Audrey S. Kim

Counsel

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Audrey S. Kim

Counsel

askim@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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Biography
  • Advises U.S. and international clients on cross-border investments and national security matters, including CFIUS, Outbound Investment Security Program, ICTS/supply chain regulations.
  • Former Senior Counsel & CFIUS Co-Lead Counsel at the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Audrey represents clients in a variety of international trade and national security issues, including matters involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Outbound Investment Security Program, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS)/supply chain regulations, and the Department of Justice's Data Security Program.

Prior to joining Akin, Audrey served as Senior Counsel and CFIUS Co-Lead Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she led a team of lawyers on legal review for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and provided critical legal advice to senior officials and interagency partners. She also played a key role in developing regulations for the Outbound Investment Security Program, which addresses certain U.S. outbound investments in countries of concern.

Audrey has a strong background in corporate and banking finance, having worked as a senior associate at another leading global law firm. Her experience includes representing private equity sponsors and companies in a wide range of financing matters, including leveraged buyouts, debt securities offerings and debt restructurings.

Audrey earned her J.D. from Duke University School of Law, where she served as articles editor and on the Executive Board of the Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law. She received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University.

Education
  • J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2016

  • B.A., Columbia University, 2013

Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia

  • New York

Recognitions
  • Secretary of the Treasury's Honor Award, 2024, Outbound Investment Security Program Team
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of General Counsel, 2024, Legal Team of the Year, Outbound Investment Security Team
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of International Affairs, 2024 Team of the Year - Outbound Investment
Affiliations and Public Service
  • Senior Counsel & CFIUS Co-Lead Counsel, U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for International Affairs, 2022-2025.

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