Honorable Arnold I. Havens, Consultant

Honorable Robert L. Livingston

Career Summary

  • Jones Walker Law firm
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury, General Counsel
  • CSX Corporation, Vice President for Government Affairs
  • U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Minority Counsel and Staff Director

Education

  • University of Illinois, Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate

Arnie Havens joined Jones Walker as a partner in January 2007 and serves as strategic counsel at the Livingston Group.

For the previous three years he was General Counsel of the United States Department of the Treasury. In this position, he oversaw the activities of approximately 1,400 Treasury Department attorneys, including those at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He was involved at the highest levels of government in the interpretation, development, and implementation of a wide range of laws and regulations, including in the areas of federal tax, banking, finance, international affairs, trade, and insurance. In this capacity, Mr. Havens worked closely with senior officials across the federal government, including those at the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).

In addition to his recent government service as General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury, he previously served as Minority Counsel and Staff Director on the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs from 1991–1993.

Immediately prior to his service at the Treasury Department, Mr. Havens was Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at CSX Corporation. During his tenure at CSX, the company’s transportation operating units included CSX Transportation, Sea-Land Service, and American Commercial Barge Line.

Mr. Havens has sat on several boards and has been recognized with numerous honors, among them: Bryce Harlow Foundation Board; Business-Government Relations Council (Past President); Member of both Illinois State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar; recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Award; IRS Chief Counsel Award; Secretary’s Honor Award; and the Distinguished Graduate Award at the University of Illinois College of Law. He earned both his bachelor of arts and juris doctorate degrees from the University of Illinois.

Significant Associations, Activities and Accomplishments

  • Illinois State Bar and District of Columbia Bar
  • Member, Bryce Harlow Foundation Board
  • Past President, Business-Government Relations Council
  • Alexander Hamilton Award
  • Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel Award
  • Secretary's Honor Award
  • Distinguished Graduate Award, University of Illinois College of Law

Practice Areas

  • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources
  • Financial Services and Tax
  • Transportation, Shipbuilding, Shipping and Ports

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