Sylwia Lis joined Heller Ehrman in 2007 and is a member of the Intellectual Property Transactions practice group.

Experience

Ms. Lis has represented and counseled foreign and domestic clients across a broad range of international trade issues and regulatory matters relating to cross-border transactions. Ms. Lis has extensive experience advising companies on U.S. laws relating to exports and reexports of commercial good and technology, defense trade controls, and economic sanctions, including licensing, regulatory interpretations, compliance programs, and enforcement matters.  Ms. Lis also has advised clients on national security reviews of foreign investment administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including CFIUS-related due diligence, risk assessment, and representation before the CFIUS agencies. 

Prior to joining Heller Ehrman, Ms. Lis was a senior associate in the International Trade Department at a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm, where her practice also included international intellectual property matters, trade policy and dispute settlement under WTO and NAFTA, and investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Publications

• Client Alert: Selected Customs And Export Control Developments For 2008  01.31.2008
• Managing Risks Under U.S. Import- And Export-Related Laws  PharmAsia News  01.07.2008
• Export Control and Customs Developments  10.23.2007
• Export Control Considerations in International Agreements  08.14.2007
• New Legislation Aims at Strengthening Review of Foreign Investment in the United States  07.30.2007
• Commerce Department Issues New Regulation for Exports to China  07.11.2007
• Practitioner’s Comment: Commerce Department Publishes Proposed China ‘Catch-All’ and Antiboycott Penalty Guidelines   The Government Contractor  07.2006
• "Export Compliance as a Contractual Term in DoD Contracts?"  International Government Contractor  10.2005
• “Exports Face Scrutiny,”  Legal Times  06.2005
• “U.S. National Security Focus: Tougher Penalties, More Prosecutions for Export Violations,”   White Collar Crime Reporter  04.2005

Speaking Engagements

• “From the General Counsel’s Perspective,” Licensing and Export Controls. Stanford University, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Palo Alto, CA, January 9, 2008. 
• “Risk Management for Life Sciences Companies: Hot Topics in Clinical Trials Contracting, FDA and Export Controls/Import Compliance,” Heller Ehrman Office – 4350 La Jolla Village Drive – 7th Floor, San Diego, CA, April 24, 2008.
• “Doing Business in China: Key Risk Management Issues,” Heller Ehrman Office – 275 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA, April 8, 2008.