Thea Kendler

Clients turn to Thea Kendler for advice on export controls and sanctions-related compliance and investigations, relying on her unique background in both regulatory interpretation and enforcement. With more than 20 years of regulatory, prosecutorial, and policymaking experience, Thea provides considered and practical counsel in the ever-changing landscape of national security and international trade rules surrounding cutting-edge technology.

Thea previously served as the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), where she led policymaking and implementation of dual-use export controls, with a particular focus on advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies; developed innovative controls in response to Russia’s 2022 further invasion of Ukraine; worked closely with Defense, Energy, State, and Treasury Department officials to modernize dual-use export controls; and established longstanding relationships with industry and foreign government counterparts who focus on national security and international trade.

• University of Pennsylvania, 法律博士
• 普林斯顿大学, 文学学士, School of Public and International Affairs

• 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区
• 纽约州