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Chandler D. Thornton

Chandler Thornton is admitted to practice in Texas. He is not currently admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. He is supervised by a member of the DC Bar.

Chandler Thornton is an associate and member of the Public Policy and Law practice group. His experience includes matters involving the global maritime, shipping, and transportation sectors, as well as US maritime legal and regulatory developments. He has also worked on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance and internal vendor contract reviews.

This is a temporary biography. A complete biography will be available soon.

Prior to joining the firm, Chandler was a summer associate with the firm. He also served as a legal and regulatory intern with an offshore services company, assisting its in-house legal and regulatory team with contract reviews, FAR and DFARS compliance, and US maritime legal and regulatory developments. He previously served as a legal extern with the Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of the Chairman, where he assisted agency leadership and staff on matters related to the regulation of the US international ocean transportation system. His additional legal experience includes a judicial internship with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and an internship with the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, where he supported US sanctions investigations involving foreign nationals, companies, and entities on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

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