Lawyers / Professionals

 
Mark Brzezinski       
Partner
Washington Square
1050 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036-5317
T: 202.857.1717
F: 202.828.2989
mbrzezinski@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Brzezinski manages the international law practice in McGuireWoods' Washington office. His practice focuses on international transactions, regulatory and legal compliance and government disclosures pertaining to sanctions, Export Administration Regulations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the development of corporate internal compliance programs.

He is a former director of Southeast European affairs at the National Security Council at the White House. Prior to that appointment, he served as a director for Russian/Eurasian affairs on the National Security Council, where he was White House coordinator for U.S. democracy and rule of law assistance programs in the region. Before joining the White House staff, he was a corporate and securities associate at Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. In the spring of 2005, he served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School for International Affairs.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Publications
  • "Business and the Way of Democracy" (co-authored with Andrea Bonime-Blanc) Op-Ed, New York Times, December 25, 2009; International Herald Tribune, December 25, 2009
  • "The China List" (co-authored with Mark Fung), Op-Ed, The New York Times and International Herald Tribune, October 31, 2009
  • "Now, 'Reset' With the Poles and Czechs," International Herald Tribune and New York Times, September 22, 2009
  • "Dealing with Russia: Shared Interests," International Herald Tribune, October 8, 2008
  • "Repairing America's Image Abroad Will Take Time," (Co-authored with Lanny Breuer), The Washington Times, August 28, 2008
  • "Renewed Alliances: How to Face Today's Threats," International Herald Tribune, (also appeared in The Boston Globe ), June 3, 2008
  • "Beyond the Call of Duty," International Herald Tribune, April 10, 2008
  • "Dealing with Iran: The Time for Threats and Insults is Past" (co-authored with Ray Takeyh), International Herald Tribune, January 11, 2008
  • "The Challenge of Nuclear Deals," The Boston Globe, October 28, 2007
  • "Getting to yes on Iran" (co-authored with Ray Takeyh), The Boston Globe, February 6, 2007
  • "Making Russia a better neighbor," The Boston Globe, March 8, 2006
  • "Torture reports tarnish US image," The Boston Globe, November 22, 2005
  • "Pressure Uzbekistan on rights," The Boston Globe, June 18, 2005
  • "How to Let a Coalition Fray," The Washington Post, October 13, 2004
  • "America Must Give Russia a Dose of Tough Love" (co-authored with Richard Holbrooke), Financial Times, October 7, 2004
  • "Ukraine-U.S. Relations Hinge on Fall Elections" (with Richard Holbrooke and Jan Kalicki), Detroit Free Press, September 27, 2004
  • "Extreme Security Mars America's Image," The Boston Globe, September 18, 2004
  • "After Success in Bosnia, Why Failure in Iraq?" (co-authored with Eric Rosenbach), International Herald Tribune, September 14, 2004
  • "Questioning Bush's Foreign Policy" (co-authored with Graham Allison and Toby Gati), The Moscow Times, June 16, 2004
  • "Bush's Central European Allies," The Wall Street Journal Europe, March 19, 2004
  • "The Mideast on Europe's path," International Herald Tribune, February 16, 2004
  • "The Doctrine of Nagging Doubt," The Globalist, December 6, 2003
  • "A Crossroads in U.S. - Russia Relations," online column published by the Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C., December 19, 2003
  • "US lets down 'New Europe'" (co-authored with Mario Nicolini), International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2003
  • "Russia's role in securing NATO's flank" (co-authored with Mark Lenzi), The Boston Globe, September 14, 2003
  • "America must avoid the Chechnya trap," Financial Times, June 30, 2003
  • "Toppling Saddam is not enough" (co-authored with Frank Kramer), The Boston Globe, April 10, 2003
  • "Russia has reasons to worry; Oil price" (co-authored with Lee Wolosky), International Herald Tribune, January 17, 2003
  • "Bargaining with Russia," The New York Times, October 8, 2002
  • "Nato's Southern Dimension" (co-authored with Tom Walls), Financial Times, March 26, 2002, p. 17
  • See complete list of publications

Books
  • Book Chapter: "Systemic Risk Factors in Russia and Eurasia," in Russian-Eurasian Renaissance?, Stanford University Press, 2003
  • The Struggle for Constitutionalism in Poland, St. Martin's Press (US); Macmillan Press (UK) 1998

Seminars
  • Presenter, German Council on Foreign Relations "Strengthening or Weakening of Global Strategic Partnership with Russia," Berlin, Germany, June 16-17, 2008
  • Delegate, The U.S.-Japan Leadership Program, U.S.-Japan Foundation, Kyoto/Hiroshima/Tokyo, Japan, July 23-30, 2007
  • Panelist, Georgetown University Law School, "Careers in International Law Symposium," Washington, D.C., March 16, 2007
  • Delegate, The U.S.-Japan Leadership Program, U.S.-Japan Foundation, Seattle, Washington, July 23-30, 2006
  • Participant, U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, Aspen Strategy Group, Washington, D.C., June 17, 2006
  • Panelist, University of Virginia Law School, "Conference on Public Service and the Law," Charlottesville, Virginia, March 17-18, 2006
  • Participant, Saban Center at Brookings Institution, "U.S.- Islamic World Forum," Doha, Qatar, February 8-20, 2006
  • Participant, UCLA Berkle Center for International Relations, "Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future," Doha, Qatar, January 28-30, 2006
  • Participant, "BMW World Young Leaders Forum," Kauai, February 20-25, 2005
  • Participant, "Advancing Europe Whole and Free: Challenges and Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation," Vilnius, Lithuania, December 3-4, 2004
  • Participant, Aspen Institute Italia, "The New Partnership: Building Russia-West Cooperation on Strategic Challenges," Rome, Italy, April 23-25, 2004
  • Discussant, The Atlantic Council of the United States and the Aspen Institute Italia, "The New Partnership: Building Russia-West Cooperation on Strategic Challenges," Moscow, Russia, December 10-12, 2003
  • Participant, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Transatlantic Forum, "The Ethics of Market Economy," Dresden, Germany, July 10-13, 2003
  • Participant, The German Marshall Fund of the United States/Bertelsmann Foundation Conference, "The Transatlantic Trainwreck - Picking up the Pieces," Tremezzo, Italy, June 11-13, 2003
  • Participant, West-West Agenda (Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, November 9, 2002)
  • Complete list of recent seminars

Speaking Engagements
  • Weekly Contributor, "Flash Briefs" to CNN's "The Brief"; Occasional Contributor, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, BBC, RTV
  • "Russian Elections, Future of U.S./Russia Relations," (with Stanford University Professor Mike McFaul), National Security Network, Washington, D.C., February 28, 2008
  • Speaker, Executive Council for Diplomacy, Washington, D.C., September 11, 2007
  • "Russia's Wrong Direction: Implications for US Policy," Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations, Birmingham, Alabama, March 21, 2006
  • "U.S. Policy Towards Russia," The Foreign Policy Discussion Group, Washington, D.C., March 14, 2006
  • "Securing Security - Towards Transformation and Democracy," German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Conference, Tremezzo, Italy, June 22, 2005
  • "Ukraine: Perspectives on the Future," Center for Naval Analysis, Alexandria, VA, March 11, 2005
  • "Visa Issues in Central and Eastern Europe," Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, DC, February 11, 2005
  • "America's Security Choices," American Council of Young Political Leaders, Washington, DC, October 28, 2004
  • "Human Rights and Combating Anti-Semitism in the Former USSR," The American Jewish Committee International Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, May 7, 2004
  • "America's National Security Challenges," Georgetown University Leadership Seminar, Washington, DC, March 8, 2004
  • "A Strategy for Virginia Trade," Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Society of CPAs, Fairfax, Virginia, January 20, 2004
  • "The Future of Moldova," American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., November 7, 2003
  • "U.S. Foreign Policy Making," NATO Young Leaders Program, Baku, Azerbaijan, July 23, 2003
  • Moderator, Hungarian Trade and Investment Conference, "Hungary: The Profitable Way into Europe for U.S. Business," The Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITDH) and The Embassy of The Republic of Hungary, Vienna, VA, May 28, 2003
  • "U. S. Policy to Iran - Iran's Regional Relationships," Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D. C., December 10, 2002
  • "War with Iraq: Implications for Kazakhstan," Kazakhstan Institute of Strategic Studies, Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 27, 2002
  • "Democratization and Transition in Eastern Europe," Georgetown University International Law Society, Georgetown Law School, Washington DC, April 5, 2002
  • Chair, Panel: "The Role of Legal Oversight in National Security Policy-Making," American Society of International Law Annual Convention, March 14, 2002, Washington, D.C.
  • See complete list of recent speaking engagements

Professional Affiliations
  • Board of Directors, National Security Network (NSN)
  • Board of Directors, Partnership for a Secure America (PSA)
  • Independent Task Force on Russia, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • Washington Program Committee, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Former Co-chairman, Washington Term Member Advisory Committee, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Atlantic Council
  • American Bar Association
    • Advisory Board, Central and East European Law Initiative (2001-2005)
  • Board of Directors, Fulbright Scholarship Association
  • Board of Directors, Fairfax County Park Foundation, 2001-2005
  • Advisory Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Minority Staff), 2001-2005

Languages
  • Polish (fluent)
  • French (moderate)
 

EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.D.

  • Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, B.A. Government and Political Science

Oxford University, Doctorate, Political Science

Fulbright Scholar, Polish Constitutional Court

 
 

ADMITTED

District of Columbia 1998

Virginia 1997