control List. He was also responsible for authoritatively interpreting the ITAR, reforming the ITAR’s commodity jurisdiction procedure, resolving more than 500 commodity jurisdiction requests and appeals, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on export enforcement investigations, and handling bilateral and multilateral defense trade issues.

Christopher has the rare distinction of successfully litigating export control issues against the government, including the only appellate decision to reject DDTC’s interpretations of the ITAR. In that case, DDTC interpreted the ITAR so that prior government authorization is required for technical data to qualify as information in the public domain. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously rejected DDTC’s interpretation, ruling that: “Nowhere do the ITAR state or imply that prior government authorization is required for information to qualify as in the public domain.” Additionally, he originated a novel legal argument—later successfully used by 19 state attorneys general as the lead argument—that DDTC exceeds its statutory authority under the Arms Export Control Act when removing individual articles from the U.S. Munitions List without congressional notification.

Christopher’s practice focuses on high-stakes export control matters by leveraging his unique government and litigation experience to develop effective legal strategies and identify novel legal issues. For instance, he works with companies to defend against alleged export control violations and advise on litigation. That experience includes leading the enforcement defense for a prominent aerospace and defense company in response to a contested proposed charging letter, using a legal strategy that led to the longest-known defense of a proposed charging letter in history and ultimately to a favorable settlement. It also includes successfully defending companies in enforcement cases where there was a substantial likelihood of receiving a proposed charging letter. In addition to defending against and negotiating consent agreements, he has advised five publicly traded companies on complying with their ITAR consent agreement requirements. He has also successfully advocated for regulatory revisions and favorable interpretations for his clients.

Christopher also has a leading practice for resolving jurisdiction, classification, and interpretative issues. That practice includes successfully representing numerous companies in commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, including securing reversals of adverse agency decisions through appeals and reconsiderations. He also handles these issues where there is intense government scrutiny, such as under consent agreements to review the jurisdiction and classification of the company’s items. He recently led the jurisdiction and classification review for a publicly traded company under a consent agreement that involved examining more than 80,000 items and his methodology was approved by DDTC without any changes. He also resolves complex jurisdiction and classification issues where companies require high-confidence self-determinations, and he resolves the most perplexing interpretative issues, such as the scope of ITAR technical data controls.

His professional experience includes serving as in-house counsel for a Global Fortune 100 company, working as an export controls lawyer at two distinguished law firms, and founding his award-winning firm that earned “highly commended” recognition from WorldECR. He clerked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois during law school.

Christopher holds several prestigious positions that underscore his authority in export controls. He serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and is the Assistant Editor of Bartlett’s Annotated International Traffic in Arms Regulations. He also served 10 years as the co-editor of the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review for export controls and economic sanctions.

Leading publications regularly recognize Christopher’s export control insights, including the Wall Street Journal, Law360, Bloomberg, Global Investigations Review, Export Compliance Daily, WorldECR, and Export Compliance Manager. He frequently shares his knowledge through speaking engagements at prominent industry events, including conferences for the American Bar Association, Society for International Affairs, Kuehne + Nagel, and the American Conference Institute.

Private Experience

  • Led the enforcement defense and legal strategy for a prominent aerospace and defense company in response to a proposed charging letter and consent agreement involving disputed alleged violations of the ITAR, leading to the longest-known defense of a proposed charging letter in history and a favorable settlement.
  • Advised a major U.S. aerospace and defense company on its pre-litigation strategy involving several statutory and regulatory interpretations of U.S. export control laws that included cutting-edge legal issues and constitutional claims.
  • Advised a publicly company on complying with its ITAR consent agreement requirements, including leading the jurisdiction and classification review that involved personally reviewing more than 80,000 items and the methodology was approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls without any changes.
  • Advised four other publicly traded companies on navigating their ITAR consent agreements, including developing effective policies and procedures, handling jurisdiction and classification review, and resolving disagreements with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Special Compliance Officer (external monitor).
  • Litigated constitutional and regulatory interpretative issues concerning the ITAR, leading to a federal appellate court finding the agency’s core regulatory position as meritless, the first ever appellate decision to invalidate the agency’s construction of the ITAR.
  • Engaged by a Fortune 150 company to replace its long-standing outside export controls counsel, representing it in a high-stakes matter before the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls that was readily resolved with a novel legal argument
  • Advised a Fortune 250 company on the legal strategy regarding a high-stakes voluntary disclosure to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls where there was substantial risk of the company receiving a proposed charging letter and consent agreement.
  • Resolved complex regulatory interpretations for defense primes and Fortune 500 companies involving some of the most perplexing export control issues and addressing those matters in light of constitutional and other legal requirements.
  • Advising a U.S. company on complying with its ITAR consent agreement requirements, including by leading the jurisdiction and classification review.
  • Successfully defended U.S. and non-U.S. companies in ITAR and EAR enforcement cases, counseling them on potential defenses, developing the legal strategy, anticipating government concerns, and advising on corrective actions.
  • Originated a novel legal argument, later successfully used by state attorney generals in federal litigation, that removing a specific article from the U.S. Munitions List without Congressional notification violates the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
  • Advised a Fortune 500 company on its ITAR consent agreement compliance that included developing effective and enterprise-wide policies and procedures, as well as by resolving disagreements with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Special Compliance Officer.
  • Represented a Fortune 250 company on its ITAR consent agreement compliance, including by establishing a scalable and enterprise-wide jurisdiction and classification program, as well as by creating the legal strategy and submissions that successfully obtained favorable commodity jurisdiction (CJ) determinations.
  • Engaged as special counsel to reverse an ITAR commodity jurisdiction (CJ) ruling concerning military software, leading to a successful CJ appeal and a resulting EAR99 determination.
  • Defended a U.S. company as the lead outside ITAR lawyer in a mandatory disclosure to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls involving potential violations of unauthorized exports of significant military equipment to China.
  • Assisted a publicly traded company under an ITAR consent agreement by reviewing the jurisdiction and classification of more than 6,000 items, including technical data and technology, without requiring any official commodity jurisdiction (CJ) or commodity classification (CCATS) submissions.
  • Advised a major aerospace and defense company under an ITAR consent agreement by reviewing and updating its jurisdiction and classification program to identify and handle complex assessments, such as by considering the ITAR’s see-through rule.
  • Defended a British company from alleged reexport and retransfer violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) involving military and civilian goods, leading to successful resolution of the matter without any penalty.
  • Assisted a Fortune 500 company with reclassifying its aerospace and electronics items due to the changes to the U.S. Munitions List and Commerce Control List under Export Control Reform.
  • Conducted an export controls and economic sanctions risk assessment for a technology company in anticipation of a possible initial public offering (IPO).
  • Obtained the reinstatement of a debarred party, a U.S. company, under the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
  • Assisted a U.S. company with successfully obtaining numerous export licenses under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to an end-user on the Entity List.
  • Audited the export compliance program of U.S. materials company and strengthened its compliance with enhanced policies and procedures, as well as provided customized awareness and specialty training.
  • Successfully represented scores of companies in commodity jurisdiction (CJ) and commodity classification requests (CCATS), including CJ appeals, as well as in obtaining favorable regulatory interpretations through advisory opinion requests.
  • Assisted the U.S. subsidiary of a major European technology company with product classifications (including those involving complex encryption items), multi-tier export compliance training, and bespoke policies and procedures.
  • Successfully advocated numerous revisions to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for Fortune 500 companies that advance and protect their interests, as well as by receiving favorable regulatory interpretations.
  • Assisted an Asian semiconductor company with obtaining export licenses under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to companies on the Entity List.
  • Successfully obtained an EAR99 classification through the commodity classification (CCATS) process for encryption software to resolve a dispute between the company and a potential acquirer.
  • Performed merger and acquisition due diligence regarding a target company that was previously sanctioned by the Department of Commerce for apparent violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
  • Assisted a U.S. pharmaceutical company with successfully obtaining numerous export licenses under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) concerning sensitive biological agents.
  • Counseled numerous European companies on the new export restrictions on Russia and Belarus under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that started in 2022.
  • Assisted numerous European semiconductor companies with understanding and complying with the new semiconductor and supercomputer rules under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including the related foreign direct product rules.
  • Successfully completed an in-house secondment with a Fortune Global 500 company in a senior counsel role that advised the company on U.S. export controls and economic sanctions laws, especially on the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
  • Provided scores of companies with exhaustive jurisdiction and classification determinations involving the most complex items and situations, including encryption products, software, technical data, and services.
  • Advised many companies, including defense primes, on designing and implementing effective policies and procedures to conduct high-confidence jurisdiction and classification assessments.
  • Led audits and internal investigations for numerous companies concerning potential violations of the ITAR and EAR, including advising on decisions whether to submit voluntary disclosures, and advising on corrective actions, gap analysis, and mitigation.
  • Successfully obtained CFIUS clearance for multiple transactions involving U.S. critical technology companies, as well as advised on related U.S. export control issues.
  • Counseled companies on identifying the applicability and related risks of CFIUS, including preparing related CFIUS filings and determining whether critical technologies are involved.
  • Advised non-U.S. companies on application of the EAR’s de minimis and foreign direct product rules to provide authoritative guidance whether foreign made items are subject to the EAR.
  • Advised a Fortune Global 150 company and its senior executive management team on rapidly changing economic sanctions developments concerning Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and related regulatory changes by OFAC.
  • Served as lead outside counsel to assist a telecommunications company on establishing ongoing civilian communications services in an embargoed country in compliance with U.S. export controls and economic sanctions laws.

Government Experience

  • Deputy lead for the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls on Export Control Reform and served as a member on interagency policy subcommittees chaired by the National Security Council staff.
  • Revised the U.S. Munitions List and Commerce Control List, as well as key regulations within the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations. Authored the new U.S. policy for designating and determining items on the U.S. Munitions List.
  • Substantially reformed the ITAR’s commodity jurisdiction process, the most significant such effort in history, by directly revising the government’s analysis and review procedures for commodity jurisdiction determinations.
  • Held a leadership position within the commodity jurisdiction section that determines whether an item is controlled on the U.S. Munitions List. Decided 500+ cases and acted as the lead analyst on high profile, highly controversial matters involving emerging technologies and software
  • Authored advisory opinions to companies, individuals, and foreign governments on ITAR interpretations. Chaired interagency meetings with private companies, other U.S. Government agencies, and foreign governments to address regulatory and international trade issues.
  • Principal ITAR advisor to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on export controls and national security investigations. Implemented new methods under National Security Presidential Directive 56 to advise the intelligence and law enforcement community on export violations.
  • Represented the United States in bilateral discussions with Canada on defense trade issues in Ottawa and on Export Control Reform at its Embassy in Washington. Also represented the United States in defense trade discussions with the United Kingdom, France, Israel, and NATO.
  • Authored, “DDTC offers compliance suggestions for brokering and political contributions,” Export Compliance Manager, September 2024.
  • Authored “Latest NDAA Indicates Several Export Control Statutory and Policy Changes,” WorldECR, November 2023.
  • Contributed to “A Decade of ECR,” Export Compliance Manager, October 2023.
  • Authored “ITAR Jurisdiction and Classification of USML Items,” Bloomberg Law, July 2023.
  • Authored “Trade Compliance Flash: Notable Observations from the Latest ITAR Consent Agreement,” June 6, 2023.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2023.
  • Authored “Looking Forward: Anticipated ITAR Developments in 2023,” January 10, 2023.
  • Authored “DDTC Provides Latest ITAR Enforcement and Regulatory Updates,” June 1, 2023.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2022.
  • Authored “Latest ITAR Consent Agreement Reveals Key Enforcement Trends and Practical Considerations for Industry,” February 2, 2022.
  • Authored “Looking Forward: Anticipated ITAR Developments in 2022,” January 7, 2022.
  • Authored “Lessons for Exporters from DDTC’s ITAR Consent Agreement with Keysight Technologies,” August 18, 2021.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2021.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2020.
  • Authored “D.C. Circuit Clarifies ITAR Criminal Intent Requirement,” August 2019.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2019.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2018.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2017.
  • Authored “Next Steps for Export Control Reform: Options for the Trump Administration,” Nov. 2016.
  • Authored “DDTC Issues Conflicting Guidance Concerning Firearms and Congressional Notification,” Nov. 2016.
  • Authored, “Export Control Reform – Progress Made,” WorldECR, May 2016.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2016.
  • Authored “The ITAR’s “Directly Related” Qualifier – The Importance of Defining the Term,” Sept. 2, 2015.
  • Authored “DDTC’s Arms Export Control Act Problem (In re: ITAR Proposed Rule on Prior Approval for Public Domain Information),” June 16, 2015.
  • Authored “Toolkit for Writing Public Comments on Export Control Reform,” May 4, 2015.
  • Authored “DDTC Advances Proposed Rule for Cloud Computing, Defense Services, Technical Data, Public Domain, and Product of Fundamental Research,” April 30, 2015.
  • Authored “Status Update on Export Control Reform,” April 22, 2015.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2015.
  • Authored “Court Case Reveals Insights into the Commodity Jurisdiction Procedure,” March 16, 2015.
  • Authored “DDTC Requests Public Comments on USML Categories VIII and XIX: Practical Tips for Preparing Effective Comments,” March 2, 2015.
  • Authored “The Curious Case of Technical Data as a Defense Article – And Potential Consequences for Cloud Computing,” Feb. 19, 2015.
  • Authored “The Strategic Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) Request,” Feb. 16, 2015.
  • Authored “DDTC Issues Overly Expansive Interpretation of the ITAR for Defense Services (and Presumably Technical Data),” Dec. 8, 2014.
  • Authored “Influencing Export Control Reform: Preparing Effective Public Comments for the Next Tranche of Proposed Rules,” Dec. 1, 2014.
  • Co-Editor, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Year-in-Review, American Bar Association, Spring 2014.
  • Authored “Export Control Reform: A Review And Look Ahead” for LexisNexis Law360, Dec. 19, 2013.
  • Quoted for Export Control Reform by Bloomberg BNA in “Final Rules Now Effective Revising Controls For Items Related to Aircraft, Turbine Engines,” Oct. 15, 2013
  • Presenting on “Update on the Latest ITAR Developments” at the Sanctions Center’s LinkedIn Live webinar on October 29, 2024.
  • Presented on “U.S. Export Enforcement: Best Practices for Preventing and Responding to Violations” at Kuehne + Nagel’s export compliance webinar series on December 13, 2023.
  • Presented on “Civil and Commercial Exports Under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations” at Kuehne + Nagel’s export compliance webinar series on July 25, 2023.
  • Presented on “Review of Proficiency Assignment and Q&A” at the American Conference Institute’s “Passport to Efficiency on the ITAR” on February 23, 2023.
  • Presented on “ITAR Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on February 16, 2023.
  • Presented on “The ‘How To’ of ITAR Classification” at the American Conference Institute’s “Passport to Efficiency on the ITAR” on February 2, 2023.
  • Presented on “Navigating U.S. Export Controls: Jurisdiction and Classification Assessments” for Kuehne + Nagel’s export compliance webinar series on October 12, 2022.
  • Presented on “Demystifying the International Traffic in Arms Regulations” for Kuehne + Nagel’s export compliance webinar series on June 14, 2022.
  • Presented on “ITAR Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 2022.
  • Presented on “The ‘How To’ of ITAR Classification” at the American Conference Institute’s “Passport to Efficiency on the ITAR” on February 4, 2022.
  • Presented on “Recent and Anticipated Trends in ITAR and Exports Controls Enforcement” on February 2, 2022.
  • Presented on “Jurisdiction and Classification Assessments: Navigating High-Risk ITAR and Export Control Situations” on November 10, 2021.
  • Presented on “Lessons for Exporters from Keysight Technologies and Other DDTC ITAR Consent Agreements” on September 1, 2021.
  • Presented on “The ‘How To’ of ITAR Classification” at the American Conference Institute’s “Passport to Efficiency on the ITAR” on April 8, 2021.
  • Presented on “ITAR Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 2021.
  • Presented on “Handling Voluntary Disclosures and Internal Investigations” for the Export Compliance Training Institute on February 26, 2019.
  • Presented at the Export Compliance Training Institute’s ITAR Defense Trade Controls Seminar on November 12, 2018, in Alexandria, VA.
  • Presented on “Jurisdiction and Classification: Handling CJs, CCATS, Self-Determinations, and Creating JCA Systems” for the Export Compliance Training Institute on May 2, 2018.
  • Presented on “Export Control Reform Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on February 28, 2018.
  • Presented on “Export Control Reform Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2017.
  • Presented on “Export Controls: The Impact of ITAR Regulations to Your Industry & Your Business” at The Knowledge Group’s webinar on January 11, 2017.
  • Presented on “Export Control Reform and Compliance Strategies: Latest Developments in Export Controls” at The Knowledge Group’s webinar on July 15, 2016.
  • Presented on “The Art of the Voluntary Disclosure and Internal Investigation” for the Export Compliance Training Institute on May 4, 2016.
  • Presented on “Significant Amendments to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR)” at The Knowledge Group’s webinar on March 1, 2016.
  • Presented on “Export Control Laws: Practice and Procedure” at the New York City Bar Association in New York, NY on February 9, 2016.
  • Presented on “Export Control Reform Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on January 28, 2016.
  • Presented on “Jurisdiction and Classification: Handling CJs, CCATS, and Self-Determinations” for the Export Compliance Training Institute on October 28, 2015.
  • Presented on “ITAR and EAR Harmonization Rule – Preparing Comments” with Asst. Secretary Kevin Wolf of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Edward Peartree of the U.S. Department of State and Jahna Hartwig of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for the American Bar Association (ABA) on July 21, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
  • Presented on “Responding to the State Department’s Proposed ITAR Prior Approval Requirement for Public Domain Information,” in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 2015.
  • Presented on “Export Controls: Administrative Law and Rulemaking,” at the Impact of Export Controls on Higher Education & Scientific Institutions conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9, 2015.
  • Presented with Asst. Secretary Kevin Wolf of the U.S. Department of Commerce on “Export Control Reform: Preparing Effective Public Comments for the Next Tranche of Proposed Rules,” in Washington, D.C. on February 25, 2015.
  • Presented on “ITAR to EAR: Mastering the Complexity and Maximizing the Benefits of the New Reform Rules” at The Knowledge Group’s webinar on February 9, 2015.
  • Presented on “Export Control Reform” and “ITAR Developments” at the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review Session in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2015.
  • Presented at NAITA’s Export Control Roundtable on “Jurisdiction and Classification: State or Commerce? Has My Jurisdiction Changed as a Result of Export Control Reform?” in Huntsville, Alabama on December 4, 2014.
  • Presented on “Export Control Reform” with Todd Willis of the U.S. Department of Commerce at SRA International’s Managing the Legal & Regulatory Research Landscape Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 19, 2014.
  • Presented on “Reclassifications of Controlled Goods: Incorporating US Export Control Reform, the Wassenaar Arrangement and EU Export Control Reforms into Your Approach” at C5’s 8th Advanced Forum on Export Controls in Brussels, Belgium on May 20, 2014.
  • Presented on “US Export Control Reform Update: How to Prioritise your Compliance Approach to Operate under the EAR and Handle the Latest Reforms”at C5’s 8th Advanced Forum on Export Controls in Brussels, Belgium on May 20, 2014.
  • Presented on “Export Controls and Space Research” at the Second Annual Impact of Export Controls on Higher Education and Scientific Institutions conference in Atlanta, GA on May 6, 2014.
  • Presented on “Classification Post Export Control Reform” at the Society of International Affairs Conference on Export Control Reform in New Orleans, LA on May 5, 2014.
  • Presented at the Embassy of Canada on “Export Control Reform: New Approaches and Opportunities for the Satellite Industry” in Washington, D.C. on March 12, 2014.
  • Presented at the American Bar Association’s CLE on export controls and economic sanctions in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2014.
  • Presented on “Advanced ITAR Issues: Practical Strategies For Managing Export Control Reform” in Washington, D.C., Dec. 17, 2013.
  • Presented at the December meeting of the New York City Bar Association’s International Trade Committee on “Export Controls, Economic Espionage, and National Security” in New York, NY, Dec. 3, 2013 .
  • Presented at the National Academies’ Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable in Washington, D.C. on “Understanding Research Globalization in the Context of National Security and Prosperity,” Oct. 22, 2013.
  • Presented at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. on “Export Control Reform,” Oct. 11, 2013.
  • Presented at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. to “An Overview of U.S. Export Control Laws,” Sept. 26, 2013.
  • Presenter, “Addressing Classification and Jurisdictional Determinations,” ITAR Summit, Momentum Events, June 2013.
  • Guest Lecturer, “The Lachmann Case and Specially Designed: Applications of Constitutional Law to Export Controls,” Georgetown University Law Center, June 2013.
  • Presenter, “Update on Export Control Reform,” Private Conference, May 2013.
  • Presenter, “Overview of the Commodity Jurisdiction Procedure,” U.S. Department of State In-House Training, March 2013.
  • Presenter, “Export Control Reform: An Update and Primer,” ITAR Compliance Conference, Marcus Evans, February 2013.
  • Presenter, “Commodity Jurisdiction: Practical Tips and Considerations,” Private Conference, September 2012.
ITAR Lawyer
Contact Information

(202) 771-7579

chris@stagg.law

Practice Areas
  • Export Controls
  • Export Controls Issues & Appeals
  • CFIUS
Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Education
  • J.D., Saint Louis University
  • B.A., George Washington University
Honors
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Highly Commended for U.S. Export Controls, WorldECR
  • Appreciation Award for Export Control Reform, U.S. Department of State
  • Appreciation Award for National Security Investigations, U.S. Department of State
  • ICE Director’s Award for Counterproliferation Investigations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Appreciation Award for Commodity Jurisdiction, U.S. Department of State