Amy S. Josselyn is a partner in the firm’s Global Trade practice. She draws upon 15 years of experience in the US Intelligence Community to advise clients on national security and international trade-related compliance and transactional matters. Amy joined Goodwin in 2020.
Experience
Amy helps clients analyze complex issues associated with foreign investment in the United States. She has counseled hundreds of clients — both US companies and non-US investors — on matters relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including diligence, counseling, negotiation of transactions, and engagement with CFIUS to resolve national security concerns. Amy’s deep experience includes the successful navigation of the CFIUS review process for transactions in the aerospace, biotechnology/life sciences, telecommunications, semiconductor/electronics, robotics, software/data processing, electric power/renewable energy, hospitality, real estate, and transportation/logistics industries.
Amy also advises US and non-US clients on compliance with global trade-related regulatory regimes, including US export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); US sanctions and embargoes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); and the anti-bribery/anti-corruption requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She also has experience in counseling clients — particularly small start-up companies — on the regulatory and contractual requirements applicable to US government contracts, grants, and other agreements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and related provisions.
Areas of Practice
Professional Experience
Credentials
Education
JD
George Mason University School of Law
M.A., Security Studies
Georgetown University
B.S., Political Science
Florida State University
B.A., Spanish
Florida State University
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Honorable Charles F. Lettow
Admissions
Bars
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Courts
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Recognition & Awards
In 2023, Amy was ranked by the Legal 500 US in CFIUS and Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions.
Amy has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch for her work in Government Relations Practice 2022.
Amy was included in the inaugural Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for 2021 in the Government Relations Practice area.
Publications
- “U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely,” The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law, Vol. 3, No. 4, July-August 2020
- “The CFIUS “White List” Class of 2020: Potential Takeaways for Japan,” Kokusai Shoji Homu (International Business Law and Practice), Vol. 48, No. 9, 2020
- “National Security at All Costs: Why the CFIUS Review Process May Have Overreached Its Purpose,” George Mason Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2014