Mason Gauch is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s National Security Practice Group.

Mason advises clients on economic sanctions, export controls, foreign investment, and tariffs. He has guided multinational companies through sensitive regulatory matters, including obtaining authorizations from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), preparing filings before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and conducting due diligence reviews of corporate transactions from an international trade perspective. He has also counseled technology companies on risk-based compliance programs tailored to their products, users, and jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Mason practiced at another international law firm, where he focused on cross-border trade compliance, foreign investment reviews, and regulatory frameworks affecting emerging technologies. He also gained additional relevant experience as an intern to Magistrate Judge Frances Stacy of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. In addition, he maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in asylum, divorce, expunction, and criminal exoneration matters.

Mason earned his B.A. and M.Ed from the Ohio State University and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a Dean’s Scholarship recipient.