John F McKenzie

Practice Areas

Mr. McKenzie's practice is focused on cross-border transactions and international trade regulation, including:

• Export Controls, Economic Sanctions Regulation, Customs and Import Regulation

• Integrated Corporate Compliance and Anti-Corruption Compliance: Advisory and Investigations

• International commercial and technology development and transfer transactions

Mr. McKenzie was articles editor at the Harvard Law Review from 1975-1976. Between college and law school Mr. McKenzie served in the Peace Corps in the northwestern mountains of Guatemala. He joined Baker & McKenzie in 1976. Since that time, he has worked in Baker & McKenzie offices in Caracas, Venezuela and Taipei, Taiwan, in addition to San Francisco.

For the past 40 years, Mr. McKenzie has arranged and chaired the annual Baker McKenzie Import/Export Conference, the leading international trade regulation and compliance conference in the West Coast of the United States.

Professional Honors

Mr. McKenzie has been recognized as a leading international trade practitioner by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Global Law Exports, and Corporate International.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - International Law Section

Association of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers - Associate Member

Publications

Mr. McKenzie has written and spoken extensively on United States export controls, import trade regulation, anti-boycott regulation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the international distribution and protection of computer software. His most recent publications include:

“U.S. Export Controls on Internet Software Transactions,” 44 International Lawyer. 857 (2010).

“Foreign Corrupt Practices Anti-Corruption Issues for Import/Export Corporations,” 47 International Lawyer 43 (2013).

“Section 301 Duty Mitigation Strategies,” Bureau of National Affairs (2019).