Andrew C. Adams is a partner in Steptoe’s New York office, where he advises companies and individuals in government and internal investigations, corporate governance, and white collar and regulatory matters. His practice places particular emphasis on anti-money laundering compliance, U.S. economic countermeasures, and national security crisis response. Andrew brings firsthand government experience of exceptional distinction to his practice: he served as the inaugural Director of the Department of Justice’s Task Force KleptoCapture, a multi-agency task force created to enforce economic sanctions and export controls imposed in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prior to that role, he served as acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s National Security Division, overseeing sanctions, export controls, and national security cyber investigations. Earlier, he served as a prosecutor and co-chief of the Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.