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Bart M. McMillan Baker & McKenzie - Chicago, IL |
Practice Areas
International Trade Regulation; Corporate Compliance; Cross-border Counseling; International Commercial
Practice Focus
International Trade
Practice Description
Mr. McMillan advises U.S. and non-U.S. companies on matters arising under U.S. export controls, trade sanctions, and antiboycott rules. In addition, his practice covers anti-bribery and specialized commercial compliance issues in foreign sales and sales promotion under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), foreign anti-bribery laws, and foreign commercial laws. A significant portion of Mr. McMillan’s export controls practice concerns the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). He has also had extensive experience advising and representing companies with respect to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) matters, including customs audits and NAFTA.
In 2004 Mr. McMillan was resident in the Washington, DC office of Baker & McKenzie LLP, and he continues to work closely with trade-compliance practitioners in that office.
Following his graduation from college, Mr. McMillan was employed as a U.S. Customs Inspector, a federal law enforcement officer, at the Los Angeles International Airport.
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
Mr. McMillan's practice involves compliance counseling, licensing, compliance reviews, internal investigations, voluntary self-disclosures, administrative enforcement actions, criminal investigations, and trade-compliance due diligence and post-acquisition integration in mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. McMillan has had significant experience working with companies in the aerospace and defense sectors.
Publications, Presentations and Articles
Mr. McMillan is a frequent speaker in the United States and abroad on trade compliance matters, including at companies (as part of internal training), trade promotion organization conferences, trade association seminars, and various firm-sponsored events.
Professional Affiliations
Mr. McMillan is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, and Chicago Bar Association.
Education & Bar Admittance:
Education:
J.D., New York University (1999)
- Staff Editor (1997-98) and Associate Editor (1998-99), New York University Law Review
- Semester Exchange to the Central European University (Budapest) (Legal Studies Dep’t)
M.Sc.(Econ) in Politics of the World Economy (Int’l Political Economy), University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science) (1996)
M.A. in Social Sciences (Political Economy), University of Chicago (1995)
B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science, California State University (Dominguez Hills) (1991)
Bar Admittance:
Illinois
Pro Bono & Community Involvement
Mr. McMillan is a member of the Chicago office’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee. Mr. McMillan was a founding board member of METROSquash NFP and is currently on the advisory board of the Men’s Leadership Forum of Chicago.