Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that John B. Reynolds III, a leading international trade lawyer, is joining the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC office. The arrival of Mr. Reynolds, who will be a member of Davis Polk’s International Trade and National Security practice and its Financial Institutions Group, will augment the firm’s global regulatory and enforcement capabilities.
John Reynolds is one of the nation’s preeminent international trade attorneys. For more than 20 years, he has been widely recognized as a leader in advising clients across the spectrum of international compliance and enforcement issues, particularly with respect to matters involving U.S. national security. He is frequently called upon by clients to handle matters involving economic sanctions, export controls and issues related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He also counsels clients on anti-money laundering, anti-boycott compliance and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Mr. Reynolds advises U.S. and foreign corporations, financial institutions, defense, technology and consumer products companies, government-owned corporations and sovereign wealth funds. He regularly represents clients before the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Defense and Homeland Security and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Mr. Reynolds counsels clients on administrative proceedings, trade policy, and foreign acquisitions of U.S. defense and critical infrastructure companies, including negotiating network security agreements. He also advises on international investment transactions, acquisitions, and joint ventures and privatizations.
Mr. Reynolds joins Davis Polk from Wiley Rein LLP. Before entering private practice, he served as an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Department of State’s Legal Adviser’s Office.
“For several decades, Davis Polk clients have benefited from our seasoned team of regulatory lawyers who combine senior government experience with real-world business and financial acumen,” said Thomas J. Reid, Davis Polk’s managing partner. “John continues in this tradition, and his unique regulatory and enforcement capabilities will reach across our transactional and litigation practices to assist clients on their most complex international trade issues. We are pleased to welcome him to Davis Polk.”
John Reynolds said, “Davis Polk’s regulatory and enforcement practices have long been considered among the best in the world. I am excited to work with my new colleagues as we help clients manage the current, unprecedented wave of transnational regulatory challenges.”
