David Levine

Prior to joining Willkie, David worked as an attorney with the National Security Division, Office of Intelligence at the U.S. Department of Justice where he provided legal support for complex counterintelligence investigations and represented the government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, with a focus on cases that involved novel technologies and intelligence collection methods. David also served as an attorney in the FARA Enforcement Unit and as a member of the FARA Reform Working Group, where he drafted proposals for the revision and amendment of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and its implementing regulations.

Prior to his service at the Department of Justice, David worked for two large, international law firms where he assisted clients with a wide range of international and domestic legal issues. He represented clients before domestic administrative agencies, federal courts, and international tribunals at both the initial and appellate stages in disputes that implicated domestic, foreign, and international law. He has counseled clients on a variety of regulatory matters, including those involving the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).

Following law school, David clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 

Before his career as a lawyer, David served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Air Force. He deployed in support of multiple combat operations and was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the USAF Commendation Medal, and the USAF Achievement Medal.

• Controlling for the Future: Why Export Controls Are Not Going Anywhere, 1 Global Trade L. J. 239 (July 2024) 
• “BIS Export Control Update Conference Highlights U.S. Priorities,” Client Alert (April 2024)
• “U.S. Expands Year-Old Semiconductor Export Controls, With Additional Controls on the Way,” Client Alert (November 2023)
• Speaker, “OFAC, What Now?” Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals 2023 Annual Conference (October 2023)
• “New FARA Advisory Opinion Potentially Expands Scope of Commercial Exemption,” Client Alert (May 2023)
• “New Far-Reaching Export Controls on Semiconductors and Advanced Computing Adopted to Slow China’s Technological Rise,” Client Alert (October 2022)
• Book Review, A Time for Presidential Power? War Time and the Constrained Executive, 111 Mich. L. Rev. 1195 (Apr. 2013)
  
   

• Assisted major international aviation client in preparing a voluntary disclosure to an export control enforcement agency that ultimately resulted in receipt of a no action letter
• Guided international telecommunications client through a CFIUS non-notified transaction inquiry and notice submission, resulting in determination that the transaction did not threaten to impair U.S. national security
• Advised former U.S. elected official regarding Foreign Agents Registration Act obligations
• Assisted major international defense client in negotiating, drafting, and submitting multiple Technical Assistance Agreements for the sharing of export controlled technical data and defense services
• Assisted U.S. client with winding down a CFIUS-imposed National Security Agreement as part of an acquisition of a mitigated business from foreign seller
• Helped major international defense client navigate the FOCI and facility clearance process while establishing a U.S. subsidiary