Scott Wise
Overview
Scott Wise is a partner in Crowell’s Denver office and a member of the firm’s International Trade Group. His practice focuses on export controls, economic sanctions, and outbound investment issues across industries, with an emphasis on emerging technologies and the technology industry.
Career & Education
- Assistant General Counsel, Global Trade, Microsoft, 2023-2025
- Senior Counsel, Microsoft, 2021-2023
- Georgetown University Law Center, LLM, International Business and Economic Law, 2012
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011
- University of Oklahoma, B.A., 2007
Phi Beta Kappa
- Colorado
- New York
- District of Columbia
Scott's Insights
Client Alert | 8 min read | 10.01.25
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a sweeping Interim Final Rule (IFR), (the “Affiliates Rule”) expanding which entities qualify as Entity List or Military End-User entities, thereby subjecting those entities to elevated export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). U.S. export restrictions applicable to entities on the Entity List, Military End-User (MEU) List, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) now apply to foreign affiliates that are, in the aggregate, owned 50% or more by one or more of the aforementioned entities. An entity that becomes subject to these restrictions because of its ownership structure will be subject to the most restrictive controls that attach to any of its parent entities, regardless of ownership stakes.
Client Alert | 9 min read | 09.22.25
From Deepfakes to Sanctions Violations: The Rise of North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.11.25
U.S. Department of Commerce Partially Relaxes Export Controls on Syria
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.12.25
Joint Criminal and Civil Export Controls Enforcement: Lessons from the Cadence Case
Representative Matters
- Led analysis of evolving export control regulations and implementation of compliance strategies related to artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies for a major multinational company.
- Led the development of a major multinational company’s EAR, ITAR, and sanctions compliance program. Oversaw the drafting and execution of internal processes and procedures.
- Obtained licenses from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and Office of Foreign Assets Control to support critical business initiatives of large multinational entities.
- Represented a large technology company in internal investigations and voluntary self-disclosures related to export controls and sanctions issues. Negotiated settlement agreement with BIS and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on behalf of major U.S. company.
- Led the response to evolving sanctions and export controls against Russia for multinational companies.
- Served as external monitor for a non-U.S. subsidiary of a U.S. technology company pursuant to a consent agreement with the U.S. Commerce and Justice Departments.
- Led major international company’s analysis and response to the U.S. Outbound Investment Program restrictions.
- Represented U.S. company in the divestiture of certain subsidiaries to China and Hong Kong purchasers under the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) framework.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Crowell & Moring.
Scott's Insights
Client Alert | 8 min read | 10.01.25
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a sweeping Interim Final Rule (IFR), (the “Affiliates Rule”) expanding which entities qualify as Entity List or Military End-User entities, thereby subjecting those entities to elevated export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). U.S. export restrictions applicable to entities on the Entity List, Military End-User (MEU) List, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) now apply to foreign affiliates that are, in the aggregate, owned 50% or more by one or more of the aforementioned entities. An entity that becomes subject to these restrictions because of its ownership structure will be subject to the most restrictive controls that attach to any of its parent entities, regardless of ownership stakes.
Client Alert | 9 min read | 09.22.25
From Deepfakes to Sanctions Violations: The Rise of North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.11.25
U.S. Department of Commerce Partially Relaxes Export Controls on Syria
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.12.25
Joint Criminal and Civil Export Controls Enforcement: Lessons from the Cadence Case
Recognition
- Outstanding Contributor, Microsoft Corporate and Legal Affairs team, 2024
- Outstanding Contributor, Microsoft U.S., Government Affairs team, 2022, 2023
- Super Lawyers: Rising Star, Washington D.C., 2020
Scott's Insights
Client Alert | 8 min read | 10.01.25
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a sweeping Interim Final Rule (IFR), (the “Affiliates Rule”) expanding which entities qualify as Entity List or Military End-User entities, thereby subjecting those entities to elevated export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). U.S. export restrictions applicable to entities on the Entity List, Military End-User (MEU) List, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) now apply to foreign affiliates that are, in the aggregate, owned 50% or more by one or more of the aforementioned entities. An entity that becomes subject to these restrictions because of its ownership structure will be subject to the most restrictive controls that attach to any of its parent entities, regardless of ownership stakes.
Client Alert | 9 min read | 09.22.25
From Deepfakes to Sanctions Violations: The Rise of North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.11.25
U.S. Department of Commerce Partially Relaxes Export Controls on Syria
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.12.25
Joint Criminal and Civil Export Controls Enforcement: Lessons from the Cadence Case
Insights
Export Control Violations Cost Cadence US$140 million: Key Lessons For Tech Companies
|07.31.25
Lexology Pro
Microsoft Assistant GC for International Trade Joins Crowell & Moring In Denver
|06.30.25
Corporate Counsel
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08.01.25
Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
Scott's Insights
Client Alert | 8 min read | 10.01.25
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a sweeping Interim Final Rule (IFR), (the “Affiliates Rule”) expanding which entities qualify as Entity List or Military End-User entities, thereby subjecting those entities to elevated export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). U.S. export restrictions applicable to entities on the Entity List, Military End-User (MEU) List, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) now apply to foreign affiliates that are, in the aggregate, owned 50% or more by one or more of the aforementioned entities. An entity that becomes subject to these restrictions because of its ownership structure will be subject to the most restrictive controls that attach to any of its parent entities, regardless of ownership stakes.
Client Alert | 9 min read | 09.22.25
From Deepfakes to Sanctions Violations: The Rise of North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.11.25
U.S. Department of Commerce Partially Relaxes Export Controls on Syria
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.12.25
Joint Criminal and Civil Export Controls Enforcement: Lessons from the Cadence Case
