Concentration
International trade and export controls
Summary
Ginger Faulk’s practice focuses on international transactions and U.S. government regulation of foreign trade and investment.
Her areas of experience include Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), U.S. antiboycott laws, sanctions administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
With a focus on the defense, petroleum, petrochemicals, telecommunications and high technology industries, her work involves representation in government investigations and enforcement actions by U.S. government agencies responsible for administering U.S. export controls; securing U.S. government licensing and other approvals; regulatory due diligence reviews in mergers and acquisitions; development and review of compliance programs; and compliance training.
Ms. Faulk has represented companies in securing government authorization to export or re-export highly regulated products and technology to the Middle East and China. She has also represented companies under investigation in connection with foreign trade and investment activities and has conducted large internal investigations of potential violations of U.S. export controls and economic sanctions. Ms. Faulk has conducted export control and sanctions compliance audits for several large, multinational corporations. She has performed numerous regulatory due diligence reviews in connection with large stock and asset acquisitions involving export-sensitive goods, software and technology. Ms. Faulk has also represented both buyers and sellers in U.S. government reviews of foreign acquisitions through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Ms. Faulk is conversant in French and Spanish.
Representative Engagements
- International oilfield services company-comprehensive audit of export controls and sanctions compliance programs in connection with U.S. government investigation
- Various multinational companies-regularly develop and oversee implementation of global export control and sanctions compliance programs
- International oilfield services company-representation in U.S. government civil and criminal investigations involving U.S. economic sanctions regulations
- Leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider- advice and representation before CFIUS in connection with proposed U.S. investment activities
- Large U.S. chemicals company- conducted comprehensive review of technology at all U.S. facilities to assess compliance with U.S. technology “deemed export” controls
- International oilfield services company-regulatory due diligence review of U.S. sanctions compliance risks in connection with acquired company’s Middle East and Africa operations
- Manufacturers of defense and defense-related products-representation in securing Department of State and Department of Commerce authorization for export transactions
- Various petroleum and petrochemical companies-representation of both buyers and sellers in CFIUS’ review of foreign acquisitions
- Multinational food products company-assistance in obtaining licenses from the Department of the Treasury to sell food products in Iran and Sudan
- Businesses operating overseas-advice on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Large manufacturing company-representation in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement action
- Major media/communications conglomerate-regulatory due diligence review for export-sensitive stock and asset acquisitions
- International oil services company-advice on compliance with U.S. export regulations, including U.S. antiboycott regulations, and representation in regulatory enforcement action
- Large offshore drilling company-representation in protest of import duties imposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Pro bono projects investigating women’s human rights violations in Uganda, Swaziland, and Kenya and assistance with in-country human rights test-case litigation and lobbying efforts
Publications, Speeches and Presentations
- “Inheritance Law in Uganda: The Plight of Widows and Children,” Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, Special Edition, Summer 2006