People

Mark H. Allenbaugh

Partner

Federal White Collar Practice

China Trade Law

Manufacturing and Industrial Law

Mark H. Allenbaugh is a managing partner of Allenbaugh| Samini │ Ghosheh LLP. He is nationally recognized expert on federal sentencing, law, policy and practice. He has served as Chair of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Task Force for the District of Columbia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Committee for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a member of the ABA's Corrections and Sentencing Committee.

Mr. Allenbaugh also is the Director of Allenbaugh| Samini │ Ghosheh, LLP's integrated China Trade Law Division. He has extensive experience in Chinese trade law, due diligence, risk assessment, and intellectual property issues. He has advised and has represented a broad range of clients on matters in the international manufacturing industry.

Mr. Allenbaugh is also the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of M.A.G. Engineering & Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of innovative consumer products to large, national retail outlets.

Mr. Allenbaugh is a co-editor of Sentencing, Sanctions, and Corrections: Federal and State Law, Policy, and Practice (2d ed., Foundation Press, 2002), and is also a recipient of the prestigious Bender Award while serving as Adjunct Professor of Business Ethics and Philosophy at George Washington University.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Allenbaugh served as Staff Attorney for the U.S. Sentencing Commission where he was assigned to the Economic Crimes Policy Team and the Terrorism Team. Mr. Allenbaugh has published numerous articles on sentencing policy and criminal justice, and is quoted frequently in the national press. Mr. Allenbaugh’s articles are frequently published on Writ and on CNN.COM.

Education

• University of Southern California - B.A., English, Philosophy, Religion
• Ohio University – M.A., Philosophy
• American University’s Washington College of Law – J.D.

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• United States Supreme Court

Publications

Books

• Sentencing, Sanctions and Corrections: Federal and State Law, Policy and Practice (2nd ed., Foundation Press, 2002). Co-editor. Law Review and Journal Articles
• The Reason Behind the Rules: Finding and Using the Philosophy of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 40 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 19 (2003) (co-author)
• The Diligence Due in the Era of Globalized Terrorism, 36 The International Lawyer 49 (2002) (co-author) Re-published in condensed serial form in The Export Practitioner
• Apprendicitis: A Troubling Diagnosis for the Sentencing of Hackers, Thieves, Fraudsters, and Tax Cheats, 9 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 419 (2000) (co-author).
• What's Your Water Worth?: Why We Need Federal Fine Guidelines for Corporate Environmental Crime. 48 Am. U. L. Rev. 925 (1999)