A man with short brown hair and glasses, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and tie, poses against a plain gray background—reflecting the professional image often found in corporate law office settings.

Parker White

Associate

Parker White assists clients in matters regarding national security and international trade, reinsurance disputes, and federal civil rights violations. He has published several articles on international arbitration, U.S. sanctions, and international trade. He is a primary member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and a secondary member of the Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Group.

In his previous role, Parker served as a judicial clerk at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, supervising 125+ civil cases on the general civil and habeas dockets, including cases involving employment discrimination, insurance, FLSA, ERISA, and civil rights. He drafted orders on motions including motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, and motions to remand. He has also worked for a federal judge in the Northern District of California, where he drafted orders in cases involving maritime law, securities law, and criminal law—including the Elizabeth Holmes criminal trial.

During his time at Harvard Law School, Parker received internships with the Office of the Legal Counselor at the U.S. State Department and an international law firm in The Hague. He was a summer associate at the Public International Law & Policy Group in Washington, D.C.

Parker also holds a master’s in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, through which he worked for the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, reporting on disinformation in elections and armed conflicts, and researching United States and Russia relations for Evelyn Farkas. He was a Fulbright AmeriCorps volunteer in Alabama, his home state.

Awards and Recognition

  • Rhodes Scholarship Finalist
December 22, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Guyana: A Primer on a Strategic U.S. Caribbean & South American Ally

Guyana does not currently have a binding corporate governance code, and minority shareholder protections are relatively weak. Foreign investors must therefore structure joint ventures and other partnerships carefully, using shareholder agreements, board representation rights, and dispute resolution clauses to safeguard their interests.
December 17, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Guyana: A Primer on a Strategic U.S. Caribbean & South American Ally

December 8, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Guyana: A Primer on a Strategic U.S. Caribbean & South American Ally

The United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., stands tall beneath a clear blue sky and some clouds, symbolizing the foundation of the nation’s law offices and intellectual property law.
December 5, 2025 Tariff & International Trade Resource

What Every Multinational Should Know About … Preserving the Right to IEEPA Tariff Refunds

Any company that has imported goods subject to the Trump administration’s fentanyl-based tariffs or reciprocal tariffs — i.e., the tariffs levied pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (the IEEPA tariffs) — needs to consider filing an action in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) to preserve the possibility of recovering refunds of these tariffs.
December 1, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Guyana: A Primer on a Strategic U.S. Caribbean & South American Ally

Welcome to the second of our five-part blog series about Guyana, an American ally that has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, driven by an oil boom that has transformed the country’s economic trajectory.
November 24, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Guyana: A Primer on a Strategic U.S. Caribbean & South American Ally

Welcome to the first of our five-part blog series about Guyana, an American ally that has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, driven by an oil boom that has transformed the country’s economic trajectory.