Andrea Al-Attar

Andrea Al-Attar started a law firm because she is passionate about providing high quality legal services in a personalized manner. She is fundamentally committed to advising corporations, individuals, and non-profit organizations on how to navigate the challenges presented by the ever-evolving set of U.S. laws and regulations affecting international trade, including U.S. economic sanctions laws.

Following her graduation from Georgetown University Law Center, Al-Attar joined the law firm of Milbank LLP in the fall of 2007 as an associate. While there, she worked on a range of corporate law and regulatory issues, including advising on U.S. economic sanctions laws.

She then joined the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the fall of 2010 as an enforcement officer. In this role, Al-Attar investigated potential violations of U.S. economic sanctions laws involving a number of U.S. sanctions programs. She recommended enforcement responses where appropriate and coordinated resolution of these matters with investigation subjects and their counsel. Many of these investigations involved complex financial and trade matters. Ms. Al-Attar remained in this position until January 2014.

In June 2015, she joined Allen & Overy LLP, as an associate in its economic sanctions practice. In May 2018, she returned to OFAC as a section chief in the Licensing Division. In her new role, she was responsible for managing a team of licensing officers reviewing license applications and requests for interpretive guidance received under the Iran and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction sanctions programs. She began her position shortly after the United States announced its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the JCPOA) with respect to Iran. She left in May 2019 to open her own law firm.