Greta Lichtenbaum

Partner

Greta Lichtenbaum is a partner in O'Melveny's Washington, DC office. Her practice principally relates to regulations governing international business transactions and trade. Greta represents and advises clients in matters related to U.S. economic sanctions, export controls, antiboycott, foreign investment (Exon-Florio), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), customs, and trade laws and agreements. In addition to advising clients on the application of these laws to on-going business and potential acquisitions, Greta assists clients to develop corporate compliance programs, conducts internal investigations relating to potential violations of these laws and represents companies before the relevant agencies in connection with license requests and enforcement proceedings. She represents clients before the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control on economic sanctions matters and the Departments of Commerce and State on export control matters. She also represents clients before the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the International Trade Commission, and the Court of International Trade in antidumping investigations and procedures, as well as in connection with other matters implicating U.S. trade laws.

Greta has been named by Chambers USA as a leading practitioner in the area of international trade (export controls and economic sanctions).

Illustrative Professional Experience

• Represented U.S. and foreign companies in obtaining licenses under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), as well as the economic sanctions regulations governing trade with Cuba, Iran, Iraq, and Libya
• Represented U.S. companies in obtaining  licenses and authorizations to enter into Technical Assistance Agreements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”)
• Advised numerous companies on the development and implementation of corporate compliance programs in the areas of the FCPA, export controls, economic sanctions, customs and the antiboycott laws
• Assisted both buyers and sellers with trade controls due diligence within the context of mergers and acquisitions
• Conducted internal investigations relating to potential expert control violations under the economic sanction laws, the EAR and the ITAR
• Advised companies in connection with FCPA internal audits
• Advised various companies on the application of antiboycott laws to individual transaction and assisted on compliance with reporting requirements
• Represented numerous U.S. and foreign companies in connection with enforcement matters arising from potential violations of economic sanctions, export control and customs laws
• Prepared a number of voluntary notices to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on behalf of both foreign investors and domestic targets
• Advised U.S. companies on NAFTA rule-of-origin certification requirements
• Represented U.S. companies in connection with “focused assessment” audits conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
• Represented various importers in connection with “Section 201” steel investigation
• Represented major U.S. oil company in antidumping proceeding involving crude oil
• Represented major U.S. computer systems manufacturers in antidumping proceedings involving various imported components
• Advised U.S. companies on the implications of the WTO Telecommunications Agreement

Professional Activities

Member, American Bar Association, International Section