Mr. Wilson’s practice focuses on assisting private and governmental parties in negotiating laws and policies regulating money, business, investment, and political activity.

Issues include cross-border business and financial transactions; anti-money laundering (AML) rules for traditional and non-traditional financial institutions; anti-corruption standards applicable in home, host and residence countries; nomination and confirmation issues in the U.S.; political activities – by U.S. and non-U.S. persons – in the U.S.; and policy and regulatory matters related to the U.S. Treasury, State and Commerce Departments, multilateral development banks, and international organizations. Mr. Wilson also has significant experience in managing product recall matters.

Significant Matters

Mr. Wilson represents public officials, private individuals, and public and private entities in a variety of situations requiring not only the resolution of an immediate legal issue, but also a longer-term, strategic solution. A number of these issues involve matters of considerable public sensitivity, both in the U.S. and in other countries.

These representations frequently involve investigations concerning, or compliance with, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (and its international counterparts), the Bank Secrecy Act, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the Ethics in Government Act, and product safety issues.

In addition to these regulatory matters, Mr. Wilson is active in project finance in Central Europe and renewable energy projects in Latin America as well as homeland security, fiscal issues and government contracts.

Activities

Mr. Wilson is a past Chairman of the Goodwin House, Inc. Board of Trustees, a leading continuous-care retirement community, as well as a past Chairman of the Goodwin House Foundation Board of Directors. He served on the Vestry of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia, and is the Business Manager for St. Peter's Productions. He is active in a number of other charitable matters. He is a founding member of the Office of Foreign Assets Control Working Group.