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Katelyn M. Hilferty

Associate

Katelyn M. Hilferty helps clients navigate US export controls and customs laws, sanctioned country regulations, anti-money laundering regulations, and national security issues. She has experience with classification/jurisdiction analyses, license applications, compliance counseling, investigations, and voluntary disclosures under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations. Additionally, she has counseled clients on transactions before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS).

Extended Profile

Katelyn also has experience with import-related matters under the jurisdiction of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including ruling requests, prior disclosures, protests of Customs seizures, and focused assessments.

In addition, Katelyn advises clients on US government contracting issues, such as federal procurement of commercial items and services. She helps ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplements to the FAR such as the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). She has experience with both challenges to and defenses of contract awards at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the US Court of Federal Claims (COFC). Katelyn also counsels clients in negotiations of federal government subcontracts. She is proficient in French.

Katelyn is a member of the Morgan Lewis CFIUS working group.

Education

  • College of William & Mary, 2008, B.A., Cum Laude
  • The George Washington University Law School, 2013, J.D.

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Awards and Affiliations

Ranked Highly Commendable, Export Controls Law Firm of the Year, USA and Sanctions Law Firm of the Year, USA, WorldECR (2018)

Publications

7/2/2019 - Government Contract–Specific Impact of Recent Supreme Court FOIA Decision

June 2018 - New US Sanctions against Russia Create Unique Issues for Fund Investors, EurekaHedge

4/18/2018 - New US Sanctions Against Russia Create Unique Issues for Fund Investors

1/30/2018 - GSA Issues Final Rule to Allow ‘Order-Level Materials’ on Schedule Orders

11/27/2017 - A Potential New Hurdle For Foreign Investments, Law360

10/27/2017 - Senate Bill Proposes New Review of Certain Foreign Investments’ Effects on US Economy

4/26/2017 - Executive Order Seeks to Bolster ‘Buy American’ Enforcement

3/22/2017 - New Documentary Requirements Issued for Hong Kong Exports and Reexports

1/3/2017 - US Imposes New Sanctions on Russia for Cyber-attacks

8/29/2016 - New Rule Finalizes Small-Business Subcontracting Changes

8/1/2016 - GSA Inspector General Takes Aim At Tech Resellers

6/9/2016 - SBA Amended Regulations Enhance Opportunities for Small Businesses

1/11/2016 - Contractor to Pay $3 Million for Alleged Use of Noncompliant Materials

1/6/2016 - SOLAS Convention Container Weight Verification Requirements Arrive Sooner Than You Think

11/18/2015 - DOE Adds New Export Control Contract Clauses, Creating Additional Risk for Contractors

4/30/2015 - Commerce’s Direct Investment Surveys: Do You Need to File a BE-10?

12/19/2014 - President Obama Announces Sweeping Changes to United States’ Diplomatic Relationship with Cuba

‘Buy American’ Memo Directs Agencies to Analyze and Report

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News

6/1/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises Ferguson Enterprises in Sale of Endries International

10/30/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sandvik Materials in Divestment of Springs Business

Events

6/25/2019 - Primer on BIS De Minimis Rule

5/21/2015 - Technology May-rathon: Government Contract Rights in Data