Counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business.
Advises in sectors including technology, aerospace, energy, defense, health care and life sciences, engineering services, logistics and freight forwarding, manufacturing, venture capital, private equity and retailers.
Key areas of practice include economic sanctions, export controls, antibribery and anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations.

Anne advises U.S. and international clients on law and policy affecting international trade and business, including economic sanctions programs, export controls, antibribery and anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations.

Anne routinely works on matters related to:

Defense trade controls (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Dual-use export controls (EAR) and antiboycott regulations, administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (BIS, OAC, Census).
U.S. economic sanctions programs, administered by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other antibribery laws and programs.
U.S. AML programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Anne has deep regulatory experience and has helped clients successfully:

Conduct internal reviews, audits and investigations.
Develop and implement compliance programs and strategies.
Prepare voluntary disclosures.
Negotiate settlements with relevant agencies.
Draft license applications, ruling requests, protests, commodity jurisdiction requests, advisory opinion requests and other submissions to relevant agencies.

Representative Work

Conducting investigations, including preparing voluntary disclosures, responding to government inquiries and subpoenas for multijurisdictional matters, and planning internal investigation management strategies.
Developing compliance programs and strategies, including designing automated information technology solutions and electronic tools, implementing policies and procedures, and auditing corrective action commitments.
Performing due diligence for corporate transactions, self-assessments and on-site audits.
Preparing license applications, commodity jurisdiction requests, commodity classification requests (CCATS), encryption review requests, advisory opinion requests and other submissions to U.S. government agencies.

Education
J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2008
M.A., University of Sussex, England, 2005
B.A., Cornell University, 2003

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia

Recognitions

Chambers USA, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, 2022-2025.
Chambers Global, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, 2023-2025.
The Legal 500 US, International Trade, 2022 and International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, 2023-2024.

Speeches and Publications

Speaker, “ITAR Enforcement,” Export Compliance Training Institute, London, May 18, 2017.
Panelist, “Underground: Ethics, Bribery and Corrupt Practices,” The Fashion Law Institute Symposium, New York, April 22, 2016.