Anne Borkovic

Anne E. Borkovic advises U.S. and international clients on law and policy affecting international trade and business, including economic sanctions programs, export controls, antibribery and anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations.
Anne routinely works on matters related to:

• Defense trade controls (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
• Dual-use export controls (EAR) and antiboycott regulations, administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (BIS, OAC, Census).
• U.S. economic sanctions programs, administered by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
• U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other antibribery laws and programs.
• U.S. AML programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Anne has deep regulatory experience and has helped clients successfully:

• Conduct internal reviews, audits and investigations.
• Develop and implement compliance programs and strategies.
• Prepare voluntary disclosures.
• Negotiate settlements with relevant agencies.
• Draft license applications, ruling requests, protests, commodity jurisdiction requests, advisory opinion requests and other submissions to relevant agencies.

Experience:

• Counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business.
• Advises in sectors including technology, aerospace, energy, defense, health care and life sciences, engineering services, logistics and freight forwarding, manufacturing, venture capital, private equity and retailers.
• Key areas of practice include economic sanctions, export controls, antibribery and anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations.

Representative Work:

• Conducting investigations, including preparing voluntary disclosures, responding to government inquiries and subpoenas for multijurisdictional matters, and planning internal investigation management strategies.
• Developing compliance programs and strategies, including designing automated information technology solutions and electronic tools, implementing policies and procedures, and auditing corrective action commitments.
• Performing due diligence for corporate transactions, self-assessments and on-site audits.
• Preparing license applications, commodity jurisdiction requests, commodity classification requests (CCATS), encryption review requests, advisory opinion requests and other submissions to U.S. government agencies.

Education:

• J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2008
• M.A., University of Sussex, England, 2005
• B.A., Cornell University, 2003

Bar Admissions:

• District of Columbia