As a member of the Government Investigations & White Collar Practice, Clark K. Ervin helps clients under investigation, or facing the prospect of investigation, by federal Offices of Inspector General, to craft, coordinate and implement strategic defenses. An integral member of the firm’s Homeland Security, Defense and Technology Transfer team, as well as our International Public Policy Practice, Clark also provides invaluable counsel to clients, both corporations and foreign sovereigns, on issues of national security and foreign policy.
Having served as Inspector General of three federal agencies during the administration of President George W. Bush, Clark brings extensive experience and notable expertise to the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Practice. From 2003 to 2004, he served as the very first Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and from 2001 to 2002, as the Inspector General of the Department of State (State) and, simultaneously, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the global media arm of the US government.
In addition to counseling clients facing Inspector General-led investigations, Clark’s work focuses on other executive branch, congressional and internal corporate investigations, and he plays an active role in the firm’s dealings with State Attorneys General, applying knowledge gained while he served the State of Texas as Assistant Secretary of State and a Deputy Attorney General during then- Governor George W. Bush’s administration. In this capacity, he represents clients being investigated by State Attorneys General and he also advocates clients’ policy positions to State Attorneys General. Finally, drawing on his experience at State and DHS, Clark counsels clients on cybersecurity matters and immigration-related matters, including the EB-5 Program.
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- New York, Mississippi, Oklahoma: State Attorneys General May 8 Update - (Posted On Monday, May 08, 2017)
- “Buy American” Provisions Could Impact Pentagon; Federal Judge Bars Government From Withholding Funds to Sanctuary Jurisdictions - (Posted On Monday, May 01, 2017)
- West Virginia, Texas, California: State Attorneys General April 24 Update - (Posted On Tuesday, April 25, 2017)
- Democratic Senate Staff Report Examines Costs of Proposed Border Wall; President Trump Signs Buy American and Hire American Executive Order; Trump Administration Warns “Sanctuary Cities” on Grant Funding - (Posted On Monday, April 24, 2017)
- Maryland, New York, Texas, California: State Attorneys General April 17 Update - (Posted On Monday, April 17, 2017)
- State Attorneys General April 10 Update - (Posted On Monday, April 10, 2017)
- House Hearing Examines Enforcement of US Immigration Law - (Posted On Monday, April 03, 2017)
- Kentucky, New Mexico, New York: State Attorneys General March 27 Update - (Posted On Tuesday, March 28, 2017)
- Lawmaker Predicts Bigger Pentagon Budget, Chance of BRAC Round; Lawmakers Warn Full Year CR Would Disrupt Military Training; Trump Administration Releases Report on Compliance with Detention Requests - (Posted On Monday, March 27, 2017)
- Oregon, Florida: State Attorneys General March 20 Update - (Posted On Tuesday, March 21, 2017)