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Jahna Hartwig
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Senior Counsel
Regulatory
Washington, D.C.

D202-973-8868

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  • Transformational Leader of In-House Compliance Programs

    Jahna has held compliance leadership roles at a consulting firm, major aerospace manufacturer, and university-affiliated research center. In each of these roles, she has transformed an existing compliance function by developing innovative, proactive processes that mitigate risk while facilitating the company’s core business.

  • Deep Subject Matter Expert in Export Controls and International Trade Law

    Jahna has over 20 years of experience representing clients before the U.S. State, Commerce, and Treasury departments in complex licensing matters and disclosures.

  • Strategic and Solutions-Oriented Business Advisor

    Jahna leverages her many years of experience as in-house counsel to global companies to develop risk-based approaches that balance business priorities with economic and national security. 

Jahna Hartwig is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she advises domestic and foreign companies on compliance with international trade laws.

Jahna has over 20 years of experience advising clients on international trade compliance issues as both in-house and outside counsel. She has developed and implemented international trade compliance programs at a Fortune 50 aerospace company, as well as other companies in the high technology and defense industries, a consulting firm, and a university-affiliated research center. She has advised clients on a variety of issues related to export controls on commercial and “dual-use” technologies under the Export Administration Regulations, military and intelligence technologies under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, various economic sanction programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls, and Customs regulations. She has conducted internal investigations, developed and delivered training, prepared commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, filed voluntary disclosures and worked with government regulators on a variety of issues. She has significant experience advising clients on export controls related to fundamental research and public domain information.

Jahna has also advised clients on a wide range of legal issues, including compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws, and the National Industrial Security Policy Operating Manual (NISPOM).

After obtaining her law degree, Jahna clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr. at the U.S. Court of International Trade. She also has been a member of the U.S. State Department’s Defense Trade Advisory Group and is a past co-chair of the Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law.

Jahna also practices virtually in Connecticut, where she is admitted.

Experience

Jahna Hartwig is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she advises domestic and foreign companies on compliance with international trade laws.

Jahna has over 20 years of experience advising clients on international trade compliance issues as both in-house and outside counsel. She has developed and implemented international trade compliance programs at a Fortune 50 aerospace company, as well as other companies in the high technology and defense industries, a consulting firm, and a university-affiliated research center. She has advised clients on a variety of issues related to export controls on commercial and “dual-use” technologies under the Export Administration Regulations, military and intelligence technologies under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, various economic sanction programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls, and Customs regulations. She has conducted internal investigations, developed and delivered training, prepared commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, filed voluntary disclosures and worked with government regulators on a variety of issues. She has significant experience advising clients on export controls related to fundamental research and public domain information.

Jahna has also advised clients on a wide range of legal issues, including compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws, and the National Industrial Security Policy Operating Manual (NISPOM).

After obtaining her law degree, Jahna clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr. at the U.S. Court of International Trade. She also has been a member of the U.S. State Department’s Defense Trade Advisory Group and is a past co-chair of the Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law.

Jahna also practices virtually in Connecticut, where she is admitted.

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DOJ Sues SpaceX in Continuing Campaign Against Use of Export Controls to Justify Employment Discrimination
On August 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for its alleged violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s (INA) prohibition on citizenship-based employment discrimination. In its complaint, the DOJ stated that SpaceX discriminated against refugees and asylees, who are protected U.S. persons under both the INA and U.S. export control regulations, by discouraging them from applying for positions, giving their applications unfair consideration, and refusing to hire them even if they were deemed qualified applicants.
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On July 31, 2023, The Longreach Group announced that it had, together with the founder family minority shareholders, completed the sale of all the issued and outstanding shares in Quasar Medical to funds managed by Boyu Capital. The deal value was not disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Boyu Capital in this acquisition.
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ACI Passport to Proficiency in the EAR (Export Administration Regulations)
As part of the virtual proficiency series, this Fall the American Conference Institute hosts the highly-anticipated four-week master class on Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Wilson Sonsini senior counsel Jahna Hartwig, and partner Josephine Aiello LeBeau join this year’s conference: “ACI Passport to Proficiency in the EAR”. On September 28th, Wilson Sonsini partner Josephine Aiello LeBeau joins Renata Rice (Northrop Grumman’s Director of International Trade Compliance) to speak on licensing requirements and exceptions in a session titled “The Ins and Outs of EAR Licensing Exceptions: How to Determine If, When and How They Apply”. On October 5th, Wilson Sonsini senior counsel Jahna Hartwig joins a panel with Bob Vander Lugt (partner with Little, Rothwell, & Vander Lugt, PLLC) as an expert instructor faculty for an export transaction case study review. To review the full agenda and for more information, click here.
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PLI's Investing, Trading and Doing Deals in 2022
As the global economy emerges from the COVID 19 pandemic, companies, organizations, investors, and counsel must navigate an opportunity-rich, but dynamic international business and regulatory environment. Resurging consumer and capital markets drive opportunity.  But accelerating geo-political tensions, divisive and unpredictable domestic politics, technological convergence, and focus on national industrial policy have dramatically impacted government policy, regulations, and enforcement activity regarding foreign investment, international trade and technology transfers, and data and supply chain security. This one day conference will take a two-pronged approach to engage attendees and participants in identifying and developing effective strategies. Each panel will bring together industry, financial, regulatory, and policy experts; attorneys and professional service providers; US and foreign Government officials; and corporate and organization executives who operate at the intersection of policy, technology, trade, and finance to provide interdisciplinary insight into the risks and opportunities of a dynamic world.
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