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Doreen M. Edelman

Partner
Chair, Global Trade & Policy

Washington, D.C.
T: +1 202.753.3808 F: +1 212.262.7402 dedelman@lowenstein.com
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Doreen chairs the firm’s Global Trade & Policy practice, a unique team that combines global trade and policy expertise with cross-border M&A, technology, government contracts, white collar investigations, and business counseling practices to help clients develop strategies to minimize global business risks, increase compliance with U.S. requirements, and mitigate matters raised by U.S. regulatory agencies and the U.S. Department of Justice. Her practice focuses on both commercial/technology- and defense-related export controls and supply chain import matters such as classification and country of origin issues under USMCA, Section 301, the Buy American Act (BAA), and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) for government contract clients.

She has deep knowledge of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the new requirements under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). Companies seek her advice on the law’s applicability to a transaction and on how to proactively mitigate a CFIUS national security concern. Doreen advises companies on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Directorate of Defense Controls (DDTC) export control regulations, classifies technology products, prepares compliance programs, and undertakes related deal diligence. Regarding the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) requirements, she counsels on the legal requirements for compliance with U.S. sanctions as well as secondary sanctions for third-country entities. She also represents companies with disclosures to OFAC, conducts internal investigations, and ensures clients understand how to comply with OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals list and the ever-evolving sanctioned-countries programs limiting business transactions with, for example, Syria, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Russia/Crimea, and Venezuela.

Doreen helps her clients by preparing business agreements for foreign sales, and she advises on U.S. anti-boycott requirements, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and global anti-corruption requirements, and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). She has represented high-profile international clients and foreign governments.

Prior to joining Lowenstein Sandler, Doreen served as Co-chair of the Global Business practice at an AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, D.C. She has published many trade-related articles, created a trade matters blog, and been quoted on CNN and Bloomberg and in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, and other publications due to her in-depth knowledge of trade policy.

Education

  • George Washington University Law School (J.D. 1987), with honors

    George Washington University (B.A. 1984), with distinction

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    • Business Law Section
    • Section of International Law
  • American Society of International Law
  • District of Columbia Bar Association, International Section
  • Florida State Bar Association, International Section
  • Maryland State Bar Association, International Section
  • Member Ex Officio, Board of Directors, and General Counsel, American-Turkish Council and American Friends of Turkey (2004-2018)
  • Board Member, TerraLex (2018)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Maryland
  • The Court of Appeals of Maryland
  • Florida Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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