Timothy P. O'Toole

Timothy P. O'Toole is a Member of Miller & Chevalier and leads the firm's Economic Sanctions & Export Controls Practice. Widely recognized as one of the nation's top sanctions lawyers, he is ranked by Chambers USA, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, and Global Investigations Review (which named him one of the "25 Most Respected Sanctions Lawyers in Washington, DC").

With more than two decades of experience in high-stakes enforcement and compliance matters, Tim represents leading U.S. and international financial institutions, multinationals, and executives before the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). His practice covers the full spectrum of sanctions and export controls work, including:

• Advising on complex compliance challenges in Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, and China
• Securing delistings from OFAC's sanctions lists and obtaining licenses to unfreeze blocked funds
• Defending clients in investigations and enforcement actions with billions of dollars at stake
• Guiding companies through cross-border disputes, foreign discovery, and supply chain risk

Tim is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. Before joining Miller & Chevalier, he served for over a decade as a public defender, including as Chief of the Special Litigation Division at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where he litigated death penalty and other nationwide complex cases.

A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Tim regularly publishes on sanctions, export controls, and white collar issues, and co-hosts the firm's widely followed trade podcast, EMBARGOED! He serves on advisory boards for leading international sanctions forums and teaches at Harvard Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop, the American University's Washington College of Law, and the Export Compliance Training Institute (ECTI). He has held senior leadership roles at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL).

Tim earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Virginia.