Alert 03.26.24
Non-U.S. Companies on Alert: U.S. Government Issues Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Global Enforcement
New Tri-Seal Compliance Note highlights sanctions and export control compliance expectations for non-U.S. persons.
Roya Motazedi counsels global and U.S. companies on international trade matters, including OFAC sanctions, import/export regulations, and navigating the CFIUS review process.
Roya’s global experience is highlighted by her work helping clients understand sanctions against a number of countries whose sanctions are constantly evolving in today’s political atmosphere, including Iran, Russia, Cuba and Venezuela, among others. Further, she assists clients with obtaining licenses from governmental authorities, submitting export classifications and commodity jurisdiction determinations for ITAR- and EAR-controlled items, and reviewing potential investments under regulations administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
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Prior to joining Pillsbury, Roya represented individuals and corporations in international trade, government contracts, and white-collar defense matters at another law firm. Roya previously interned for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs in the Enforcement Division, where she worked on extraditions and mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) requests.
In law school, Roya interned for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of International Affairs, International Enforcement Division where she worked on enforcing U.S. civil judgments abroad. She also interned for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program, where she contributed to creating a guide for the Afghan National Procurement Authority on awarding government contracts and created guidelines for the Afghan Supreme Court on enforcing arbitration and mediation decisions. She is proficient in Farsi and Japanese.
Roya also completed a two-year Princeton in Asia Fellowship in Yakage, Japan.
CFIUS & Foreign Investment
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Education
J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2017
B.A., International Relations, University of Maryland, 2012
Admissions
Virginia
District of Columbia
Courts
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Languages
Japanese
Farsi