Overview
Mr. Almudallal has over thirteen years of experience investigating and litigating complex financial and national security matters. He most recently served as a Trial Attorney in the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, where he led investigations and prosecutions involving violations of U.S. export controls and sanctions, the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), and matters involving classified information and counterintelligence. His work involved cross-border financial investigations with a focus on anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance, often in coordination with regulatory and enforcement agencies such as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
Mr. Almudallal has trained law enforcement agencies nationwide on investigative techniques related to sanctions and export control violations, emphasizing the intersection of financial compliance and national security. His notable matters include the ongoing prosecution of United States v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (EDNY), the seizure of private aircraft acquired in violation of U.S. sanctions, and a trial conviction involving Iranian sanctions breaches.
Mr. Almudallal previously served in the Justice Department’s Tax Division, where he advised senior leadership on criminal tax enforcement strategy and policy. As Counsel to the Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Matters, he played a key role in shaping nationwide enforcement priorities. As a Trial Attorney in the Western Criminal Enforcement Section, he led investigations into federal tax crimes involving multimillion-dollar losses to the U.S. government, working closely with IRS-Criminal Investigation and other federal agencies.
Mr. Almudallal is a seasoned trial lawyer, having successfully tried dozens of matters in New York state court and federal district courts throughout the country.
Prior to joining DOJ, Mr. Almudallal served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, where he managed a docket of petitions filed with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), drafting substantive decisions for compensation.
Mr. Almudallal began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where he was assigned to Trial Bureau 50 and the Major Economic Crimes Bureau. There, he prosecuted over 1,200 cases and first-chaired numerous felony and misdemeanor trials, with a focus on financial fraud and corruption. He also successfully briefed and argued an appeal before the New York State Appellate Division.
Mr. Almudallal holds a J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he concentrated in criminal law and procedure and served as an editor on the Family Court Review. He earned his B.S. in Biology from the University of Virginia. He is fluent in Arabic, proficient in French, and conversant in Italian.
He is admitted to practice in New York, with his Washington, D.C. bar admission pending. He previously served as Secretary of the New York City Bar Association’s Criminal Courts Committee and in faculty roles with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).
OTHER LANGUAGES
- Arabic
Professional Affiliations
- Secretary, Criminal Courts Committee, New York City Bar Association (2017-2018)
Experience
- U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division
- U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters
- New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney’s Office
In the News
Global Investigations Review has named Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC to its 2025 "GIR 100" list, which ranks the top law firms handling complex, cross-border investigations globally. This is the second year in a row that LBKM has made the list.
November 2025Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC (LBKM) is pleased to announce that Ahmed Almudallal, a former trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, has joined the firm as partner. With over 13 years of experience investigating and litigating complex financial and national security matters, Mr. Almudallal brings a unique blend of government insight and courtroom expertise to the firm’s global litigation and investigations practice.
October 31, 2025
Practice Areas
Education
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (J.D. 2012)
- University of Virginia (B.S. 2006)
Bar Admissions
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims