Amy Josselyn

Amy S. Josselyn

Partner
Amy S. Josselyn
Washington, DC
+1 202 346 4020

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

Prior to joining the firm, Amy served in the US government at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in various positions, including as an imagery analyst, branch chief, liaison to the President’s Daily Briefing staff, and the Senior NGA Representative to the National Intelligence Council. She also previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles F. Lettow at the US Court of Federal Claims. While in law school, Amy served as the Editor-in-Chief of the George Mason Law Review.

Credentials

Education

JD

George Mason University School of Law

(magna cum laude)

M.A., Security Studies

Georgetown University

B.S., Political Science

Florida State University

(magna cum laude)

B.A., Spanish

Florida State University

(magna cum laude)

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