Erin Kwiatkowski

Erin Kwiatkowski counsels U.S. and multinational companies on sanctions law, anti-corruption measures, export and import controls, and forced labor prevention.

Erin’s practice focuses on helping clients navigate the complex and evolving landscape of U.S. sanctions regulations, with particular experience in matters involving the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She regularly advises clients on licensing, compliance and enforcement risks under OFAC-administered programs. Erin also assists clients with export classifications, license applications and voluntary disclosures under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In the anti-corruption space, she supports companies in developing and enhancing FCPA compliance programs and conducting risk assessments.

Erin also assists clients on contemplated outbound investments under the U.S. Treasury Department’s Final Rule, helping assess compliance risks and notification or prohibition triggers for investments involving potentially sensitive technologies in countries of concern.

Prior to joining Pillsbury, Erin’s legal focus revolved around public and private international law. She worked as a student attorney in Michigan Law’s International Transactions Clinic and spent a summer working in Rome, Italy at a law firm focused on International Sports Arbitration. In her final year, Erin represented the University of Michigan Law School at the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.

Representative Experience

Advises on U.S. sanctions and export control compliance in the complex cross-border liquidation for multiple entities. This included a State Department delisting petition, multiple OFAC licenses, a chapter 15 insolvency case in Arizona involving blocked aircraft and intricate licensing issues tied to the entities’ bond structure.
Provides sanctions and export controls counsel to a global marine and energy technology leader, including ongoing guidance on OFAC designations, heightened sanctions circumvention risks in the shipping sector, enforcement related to the oil price cap under the Biden administration, expanded Iran sanctions from the Trump era and evolving Russia and China export control regimes.
Conducts FCPA and anti-corruption/anti-bribery diligence review and risk assessments for a leading U.S. energy producer and supplier in connection with its operations and service offerings.

Professional Highlights

Awarded the Darrow Scholarship to the University of Michigan Law School (2020 – 2023)
Awarded the S. Anthony Benton Memorial Award, University of Michigan Law School (2023)
Fellow at the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program: The Future of Public and Private International Law (2023)

Notes Editor, Michigan Journal of International Law, Volume 44

Sport as the Key to Statehood: Catalonia’s Final Piece of the Puzzle?, Michigan Journal of International Law Blog (2021)

Publications
- Treasury Department Finalizes U.S. Outbound Investment Rules, Authors: Nancy A. Fischer, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Zachary C. Rozen, Samantha Franks, Erin Kwiatkowski, Marcus J. Burden, 4/14/2025