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
 

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