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Practice groupGlobal Regulatory
"Customs, exports and sanctions specialist Beth Peters has a top notch practice and a great reputation.'"
Legal 500 U.S. 2009-2015
Recognized by Chambers and Legal 500, Beth Peters has over 30 years of experience advising clients on international trade and immigration matters. Beth is Co-Director of our International Trade and Investment Group.
Beth advises clients on the full range of international trade laws, including export control, cyber, national security, sanctions, customs, anti-boycott, and anti-money laundering/USA Patriot Act regulations. She also has a wealth of experience handling immigration matters and assessing cutting-edge technology transfer and deemed export issues.
Beth advises financial institutions and universities, as well as telecommunications, satellite, engineering, chemical, defense, life science, and other companies in complying with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and nuclear export controls, including complicated compliance, licensing, and enforcement matters. She assists financial institutions, universities, and companies on economic sanctions and anti-money laundering compliance matters.
Leading publications note, "Beth Peters has 'an encyclopedic knowledge of U.S. laws and excellent experience of their application outside the USA' and 'clients recommend her as a highly skilled and efficient practitioner,'" (Chambers USA); "first-class in export procedures work" (Chambers Global); "Beth is the one with the most 'secret sauce,' that almost ineffable quality that transcends subject matter competency and business judgment to make a practitioner more than the sum of her parts. Maybe it's her emotional intelligence, but Beth has a quality that puts clients at ease even when faced with significant compliance challenges." (World Export Control News Awards Export Control Practitioner of the Year); "good relations with high-ranking government officials and is consequently a go-to practitioner for clients seeking strategic and nuanced advice relating to export controls and sanctions." (Legal 500 US Leading Lawyer).
Trade & Customs: International Sanctions, Global Elite Thought Leader
Who's Who Legal
Dispute Resolution: International Trade, Hall of Fame
Legal 500 US
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (USA)
Chambers Global
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide), Rank 1
Chambers USA
Dispute Resolution: International trade, Recommended
Legal 500 US
Trade & Customs: International Sanctions, Recommended
Who's Who Legal
Labor and Employment: Immigration
Legal 500 US
25 Most Respected Sanctions Lawyers in Washington, D.C.
Global Investigations Review
International Trade/WTO (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad)
Chambers Global
Immigration (District of Columbia), Recognised Practitioner
Chambers USA
Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
Legal 500 US
Dispute Resolution: International Trade, Leading Lawyer
Legal 500 US
2016 Export Control Practitioner of the Year – Runner-Up
WorldECR Award
2015 Export Control Practitioner of the Year – Highly Commended
WorldECR Award
Top Lawyers
Washingtonian Magazine
Immigration (District of Columbia)
Chambers USA
International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy (USA)
Chambers Global
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
Chambers USA
Legal Elite
Virginia Business Magazine
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School, 1990
B.A., Duke University, 1987
Summer Program, Oxford University, 1985
Memberships
Former Co-Chairman, International Trade Committee, District of Columbia Bar
Former Advisor, Law 360 International Trade Editorial Board, 2013-2014
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA)
Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
Member, Society of International Affairs
Bar admissions and qualifications
District of Columbia
New York
Work with clients to develop risk-based trade compliance programs, including conducting audits and implementing training programs.
Help companies to classify goods, technology, and software and obtain licenses and classifications under the EAR, ITAR, and nuclear export controls.
Counseled insurance companies, including property, casualty, marine, and life lines on sanctions enforcement under OFAC and state regulations.
Advised financial institutions on export control, AML, anti-boycott, and sanctions issues in fund transfers, handled training, audits, and disclosure.
Advised companies and universities regarding export control and immigration laws including deemed exports of technology and software source code.
Counseled top U.S. research universities on sanctions, including campuses and activities and obtained OFAC licenses.
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