Pete Young is an Associate in the National
Security and Global Trade practice group
at AKD Partners, where he advises a
diverse range of clients on matters
related to U.S. export controls, including
the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR) and Export
Administration Regulations (EAR), the
Defense Counterintelligence and Security
Agency (DCSA) and Foreign Ownership,
Control or Influence (FOCI), global
foreign direct investment (FDI), and the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (CFIUS).
Pete has extensive experience advising
U.S. companies and foreign investors on
DCSA, ITAR, EAR, FDI, and CFIUS related
compliance and risk management,
registrations and license applications,
investigations and voluntary disclosures,
facility security clearance submissions,
regulatory filings and government review
processes, and designing and implementing
national security mitigation agreements.
Pete also assists U.S. companies with
corporate compliance programs, strategic
planning, and foreign affairs.
Pete represents clients in the aerospace
and defense, cybersecurity,
telecommunications, chemical
manufacturing, biotechnology, agriculture,
and energy industries, among many others.
Pete has helped numerous government
contractors navigate complex matters
involving, for example, advanced
composites and nanotechnology, weaponry
and munitions, space launch vehicles,
stealth and hypersonic technology, lasers,
sensors, optics, drones, robotics, and
exoskeletons, as well as intelligence
collection and targeting platforms and
software.
Prior to joining AKD Partners, Pete served
as an Associate at a top ranked
international law firm, advising clients
on global FDI and CFIUS related matters.
Prior to that role,
Pete worked in the Regulatory and Legal
Services group at a "Big Four"
consulting firm and concurrently served as a Policy
Advisor for CFIUS at the U.S. Department
of the Treasury. Pete has also previously
held roles in the National Security
Division at the U.S. Department of
Justice, the Office of General Counsel at
the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence, the Division of Corporation
Finance at the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania, and the National
Security Affairs Office at the White
House.
Prior to his legal career, Pete served as
an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army
and deployed to Afghanistan. Pete
maintains an active pro bono practice
advocating on behalf of military veterans.
