Kim Strosnider advises companies on the application of international trade controls and has represented clients in litigation and arbitration matters. She currently serves as a vice-chair in the firm's International practice group, focusing on trade controls.
In the international trade area, Ms. Strosnider counsels clients on US export controls administered by the Departments of State, Commerce, and Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; economic sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department; import and licensing requirements imposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and compliance with US anti-boycott laws. She has counseled companies in the manufacturing, defense, energy, nuclear, pharmaceutical, and medical device sectors, among others.
In litigation matters, she has represented clients in state and federal court and before arbitration panels, chiefly in insurance coverage disputes.
Representative Matters
· Advise clients on all facets of foreign trade control compliance, including the application of export controls, including interpreting and applying regulatory requirements related to exports/reexports and the application of US sanctions programs.
· Help companies understand and evaluate export control reform initiatives and file comments with agencies in response to proposed regulatory changes.
· Assist with the development and implementation of compliance initiatives (including policies, procedures, and manuals) and provide foreign trade controls training to company personnel.
· Counsel clients on the application of US export controls in emerging markets such as China.
· Conduct internal investigations into foreign trade control violations and assist clients in preparing voluntary self-disclosures to the Departments of State and Commerce, and implementing corrective compliance measures in the wake of those disclosures.
· Advise clients on the drafting/preparation of license applications, proposed technical assistance and manufacturing license agreements, commodity jurisdiction ruling requests, and registrations with the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
· Represent various bidders in acquisitions by spearheading due diligence efforts with respect to target companies' compliance with US export controls and other industry-specific regulations.
· Counsel clients in the medical-device sector on the application of US Syria and Iran sanctions and humanitarian licensing programs.
Previous Experience
· Journalist for newspapers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and Washington, DC (1989-1998)
Pro Bono
· Represented African immigrant in obtaining green card.
· Assisted non-profit in navigating the child-placement laws of Washington, DC and various states.
Memberships and Affiliations
· Society for International Affairs, Associate Member
Publications
· "New U.S. Executive Order Targets Foreign "Evaders" of Iran and Syria Sanctions," Covington E-Alert (5/7/2012), Co-Author
· "EU and US Ease Burma Sanctions, Impose New Measures Targeting Iran and Syria," Covington E-Alert (4/27/2012), Co-Author
· "New Iran Sanctions Imposed by the National Defense Authorization Act," Covington E-Alert (1/4/2012), Co-Author
· "Proposed Amendments to the ITAR Brokering Regulations and Other Recent Export Control Developments," Covington E-Alert (1/3/2012), Co-Author
· "Department of Energy Proposes Significant Revision to Nuclear Export Controls," Covington E-Alert (10/4/2011), Co-Author
· "Developments in U.S. Sanctions Against Syria," Covington E-Alert (8/19/2011), Co-Author
· "Proposed Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations and Its Commerce Control List to Account for Items to Be Transferred from the United States Munitions List," Covington E-Alert (7/29/2011), Co-Author
· "Commerce Department Issues Final Rule on the New Strategic Trade Authorization License Exception," Covington E-Alert (7/28/2011), Co-Author
· "FinCEN Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing Iran Sanctions Legislation," Covington E-Alert (5/6/2011), Co-Author
· "Proposed ITAR Amendments to Change the Definition of Defense Service," Covington E-Alert (4/19/2011), Co-Author
· "Proposed ITAR Amendments Would Eliminate Licensing Requirement for Certain Defense Articles," Covington E-Alert (4/12/2011), Co-Author
· "The Proposed Strategic Trade Authorization License Exception, Consolidated Export Screening List, and New Restricted Parties," Covington E-Alert (12/23/2010), Co-Author
· "U.S. Export Control Reform Developments," Covington E-Alert (12/16/2010), Co-Author
· "Export Enforcement in the Aerospace Sector: Recent Developments and Trends," 22 The Air & Space Lawyer 3 (2009), Co-Author
· "The 'Sophisticated Insured' Defense," Law Journal Newsletters (August 2008), Co-Author
· "Post-9/11 Period of Restoration Cases and Issues," The ABA Brief, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (Summer 2008), Co-Author
· "Anti-Gang Ordinances after City of Chicago v. Morales: The Intersection of Race, Vagueness Doctrine, and Equal Protection in the Criminal Law," 39 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 101 (2002), Author
Judicial Clerkship
· Hon. J. Frederick Motz, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2001-2002