Wiley Welcomes Matt Lapin, Expanding International Trade and National Security Compliance Capabilities

June 12, 2024

Washington, DC – Wiley is pleased to announce that Matt Lapin has joined the firm as special counsel in the International Trade Practice and National Security Practice. Lapin brings over 20 years of experience in trade compliance matters including supply chain risk, export controls, economic sanctions, customs law, foreign investment, and anti-corruption.

He advises U.S. and international companies in numerous industries, such as life sciences, aerospace, energy, and automotive, as well as high-tech and semiconductors. He represents clients before government agencies including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

“We are delighted to welcome Matt to our team, where his extensive experience with trade-related compliance issues will bring great value to a wide range of Wiley clients,” said International Trade Practice co-chairs Alan H. Price and Timothy C. Brightbill.

Lapin has worked in private practice for more than 15 years, most recently as partner at an Am Law 200 firm in Washington, DC. He also served as Senior Counsel for Lawyers Without Borders, as International Trade Counsel for The Linde Group, and as Counsel for Administrative and Regulatory Law at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Lapin earned his J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.