Omar is an associate in the international trade practice. He advises clients on matters involving enforcement and compliance issues related to U.S. economic sanctions and export controls, customs and import controls, and compliance with international trade laws and regulations.  Omar also advises clients on international trade policy and regulatory and policy developments related to trade and emerging technologies.

In addition, Omar advises clients in conducting internal investigations into possible violations of U.S. international trade controls, including economic sanctions regulations administered by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and U.S. export controls such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Previously, Omar was a public policy specialist at the firm, where he focused on legislative issues related to foreign affairs, energy, health care and cybersecurity.

Omar was a member of Akin's 2020 summer associate class. Omar holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as senior current developments editor for the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal and a student attorney in the Georgetown University Law Center Civil Rights Clinic.