Practices
Education
- J.D.Georgetown University Law Centercum laude2008
- B.A.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillcum laude, Phi Beta Kappa2000
Nate Lankford's practice focuses on matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), business and human rights and other areas of international corporate compliance. He has created tailored compliance programs for U.S. and international companies in several industries and advised companies on all areas of compliance program implementation. He has conducted internal investigations, compliance audits, third party due diligence, and due diligence in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
He also served as the primary Associate on a monitorship team tasked by the DOJ and SEC with carrying out a three-year anti-corruption compliance review and assessment pursuant to FCPA settlement agreements. In these matters, he has worked on location in many of the world’s most challenging business environments (including countries in Central and East Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Americas) and has developed a solid understanding of risks faced by the oil and gas industry, health care industry, telecommunications industry, and the high-tech sector. He is also a founding member of Miller & Chevalier's Business & Human Rights Practice Group and has advised clients on matters of trade policy and compliance with U.S. export controls and anti-boycott regulations.
Prior to earning his law degree, he worked as a freelance photographer for media clients including the Washington Post.
While at Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Lankford served as an Executive Editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law. He received CALI awards for best exam in Introduction to International Law, Maritime Law and the Role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Health Governance.
- DC Bar Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2020
- DC Bar Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2016 - 2017
- Secretary, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, International Bar Association
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Washington, DC, April 5, 2021 – Miller & Chevalier is pleased to announce that 47 firm lawyers were named to the 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, with 25 firm lawyers providin
Washington, DC, October 23, 2020 – Miller & Chevalier Chartered proudly announces that the firm was named as one of the top 30 investigations practices globally in the Glob
Washington, DC, October
Miller & Chevalier is pleased to announce that the firm was recognized as a "Gold Level Donor" to the DC Bar's Raising the Bar campaign.
Washington, DC, October 26, 2018 – Miller & Chevalier Chartered proudly announces that the firm was named as one of the top 30 investigations practices globally in the Glob
U.S.
In a report issued last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that U.S.
03.22.2019
In this article, Members Nate Lankford and Richard Mojica and Fellow Nicole Gökçebay discuss the recent U.S.
03.18.2019
In this blog post, Nate Lankford and Dawn Murphy-Johnson discuss a recent update to DOJ's FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, which reflects an evolution in the agency's expectations for companies t
01.23.2019