Shrutih V. Ramlochan-Tewarie

Shrutih Tewarie’s practice is focused on cross-border trade, investigations and litigation. She helps clients ranging from Fortune 500 to emerging companies across a wide range of sectors, including life sciences, healthcare, technology, financial services, oil & gas, and retail expand their global footprint by advising them on trade sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption & anti-bribery laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, tariffs and other import regulations, and laws governing cross-border investments, including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulations.Her regulatory practice includes providing transaction-related due diligence and counseling, advising on risk mitigation strategies, advising on supply chain management, designing compliance programs, and obtaining licenses and guidance for clients from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and other government agencies that administer international trade laws. She has worked on matters involving virtually every U.S. sanctions program, including those targeting Iran, Russia/Ukraine, Venezuela, Cuba, Syria, Nicaragua, as well as the Counter Terrorism, Global Magnitsky, Transnational Criminal Organizations and Chinese Military Companies sanctions, and frequently represents clients in complex sanctions matters before OFAC.A significant portion of her practice is government facing, and she regularly represents national and multinational entities, along with their officers and directors, in cross-border criminal and regulatory investigations involving trade and national security issues, including sanctions, export controls, and customs fraud, money laundering, government contracting, alleged false claims, and FCPA violations. She guides clients through formal and informal inquiries by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Offices, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Her experience includes conducting internal investigations and helping clients resolve corporate compliance issues.Shrutih also represents clients in high stakes disputes and has secured significant victories for U.S. and international companies and foreign sovereign governments before U.S. courts and international tribunals, including in matters involving sanctions, breach of contract, corruption, fraud, trade secrets and other complex commercial disputes. She has experience advising clients from across the globe, including from the EU, LATAM, the Middle East and Asia.Media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, Global Investigation Review, the American Lawyer, and Law360 have quoted and interviewed Shrutih on international trade and other matters.Concentrations

Trade sanctions Export controls Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance, including under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Government and internal investigations Cross-border litigation and other high stakes disputesRecognition & LeadershipAwards & AccoladesListed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2020-2025 Recipient, JD Supra, “Readers’ Choice Award,” 2023 Listed, Lawyer of Color, “Hot List,” 2013