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Kara D. Millard
Associate
National Security and Trade
Washington, D.C.

D202-973-8962

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Kara Millard is a national security associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on economic sanctions and export controls, including those administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She represents clients in obtaining BIS and OFAC licenses, advises on compliance risks in mergers and acquisitions, and develops compliance programs to assist companies in avoiding sanctions and export control violations. Kara also provides export controls and sanctions compliance advice to clients from a wide range of industries. This work includes identifying proper classifications and license requirements under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and military-specific controls administered under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Kara supports clients in conducting internal investigations out of concern for potential violations, as well as preparing Voluntary Self-Disclosures (VSDs) and responses to government agencies.

Kara advises U.S. companies and foreign investors in determining whether to make a filing with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and counsels clients throughout the CFIUS review process, including on risk allocation in transaction documents and negotiation of mitigation measures. She also advises on compliance with emerging U.S. outbound screening requirements, including regulatory obligations under the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Outbound Investment Screening Program (OISP). In addition, she assists clients in assessing cross-border transactional risks associated with foreign direct investment (FDI) review regimes globally. Kara is a frequent author of the firm’s publications and client outreach regarding changes to the regulations listed above. 

While attending law school, Kara served as an international trade policy analyst at the Harrison Institute for Public Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she developed WTO-compliant legislation drafting guidelines for a U.S. carbon pricing system. She served as senior editor for the Georgetown Journal of International Law and represented Georgetown Law as a jurist in the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot Competition in Hong Kong. She also interned for the Honorable Judge Robert N. Scola in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

In addition to English, Kara speaks fluent French.

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Kara Millard is a national security associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on economic sanctions and export controls, including those administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She represents clients in obtaining BIS and OFAC licenses, advises on compliance risks in mergers and acquisitions, and develops compliance programs to assist companies in avoiding sanctions and export control violations. Kara also provides export controls and sanctions compliance advice to clients from a wide range of industries. This work includes identifying proper classifications and license requirements under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and military-specific controls administered under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Kara supports clients in conducting internal investigations out of concern for potential violations, as well as preparing Voluntary Self-Disclosures (VSDs) and responses to government agencies.

Kara advises U.S. companies and foreign investors in determining whether to make a filing with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and counsels clients throughout the CFIUS review process, including on risk allocation in transaction documents and negotiation of mitigation measures. She also advises on compliance with emerging U.S. outbound screening requirements, including regulatory obligations under the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Outbound Investment Screening Program (OISP). In addition, she assists clients in assessing cross-border transactional risks associated with foreign direct investment (FDI) review regimes globally. Kara is a frequent author of the firm’s publications and client outreach regarding changes to the regulations listed above. 

While attending law school, Kara served as an international trade policy analyst at the Harrison Institute for Public Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she developed WTO-compliant legislation drafting guidelines for a U.S. carbon pricing system. She served as senior editor for the Georgetown Journal of International Law and represented Georgetown Law as a jurist in the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot Competition in Hong Kong. She also interned for the Honorable Judge Robert N. Scola in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

In addition to English, Kara speaks fluent French.

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