Christine Daya

Partner

Co-Chair, National Security and Global Trade Practice
Global Co-Chair, CFIUS and Global FDI Practices

About

Christine Daya's practice focuses on a variety of laws and policy at the intersection of national security and global trade. For over a decade, Christine has served as a trusted advisor to major U.S. and non-U.S. multinational clients on foreign direct investment (CFIUS), economic sanctions (OFAC), supply chain risk management (CBP), and congressional investigations.

Christine develops a deep understanding of her clients’ business and draws on her strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations in rapidly-changing fields to advise on challenging, high-stakes, government-facing matters. She represents clients in a wide range of industries, including financial services, emerging technology, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, insurance, real estate, telecommunications, and others.

For hundreds of cross-border investments, Christine has advised on the requirement or recommendation to file with CFIUS and on the allocation of CFIUS risk in transaction documents. She has effectively and efficiently cleared the CFIUS process for dozens of clients and negotiated national security agreements if needed to obtain CFIUS clearance.

Christine also has substantial experience with sanctions matters before the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She advises clients on primary and secondary sanctions compliance and risk, designs and implements compliance policies and procedures, leads complex internal investigations related to potential violations, and has had considerable success with the submission of voluntary self-disclosures and license applications to OFAC.

Additionally, Christine counsels clients on global supply chain risk management and forced labor legal liability. She works with clients to gain visibility into their supply chains, identify and remedy risk, and respond to CBP enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

Finally, Christine has represented companies and individuals in high-profile congressional investigations, working with clients on scoping of requests, witness preparation, strategy development, and document production.

Areas of FocusRegulatory and Government Affairs International Trade National Security and Global Trade Space Exploration and Innovation

Bar admissionsDistrict of ColumbiaMaryland

CourtsCourt of International Trade

EXPERIENCE

Languages

Education

J.D., University of Maryland School of Law
cum laude

B.A., International Relations, Economics, College of William and Mary
summa cum laude

Pro Bono

Her Pro Bono work has earned Christine recognition from the firm and outside organizations, and has helped improve the situation of immigrants and non-profit organizations. Christine is engaged in multiple DLA Piper initiatives, and serves on the firm's Leadership Alliance for Women.

Bylines

Seminars

Trade compliance strategies for Chinese companies: Managing the risks of US ‘Extraterritorial Jurisdiction’, 21 September 2023
The new era of investment in China and what it means for your business, 23 August 2023
General Counsel Dinner Series, 8 March 2023
AAP 2022 Virtual Door Knock Series: Increasing US Outbound Investment Screening for China, 7 October 2022

Media Mentions

Prior Experience

Before her legal career, Christine was a senior associate at a Big Four accounting firm, where she worked as a consultant in its public sector practice. In law school, she achieved a strong academic record and gained legal experience working as law clerk at the Department of Homeland Security and the National Association of the Deaf.