Alexandra E.P. Baj

Of Counsel

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Alexandra E. P. Baj is of counsel in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP where she is a member of the International Department. Ms. Baj's practice primarily involves international trade matters, export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations, and investigations under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

International Trade

Ms. Baj counsels clients on trade issues arising out of the US antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguards statutes, as well as bilateral and multilateral relationships with various US trading partners to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization (WTO), and customs matters with US Customs and Border Protection.  Ms. Baj represents clients in international trade investigations before the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission and in appellate litigation before the Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the US Supreme Court, and before NAFTA panels and at the WTO. 

Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

Ms. Baj also advises clients on export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations. Her export/sanctions practice covers compliance development and implementation, training, operational and transactional counseling, licensing and advisory opinions, internal investigation, enforcement matters, and regulatory policy.

Anti-Corruption

Ms. Baj's practice also involves advising multi-national companies on US and foreign anti-corruption laws. This work includes conducting internal investigations, audits, and risk assessments under the FCPA and other statutes.

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Ms. Baj has represented clients in the software, steel, lumber, uranium, defense, capital equipment, and food processing industries.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Ms. Baj gained experience in corporate and transactional matters involving international clients. Her work included international securities offerings for clients in South Africa and Portugal, joint ventures with US and Russian clients, and structured finance projects.

Prior to law school, Ms. Baj worked in St. Petersburg, Russia, and also served as a Regional Director of Sister Cities International, a US-based citizen diplomacy organization.

Ms. Baj provides pro bono representation to clients in a number of areas, including family law and immigration.

Noteworthy

• Enriched Uranium Producer Achieves Sunset Review Win
• Two International Trade Litigation Victories for Canada Clients

Select News & Events

• U.S. Supreme Court Backs Commerce, Says Work Contracts Subject to Dumping Law, International Trade Reporter, Vol. 26
• A Historic Decision for International Trade: U.S. Supreme Court’s First-Ever Ruling on the Antidumping Law
• Steptoe FCPA Alert Published by Competition Law360
• Sunset Review Victory for Enriched Uranium Producer

Selected Publications

• International Law Advisory - Flurry of FCPA Cases Closes Out 2009; Enforcement Continues Apace in Early 2010
  March 16, 2010
• Private Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison and $1 Million Fine
  November 16, 2009, International Law Advisory
• Private investor convicted for involvement in scheme to bribe officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan
  November 2009
• International Law Advisory - SEC Adopts Several Expansive Applications of the Federal Securities Laws in the Recent FCPA Enforcement Action Against Nature’s Sunshine and Two Senior Executives
  September 8, 2009
• International Law Advisory - Private Investor Convicted for Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan
  July 22, 2009
• International Law Advisory - Halliburton and KBR Agree to Near-Record Penalties; Additional Indictment Unsealed as US Seeks Extradition of UK Agents
  March 19, 2009
• International Law Advisory - 2008 Year End FCPA Round-Up—The Shoes Just Keep Dropping
  January 27, 2009
• International Law Advisory - Record US and German Settlements of the Siemens Case Reflect New Realities of Corruption Cases
  January 8, 2009

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Professional Affiliations

• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association