Julia Kuelzow
212-970-5913
jkuelzow@fenwick.com
Associate
Trade & National Security
Julia
Kuelzow
Julia
Kuelzow
Associate
Trade & National Security
Julia advises companies on international trade compliance. She primarily focuses her practice on export controls, including the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as well as sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Julia has extensive experience across international trade and has secured favorable results for clients in complex cross-border and enforcement matters.
Prior to joining Fenwick, Julia worked as an international trade associate at a leading international trade firm, focusing on trade remedies, customs and national security. She also served as a federal judicial law clerk for the Honorable Claire R. Kelly of the U.S. Court of International Trade. Julia began her career at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked on state-to-state dispute settlement and trade policy matters.
- Advise technology and software companies on U.S. export control rules applicable to cloud computing platforms
- Advise U.S. and non-U.S. technology companies on compliance with U.S. end use and end user export control restrictions, including those related to the Entity List, semiconductors, and advanced computing
- Advise technology companies on compliance with export controls related to encryption, semiconductors, and open-source development
- Advise U.S. technology companies on the hiring of foreign nationals from export-controlled destinations
- Prepare expert testimony on U.S. export control rules applicable to satellites for international arbitration
- Conducted a global internal investigation resulting in a successful VSD process for an aerospace company regarding violations of U.S. export control regulations administered by BIS
- Obtained a successful classification determination under the U.S. EAR for a company in the oil and gas industry that enabled the company to resume critical projects
- Counseled a global manufacturer on compliance with NRC and DOE regulations regarding nuclear power plant projects
- Obtained required export licenses for a U.S. manufacturer of aerospace materials from U.S. export control agencies
- Advised a major sports league on compliance with U.S. export control rules
- Conducted an internal investigation for a non-U.S. aerospace company regarding violations of U.S. export control regulations administered by BIS
- Assisted a global manufacturing company with a mandatory CFIUS filing in connection with its sale of a U.S. subsidiary to a foreign buyer
- Advised a global internet advocacy non-profit on compliance with sanctions regulations and export control rules
- Counseled U.S. and non-U.S. companies regarding the wind down of transactions and operations following the imposition of sanctions and enhanced export control restrictions on Russia and Belarus
- Conducted a global investigation of potential U.S. sanctions violations for an online broker-dealer
- Counseled a technology company on compliance with OFAC general licenses regarding services incident to communications over the internet
- Assisted a money transfer company with the assessment of its OFAC compliance program and the roll out of enhanced policies and procedures related to SDN screening, personal remittance general licenses, reporting, and other sanctions issues
- Counsel non-U.S. companies in a variety of industries on compliance with secondary sanctions and the extraterritorial application of U.S. trade compliance rules
- Counseled a global intellectual property services company on compliance with OFAC’s regulations, including the various general licenses applicable to patents and trademarks
- Advised companies on U.S. sectoral sanctions affecting the Russian financial and energy industries and targeted sanctions on Venezuela
- Obtained successful licenses from OFAC to unblock funds
*Includes experience from a previous firm
- Advise technology and software companies on U.S. export control rules applicable to cloud computing platforms
- Advise U.S. and non-U.S. technology companies on compliance with U.S. end use and end user export control restrictions, including those related to the Entity List, semiconductors, and advanced computing
- Advise technology companies on compliance with export controls related to encryption, semiconductors, and open-source development
- Advise U.S. technology companies on the hiring of foreign nationals from export-controlled destinations
- Prepare expert testimony on U.S. export control rules applicable to satellites for international arbitration
- Conducted a global internal investigation resulting in a successful VSD process for an aerospace company regarding violations of U.S. export control regulations administered by BIS
- Obtained a successful classification determination under the U.S. EAR for a company in the oil and gas industry that enabled the company to resume critical projects
- Counseled a global manufacturer on compliance with NRC and DOE regulations regarding nuclear power plant projects
- Obtained required export licenses for a U.S. manufacturer of aerospace materials from U.S. export control agencies
- Advised a major sports league on compliance with U.S. export control rules
- Conducted an internal investigation for a non-U.S. aerospace company regarding violations of U.S. export control regulations administered by BIS
- Assisted a global manufacturing company with a mandatory CFIUS filing in connection with its sale of a U.S. subsidiary to a foreign buyer
- Advised a global internet advocacy non-profit on compliance with sanctions regulations and export control rules
- Counseled U.S. and non-U.S. companies regarding the wind down of transactions and operations following the imposition of sanctions and enhanced export control restrictions on Russia and Belarus
- Conducted a global investigation of potential U.S. sanctions violations for an online broker-dealer
- Counseled a technology company on compliance with OFAC general licenses regarding services incident to communications over the internet
- Assisted a money transfer company with the assessment of its OFAC compliance program and the roll out of enhanced policies and procedures related to SDN screening, personal remittance general licenses, reporting, and other sanctions issues
- Counsel non-U.S. companies in a variety of industries on compliance with secondary sanctions and the extraterritorial application of U.S. trade compliance rules
- Counseled a global intellectual property services company on compliance with OFAC’s regulations, including the various general licenses applicable to patents and trademarks
- Advised companies on U.S. sectoral sanctions affecting the Russian financial and energy industries and targeted sanctions on Venezuela
- Obtained successful licenses from OFAC to unblock funds
*Includes experience from a previous firm