Former US Treasury Official, Charlie Steele, joins Outer Temple Chambers

We are delighted to announce the arrival of US-licensed attorney Charles (Charlie) Steele to our International Business Crime, Regulatory, and Sanctions team.

Charlie joins Outer Temple Chambers as a Professional Associate, based in Washington DC.

A former senior U.S. Treasury Department, Department of Justice, and FBI official, Charlie has a solo law practice in the US, the Law Office of Charles Steele. He advises and represents clients primarily on US economic sanctions matters, including counselling, compliance advice, delisting petitions, license applications, enforcement actions, and training. He also helps clients with anti-money laundering enforcement matters and is available to serve in mitigation roles in foreign direct investment matters before the US Government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).

Charlie also works with Forensic Risk Alliance, a UK- and US-based global leader in forensic consulting.

Charlie has worked primarily on economic sanctions and anti-money laundering matters since 2009 but previously worked on a broad range of complex white-collar and national security investigations, prosecutions, and other matters.

His most recent government service was as Chief Counsel for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), where he led the team of lawyers providing legal advice and support to OFAC in the administration and enforcement of US economic sanctions. He previously held, among others, the positions of Associate OFAC Director in charge of Enforcement, Deputy Director of FinCEN (the US anti-money laundering agency), FBI Deputy General Counsel, Chief of Staff to the FBI Director, and Chief of Staff of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. He began his legal career serving as an Assistant US Attorney (federal prosecutor) for 12 years, conducting dozens of grand jury investigations, 27 jury trials, and several appeals in US Courts of Appeal.

Head of Chambers, James Counsell KC, said of Charlie’s arrival, “Charlie is a prominent figure in the US and we are honoured that he has chosen to join our chambers. With over 35 years’ experience in compliance, investigations, enforcement and litigation, his experience will undoubtedly strengthen all that we have to offer across the Atlantic.”

Lexie Johnson, Practice Director, is looking forward to working with him, saying, “Charlie’s arrival highlights the calibre of Chambers’ business crime, regulatory and sanctions team. His distinguished federal career will undoubtedly reinforce the team’s pre-eminent work in this area further.”

Find out more

To find out more about Charlie, visit his website profile or contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 for a confidential discussion.

News 29 Jul, 2024