Matthew Larson

Matt Larson is a compliance and regulatory associate attorney in the National Security and Global Trade group at AKD Partners. As part of his practice, Matt advises a diverse range of clients on complex legal compliance issues, including those relating to economic sanctions involving the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), supply chain reviews involving forced labor laws before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), foreign direct investment filings before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and environmental impacts. Matt assists clients with designing and enforcing compliance policies and procedures, undertaking internal investigations, and responding to U.S. agency enforcement actions or notices. Matt is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Matt regularly helps clients navigate new laws, regulations, and policies to determine how their business will be impacted. Matt also has experience with developing government affairs strategies, including via U.S. Congressional, Executive, and agency outreach.

Matt earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the Georgetown chapter of the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Matt interned at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil and Civil Rights Divisions. Prior to law school, Matt graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University with a degree in government.