Sean Freeh is an Associate at Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP (“FSS”), working from the Washington, D.C. office. Sean joined FSS in October 2020.
Prior to joining FSS, Sean served in the United States Army where he served as an Army Ranger. In his capacity, Sean operated within the United States Army Special Operations Command and after five years of service was honorably discharged at the rank of Captain. Following his completion of military service and while attending law school, Sean was a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Loretta A. Preska of the Southern District of New York. Sean also served as a Summer Associate at Dechert LLP, in Washington, D.C.
In Sean’s role at FSS, he supports engagements on a global basis. His recent work includes:
- Investigating and filing Delisting Petitions of Specially Designated Nationals with the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the U.S. Treasury Department and State Department;
- Conducting independent program reviews of multiple transnational companies to ensure their compliance, due diligence, and internal investigations policies and procedures reflect the standards of the U.S. Department of Justice;
- Providing strategic counsel associated with the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, foreign national extradition requests, and U.S. Visa applications;
- Managing and fulfilling production requests from the U.S. Department of Justice and the New York Attorney General’s Office on the behalf of a government cooperating witness and a third-party witness;
- Supporting an internal investigation of a private education institution and evaluating policies and procedures for adequacy, including conducting background due diligence, interviews, and risk management for the Board of Trustees;
- Evaluating security systems, procedures, and resources at an international resort and providing appropriate guidance to standardize security protocols and mitigate risk;
- Providing legal research and technical support in an international engagement to evaluate and recommend changes to law enforcement academy curriculum to increase interoperability.
Sean is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the District of Columbia bar.