Sam Chang’s practice focuses on international regulatory and enforcement matters, including those relating to economic sanctions, export controls, CFIUS, and global foreign direct investment.
Sam first joined the firm in 2015 as a summer associate. Prior to rejoining Cleary in 2018, he clerked for Judge Hisashi Owada at the International Court of Justice and for Judge Harris L Hartz at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Sam has also worked with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the General Counsel for International Affairs and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser.
Selected Activities
- Executive Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, Harvard Law School
- Law Clerk, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Legal Adviser
- Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of the General Counsel for International Affairs
- Hague Academy of International Law, Public International Law Session
Publications
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Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Foreign Investment Review 2023
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Russia and Beyond: Sanctions Developments and Lessons for Boards from 2022
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U.S. Treasury Department Issues First-Ever Guidance on CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Practices
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OFAC and FinCEN Announce Joint Enforcement Action Against U.S.-Based Digital Asset Exchange
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Sanctions Developments Resulting From the Conflict in Ukraine
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Sanctions Compliance and Contingency Planning: Lessons From the Conflict in Ukraine
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Sanctions Developments Resulting From the Conflict in Ukraine - United States
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United Kingdom Broadens Scope of Potential Russian Sanctions Targets
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Economic Sanctions: Developments and Considerations for Board Members
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Global Economic Sanctions Regimes: Implications for Multinational Companies
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OFAC Imposes Sanctions on Belarusian Sovereign Debt, Announces New Designations
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OFAC Ramps up Targeting of Ransomware-linked Actors and FinCEN Updates Ransomware Advisory
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OFAC Updates Ransomware Advisory and Sanctions Virtual Currency Exchange
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Biden Administration Overhauls Chinese Securities Investment Restrictions
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Developments in U.S. Sanctions and Foreign Investment Regulatory Regimes
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Current Status of Restrictions on Securities of Chinese Military Companies
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Ransomware and Sanctions Compliance: Considerations for Responses to Attacks
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Navigating Conflicts of Law: U.S. Sanctions and China’s National Security Law
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Executive Order Eliminates Differential Treatment for Hong Kong
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United States Enacts Additional Hong-Kong Related Sanctions; Impact Remains Unclear
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Cleary and GIR Publish 2019 Edition of Securities & Related Investigations ‘Know-How’ Guide
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The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific
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Sanctions Outlook: Congress to Consider Sanctions Provisions in FY2020 Defense Bill
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FINRA Proposes Rules Targeting Firms With History of Misconduct
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Russia Sanctions Bill Reintroduced by Bipartisan Group of Senators
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OFAC Lists Digital Currency Addresses for First Time, Releases New Guidance