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Alexandra Francis is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. She advises clients in matters relating to U.S. trade controls regulations administered by the State Department and Commerce Department; as well as economic sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department. Ms. Francis also participates in advising clients on public international law issues related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. She previously resided in Jordan, Syria, Turkey, and Egypt and is proficient in Arabic.
- Advises companies on submission of voluntary disclosures to the Department of Commerce and Department of the Treasury.
- Counsels clients in the financial services sector concerning the application of U.S. sanctions against Iran.
- Counsels clients in the humanitarian sector on the application of U.S. sanctions and humanitarian licensing programs.
- Advises client on public international law issues related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Pro Bono
- Advising an international humanitarian organization on trade controls compliance matters.
Previous Experience
- Summer Associate, State Department Office of the Legal Advisor (2017)
- Summer Associate, Office of the White House Counsel (2016)
- Fulbright Scholar in Amman, Jordan (2013-2014)
- Junior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2012-2013)
October 23, 2020, Covington Alert
Since Covington's last global Business and Human Rights update, there have been significant developments in national, regional, and international regulatory and enforcement initiatives, which have continued to exert pressure on companies to develop or enhance their processes for identifying and mitigating human rights risks in their global operations and value ...
September 17, 2020, Covington Alert
On September 14, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against products from certain factories and companies doing business primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China based on allegations of forced labor. CBP and other U.S. government departments and agencies have repeatedly stated ...
July 8, 2020, Covington Alert
In recent years and with increased vigor in recent months, stakeholders and governments, including the United States, have focused on labor-related and other human rights issues concerning the treatment of Uyghur and other minority Muslim groups in the Xinjiang region of China. In this post, we provide an overview of some of these developments and considerations ...
Covington Represents Ukraine in Securing Favorable Ruling Under U.N. Law of the Sea Convention
February 21, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington secured a major ruling for Ukraine in an arbitration against the Russian Federation under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The ruling, issued today by a five-member arbitral tribunal, rejected the majority of Russia’s jurisdictional objections and permits Ukraine’s case to proceed to the merits. “The Tribunal’s ...
January 15, 2020, Covington Alert
On January 10, 2020, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (“January 10 Executive Order”) that provides authority for the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain additional sectors of Iran’s economy, including Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles sectors. The January 10 Executive Order introduces both property-blocking ...
Covington Secures Decisive Victory For Ukraine Before the International Court of Justice
November 8, 2019
WASHINGTON—Covington has secured a decisive win for Ukraine in proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) concerning violations by Russia of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (“ICSFT”) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial ...
October 10, 2019, Covington Alert
On October 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Final Rule adding 20 Chinese government entities and eight Chinese private sector entities (“Listed Entities”) to the Entity List maintained by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”).
Covington Represents Ukraine in Securing Order for Release of Servicemen and Naval Vessels
May 25, 2019
WASHINGTON—Advised by Covington, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs secured a significant victory against the Russian Federation in a dispute arising under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (“ITLOS”), a 21-judge international tribunal based in Hamburg, ordered Russia to release three Ukrainian naval ...
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