WIT-NC Presents a Virtual Event: Export Controls in the New U.S. Administration
WIT-NC will host a conversation with Kevin Wolf, Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP and former Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the US Department of Commerce at our monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 14th. We’ll be discussing the changes that may occur in US export controls with the new appointees in the Commerce Department and how they will approach the leftover policies from the previous administration. Will your company be impacted? Join us to find out!
Kevin J. Wolf is a partner in Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s international trade practice and based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Akin Gump, Kevin served for seven years (2010-2017) as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration in the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the Department of Commerce. In this role, his primary responsibility was leading the administration of the export control and licensing functions of BIS. He was also a Commerce Department representative to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Kevin’s experience and perspective enables him to provide innovative policy and regulatory solutions on export control, sanctions and foreign direct investment issues. He works with a range of companies and sectors, including aerospace and defense, high technology, energy and manufacturing.