Anna Searcey is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of both the International Trade and White Collar Defense and Investigations practice groups.

Ms. Searcey’s experience includes conducting internal investigations for multinational corporate clients, representing corporate and individual clients in government investigations involving the Department of Justice and other regulatory and enforcement agencies, and advising clients regarding the development of their compliance and ethics programs.  She also advises clients on U.S. economic sanctions and export controls, including conducting company-wide risk assessments, strengthening trade compliance programs, and developing restricted-party screening protocols.

Ms. Searcey maintains an active pro bono practice, including providing legal advice to clients in connection with their asylum proceedings and applications for legal permanent residence.

Ms. Searcey previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Paula Xinis of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.  She received her law degree from the University of Virginia, where she served as the Notes Development Editor of the Virginia Law Review.  Ms. Searcey also participated in the Human Rights Study Project, interning in Myanmar for a non-profit organization focused on promoting the rule of law.  Prior to law school, Ms. Searcey graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in International and Area Studies.

Ms. Searcey is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia.  She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.