Clients appreciate Kimberly’s deep understanding of the complex regulatory landscape and ability to distill complex requirements and competing interests into linear process-driven solutions. She is also experienced in supporting sovereign nations in international arbitrations brought under bilateral investment treaties before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

The compliance solutions Kimberly helps clients develop are more than a mere paper overlay to existing business processes. She works closely with business professionals to understand the existing business framework and to design compliance procedures that integrate into current business processes. These solutions, which are legally accurate, efficient, tailored and—where possible—automated, help businesses operate in compliance with U.S. legal obligations with limited overlay of cumbersome paper-based compliance tools.

Alongside her work on compliance systems, Kimberly:

• Assists clients in their analysis of potential international trade controls violations.
• Leads and supports internal investigations.
• Helps clients respond to government investigations, draft voluntary disclosures and negotiate settlements with government regulators.

She represents clients before the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Kimberly also assists clients in developing strategic approaches to the use of controlled technologies, including helping companies to understand the reach of U.S. law over that technology and to develop effective classification and licensing processes that facilitate their ability to use such technology. 

Kimberly is also committed to providing pro bono services with a focus on clients that operate at the intersection of human rights and corporate social responsibility. In this context, she has advised pro bono clients on the types of labor exploitation prevalent in Southeast Asia and the completeness and relevance of rule of law training materials related to human and wildlife trafficking. Additionally, Kimberly has implemented systems for monitoring and evaluating pro bono clients’ work in Liberia, Tanzania and Kenya.

Before entering private practice, Kimberly was a graduate fellow in the National Veteran’s Legal Services program and a judicial intern for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Prior to entering the legal field, Kimberly worked in education, where she honed her ability to develop visually interesting and easily digestible teaching materials. These skills come through in her interactions with clients and in the work product she delivers.