Blake Hulnick focuses his practice on advisory and enforcement matters involving U.S. national security, with a particular focus on U.S. economic sanctions and export controls.

Blake rejoined the firm after serving in the Department of the Treasury, where he was an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Chief Counsel for Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and a Senior Advisor to the General Counsel. In the Office of Chief Counsel, Blake advised OFAC on all legal issues relating to the administration of U.S. economic sanctions. Among other assignments, he served as counsel to OFAC’s Iran and Russia sanctions programs, supporting the full range of OFAC activities, including enforcement, targeting, delisting, licensing, and the policy development process.

Blake also served as Senior Advisor to Treasury’s General Counsel on national security matters including all OFAC, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) matters. He advised Treasury’s General Counsel and other top agency officials on novel sanctions matters involving Russia/Ukraine, anti-money-laundering rulemaking and enforcement, congressional oversight of Treasury’s national security functions, cross-agency enforcement matters, and the creation of the first outbound investment security regulations. He was given the Meritorious Service Award by Secretary Janet Yellen for his work in this capacity.

At Covington, Blake leverages his experience in private practice and all three branches of the federal government to help clients navigate the intersection of U.S. national security law and international trade. His advisory and enforcement practices encompass economic sanctions, defense and dual-use export controls, and the outbound investment security program.