Jacqueline (Jackie) Schaeffer

Working with U.S. and non-U.S. clients, including financial institutions, public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and digital assets companies, Jackie provides strategic guidance on day-to-day compliance matters, developing risk-based compliance programs, responding to government inquiries, conducting internal investigations, and navigating risks for dealings in high-risk jurisdictions and industries. She represents clients before the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of Justice National Security Division (DOJ NSD), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including supporting clients in obtaining licenses and interpretive guidance, submitting voluntary self-disclosures, and responding to subpoena requests.

Jackie received her J.D. from Stanford Law School where she was a Franke Fellow in Global Business Law. She received her LL.M in EU and International Business Law from The University of Vienna School of Law. During law school, she worked at the Estonian Foreign Ministry, clerked for the Honorable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Rwanda, and worked with the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry.