Beau Barnes is an attorney in the Washington, DC office of Kobre & Kim LLP, where he represents individuals and companies facing government investigations, prosecutions, and regulatory enforcement actions related to national security, fraud and corruption, and privacy and cybersecurity issues. A member of the firm’s pro bono committee, Beau maintains an active pro bono practice focused on representing defendants facing federal criminal charges. Beau has written widely on national security law, economic sanctions, and cross-border investigations and litigation. Before joining Kobre & Kim, Beau practiced at Goodwin Procter LLP and clerked for the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.He is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College, the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, and Boston University Law School.