Co-chair of the firm’s International Trade Controls practice group, Kim Strosnider advises companies on the application of international trade controls, including export controls, economic sanctions, and antiboycott laws and regulations.
Kim counsels clients across a range of industries on trade control matters, including resolving complex compliance, enforcement, licensing, and jurisdiction/classification issues. She regularly advocates for clients before the key trade controls agencies, including the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury.
Kim has led numerous internal investigations for clients on trade controls matters, and has helped companies design and implement compliance programs. She also frequently advises on trade control issues in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Among the areas in which Kim counsels clients are compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), economic sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and antiboycott programs administered by the Commerce and Treasury Departments. She also advises on compliance with ATF regulations.
Kim also has represented clients in state and federal court litigation and before arbitration panels.
Education Harvard Law School, J.D., 2001, cum laude Otterbein College, B.A., 1989, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions District of Columbia Virginia
Judicial Clerkship Hon. J. Frederick Motz, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2001 - 2002
Pro Bono Advice to a leading conservation organization on export controls applicable to technology used in wildlife protection.
Memberships and Affiliations Immediate Past Co-Chair, Aerospace & Defense Industries Committee, American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law (2013-2015) Society for International Affairs (SIA), Associate Member Areas of Expertise