Julia Court Ryan

International Compliance Counsel

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Julia Court Ryan is International Compliance Counsel in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the International Department.

Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
Ms. Ryan has over a decade of experience advising 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 investigations, enforcement matters, and regulatory policy. Ms. Ryan has considerable experience dealing with the principal US agencies administering these regulatory programs, including the Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury.

Ms. Ryan has developed numerous export control and sanctions compliance policies, procedures, and guidelines. Her compliance experience ranges from complete compliance programs for large companies to targeted compliance for individuals and small companies. She has broad experience in building compliance programs to uniquely match the practical requirements of each compliance client.

Technology / Electronic Commerce
Ms. Ryan has applied her export control expertise to numerous high-tech and electronic commerce settings. Ms. Ryan also advises companies on encryption import, export and use laws and regulations under U.S. rules and in jurisdictions around the world. Her experience in the encryption area includes transactional advice, encryption licensing and product classifications.

Anti-Corruption
Ms. Ryan advises multi-national companies on US and foreign anti-corruption laws in connection with these companies’ worldwide business activities. She has developed corporate compliance programs, and advises companies on anti-corruption aspects of specific events and transactions. With anti-corruption experience encompassing the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), as well as with the specifics of the laws of numerous foreign jurisdictions, Ms. Ryan is adept at tailoring advice to address the confluence of US and foreign anti-corruption requirements.

Anti-Money Laundering
Ms. Ryan advises on US and foreign anti-money laundering laws. She has experience harmonizing the US companies’ compliance policies to address US and foreign law requirements. 

Select News & Events

• Steptoe FCPA Alert Published by Competition Law360
• Steptoe Attorneys Present Webcast on Encryption, October 7, 2008
• Doing Business in the Global Economy, January 31, 2008, Surfaces 2008

Publications

• High-Level Executives Targeted for FCPA Enforcement; Continued Scrutiny of Foreign Subsidiary Operations
  October 8, 2008
• International Law Advisory - BIS Issues Revisions to Encryption Rules of EAR
  October 3, 2008
• International Law Advisory - New Department of Justice FCPA Opinion Procedure Release Establishes a Limited Safe Harbor Against Successor Liability Based on Significant Undertakings by An Acquirer Regarding Its Post-Closing Conduct
  July 1, 2008
• International Law Advisory - Willbros Group Agrees to Pay $32.3 Million To Resolve DoJ and SEC FCPA Enforcement Actions
  May 21, 2008
• International Law Advisory - Recent Oil-for-Food Program Cases Show the Government's Willingness to Pursue "Improper" Payments Outside the FCPA's Antibribery Provisions, Call Attention to Foreign Enforcement
  March 17, 2008
• International Law Advisory - Sight-Seeing Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Lucent Fined for Financing Sight-Seeing Trips for Chinese Officials
  February 1, 2008
• International Law Advisory - OFAC Issues Interim Policy on Civil Penalties Under IEEPA Enhancement Act
  December 3, 2007
• International Law Advisory - Iran Sanctions Expanded: Assets of Iranian Entities and Individuals Frozen
  October 25, 2007

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Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice
• District of Columbia Bar Association, International Law Section