Meredith Rathbone

Meredith heads Steptoe’s International Trade and Regulatory Compliance group and is the co-chair of its Economic Sanctions and Export Controls practice. She is based in the firm’s London and Washington, DC, offices.

Meredith counsels clients on compliance with US economic sanctions and export controls laws and regulations as well as United Nations sanctions and arms embargoes.  She regularly defends clients before relevant US government authorities and United Nationals sanctions panels.

Her experience includes assisting clients in resolving politically sensitive matters under the joint administration of various government agencies, including navigating the requirements of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and US sanctions laws and regulations administered by the US Departments of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US Department of State.

Meredith is experienced in supporting clients with internal investigations, voluntary disclosures and subpoena responses, obtaining export licences and technology transfer authorizations, undertaking product classification and jurisdiction assessments, and establishing compliance and training programs. Meredith regularly advises companies on export controls and sanctions considerations in the context of mergers and acquisitions. She has represented individuals and companies facing civil and criminal investigations in this area, and has assisted clients in being removed from OFAC’s SDN list through the delisting process. 

Meredith serves on the US Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, Sanctions Subcommittee.

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