Lawyers Alan G. Kashdan

Alan G. Kashdan

Alan G. Kashdan

Blank Rome LLP

Alan Kashdan focuses his practice on regulatory matters, particularly international trade regulation, including compliance with U.S. export controls and sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S. Department of State. He also handles countervailing and antidumping duty actions before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission.

Additionally, Alan has experience with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States national security reviews of acquisitions of U.S. businesses by foreign persons, U.S. customs laws and regulations, U.S. anti-boycott regulation, and U.S. government rules and regulations on procurement from foreign sources.

Alan speaks Chinese (Mandarin) and Russian.

Outside the Firm

Alan enjoys cooking, gardening, swimming, and spending time with his family.

Practice Areas & Work Department

White Collar Defense & Investigations

International Trade

Trade Remedies, Trade Litigation & Trade Negotiations

Cross Border / International

Internal Investigations

Government Relations & Political Law

Compliance & Investigations

Cross Border M&A

Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, CFIUS & Geopolitical Risk

Anti-Money Laundering & Economic Sanctions

Memberships

District of Columbia

U.S. District Court - District of Columbia

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of International Trade

Education

Princeton University, AB, magna cum laude

Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude

The BR International Trade Report: June 2025

United States and China agree on framework to ease trade tensions in London talks. On June 9-10, following weeks of escalating tensions over export controls, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with their Chinese counterparts in London ...

17.06.2025

Court of International Trade Sets Aside Presidential IEEPA Tariffs and Federal Circuit Postpones Nationwide Injunction

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade issued a landmark decision on May 28, 2025, in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States, concluding that tariffs imposed by the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act exceeded the President’s statutory authority.

02.06.2025

The BR International Trade Report: May 2025

Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses domestically and abroad.

16.05.2025

BIS Issues Four Key Updates on Advanced Computing and AI Export Controls

On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced four significant policy developments under the Export Administration Regulations, affecting exports, reexports, and in-country transfers of certain advanced integrated circuits and related computing items with artificial intelligence applications.

16.05.2025

The BR International Trade Report: April 2025

On April 2, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on almost all imports into the United States, which his administration rolled out in two phases: ...

14.04.2025

The BR International Trade Report: March 2025

Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws impacting businesses domestically and abroad.

16.03.2025

President Trump’s “America First” Investment Policy Memorandum

On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled “America First Investment Policy,” outlining several key strategies aimed at enhancing U.S. national and economic security through investment policy.

03.03.2025

President Trump Issues “America First Trade Policy”: Five Things to Know

Immediately upon taking office and in the early days of his administration, President Trump has laid out his “America First” trade policy and signaled certain measures that provide critical indicators for how trade-related actions might unfold.

30.01.2025
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