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Brad Henry is Vice Chair and partner in Blank Rome's White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Group and International Litigation and Arbitration Group, based in the New York office. His practice focuses on representing entities and individuals in criminal and regulatory litigation and government investigations, and internal investigations involving securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and export violations, bank secrecy and anti-money laundering, public corruption, U.S. economic sanctions violations, corporate financial fraud, and theft of trade secrets. Brad has defended clients across industries, including banking and financial services, textiles, construction, mining, nuclear, tobacco, and manufacturing. He also represents clients in complex litigation and international arbitration matters. Brad represents clients in matters involving the Department of Justice (National Security Division, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division), Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and other federal, state, and local agencies. He has successfully conducted federal criminal jury trials dealing with crimes ranging from economic espionage to public corruption. Brad has also successfully obtained declinations, non-prosecution agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, and outright dismissals in investigations and prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices round the country. Most recently, Brad convinced the Department of Justice to dismiss allegations of wire fraud and witness tampering for the former president of one of America’s largest gas and diesel distributors after having taken over from prior counsel, overturning the conviction and a 13.5 year sentence. Internationally, Brad has arbitrated cases before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). His experience ranges from disputes between sovereign nations to bilateral investment treaties related to construction, manufacturing, real estate development, ports, and oil and gas. Brad is a frequent legal commentator and speaker, providing his view on a range of white-collar and compliance topics, as well as U.S. economic sanctions, AML/TF, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and cross-border investigations. He also serves as co-chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Turkey Business Council Ad Hoc Legal Working Group.