Dentons announced today that prominent defense industry and aerospace lawyers Giovanna Cinelli and Kenneth Nunnenkamp have joined Dentons as partners in its US Export Controls and National Security practice. With their arrival, the Firm will open an office in Tysons Corner, Virginia, an area recognized as a thriving business center and considered to be the heart of Washington’s technology corridor, where Cinelli, who will chair the practice area, and Nunnenkamp will be resident along with current Dentons lawyers and professionals.
Cinelli and Nunnenkamp are widely regarded as one of the foremost international trade and national security legal teams in the country. They advise a highly diverse client base on export controls and national security before Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS). They, and other Dentons lawyers, have numerous clients who will benefit from the geographic proximity of the Firm’s new Tysons office, located at 8300 Greensboro Drive, in McLean, Virginia.
“Our new Tysons Corner location is an example of how we are committed to being in and of the community where our clients are located,” said US Managing Partner Mike McNamara. “Giovanna and Ken are a tremendous addition to our regulatory practice and the depth of service we offer clients, including in the Aerospace and Defense and Technology sectors. Growing in these areas has been a key strategic focus for Dentons.” Six months ago, Dentons added Aviation Finance partners Elizabeth Roberts, who is co-chair of the global practice and leads the US practice, and Deepak Reddy as well as Del Smith, senior Space Business counsel and chair of the Firm’s Space Business Sector.
“As a firm that boasts a comprehensive aerospace, national security and space business offering, we needed to be in Tysons,” said Bruce Fried, managing partner of the Firm’s Washington, DC office. “The many clients we have in the area will also benefit from immediate access to our litigation, insurance and intellectual property capabilities.”
Cinelli advises defense and high tech companies on export and government regulatory issues affecting the satellite, space, missile, computer, encryption, submarine and defense services industries. For export transactions, she conducts due diligence, investigations, disclosures and audits, and analyses of national security and espionage issues involving the US and foreign countries. In addition, she is an expert witness on export issues related to litigations and arbitrations involving sensitive US goods and technologies.
A current member of the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG), and its former vice chair for three years, she has works extensively with the Departments of State, Commerce, Defense, Treasury and Energy, as well as the military. During her tenure as a member and vice chair of DTAG, she advised the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls on defense, trade, licensing and compliance matters. She is currently the Chairman of Women in Aerospace, a preeminent organization involved in the education and encouragement of women in the aerospace field.
Cinelli is a popular presenter and frequent author on export and CFIUS issues. She earned her JD from The Catholic University of America, her MA from The College of William and Mary and her BA from Loyola University. She holds an Executive Education Certificate in National Security and International Security from the Harvard JF Kennedy School of Government. Before entering private practice, she was a law clerk for Judge Philip J. Nichols, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Judge Steffen W. Graae, DC Superior Court.
Nunnenkamp’s complementary practice involves advising clients in trade and national security matters before US government agencies, including the Departments of State, Commerce, Homeland Security, Defense and Treasury. He conducts export and import compliance investigations, as well as audit and transactional due diligence for cross-border or global transactions.
Nunnenkamp advises clients in the space, missile, computer, software, outsourcing, retail, consumer products, chemical, aircraft and aircraft components, marine, and defense services industries on the voluntary disclosure process for import and export violations, and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) compliance, validations and revalidations.
Speaking and publishing on CFIUS, export control and compliance issues, Nunnenkamp also served in the US Marines as a JAG officer and actively represents veterans pro bono before various veterans boards and military discharge review boards. He earned his LLM from George Mason University, his JD from The Catholic University of America and his BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and clerked for Judge Philip B. Baldwin, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Source: www.dentons.com
