Overview
Quinn Dang is an associate in the Litigation practice and specializes in national security and international law, with a focus on trade, business, and human rights. She has expertise in transactional, compliance, and enforcement matters and experience counseling clients on complex interpretive issues relating to economic sanctions regimes, including programs promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, anti-boycott laws, U.S. and non-U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) laws governing cross-border transactions, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.
She counsels a variety of companies (including major financial institutions, Fortune 500 corporations, private companies, private equity funds, asset management divisions, investment banks, and technology companies) on sanctions programs
including those targeting Iran, Cuba, Russia/Nord Stream 2, Ukraine, Burma, Syria, North Korea, and export controls implemented by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Ms. Dang regularly advises and represents acquirers and U.S. companies in high-profile reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). She helps companies develop policies, conduct due diligence, and consult on issues such as supply chain risks, the Modern Slavery Act, and business ethics. In addition, her practice includes advising clients on political law, cybersecurity, and privacy compliance.
Ms. Dang graduated from Harvard University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. She received her law degree with honors from Georgetown University. Prior to law school, she served as congressional aide in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Honorable Susan A. Davis.
Ms. Dang is admitted to the State Bar in New York and the District of Columbia. She is based in the firm’s Washington, DC office and is an Assistant Editor of the firm's publication, Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom.
Engagement & Publications
"SEC Overcomes COVID-Related Challenges and Declares Successful Enforcement Year," Daily Journal, (December 2020).