Current and Former New York Federal Prosecutor Talks Sanctions Enforcement: Lessons from the Field.

Artie McConnell is a partner on BakerHostetler’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team and serves as the co-leader of the firm’s National Security Investigations and Litigation Task Force. Before joining BakerHostetler in January 2025, Artie was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York for 10 years, where he held several leadership positions, including serving as the Deputy Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime Section. In that capacity, Artie headed the Office’s sanctions and export control program, where he led many of the Justice Department’s first and most significant prosecutions coordinated through Task Force Kleptocapture and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force. In 2023, Artie received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for his sanctions and export control work.

Ellen Sise is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where she is a member of the National Security and Cybercrime section.  Ellen is a Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (“CHIP”) coordinator as well as the Office’s Disruptive Technology Strike Force coordinator.  Before joining the government, Ellen worked as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a white collar boutique, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ann M. Donnelly of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  Ellen is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania

Anna Hamati is a counsel in Hughes Hubbard and Reed Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the firm’s Sanctions, Export Controls& Anti-Money Laundering practice group. Anna assists clients with matters related to export controls and economic trade sanctions. Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Anna was a Senior Sanctions Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Treasury in OFAC. She was also an Assistant Vice President at Citibank in both the Global Sanctions Compliance and the Anti-Money Laundering units.