Join us Thursday, September 24th at 12:30pm for a Conversations Lunch at Garrett Hall with Rachel Alpert.

Ms. Alpert is a partner at Jenner & Block LLP, where she co-chairs the National Security and Crisis practice group. She has also co-chaired the firm’s National Security, Sanctions, & Export Control and Human Rights & Global Strategy practice groups, advising domestic and international clients on a range of issues including export controls and sanctions compliance, business and human rights, supply chain accountability, and national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Ms. Alpert recently completed her tenure as the chief counsel to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), where she led the team of attorneys who provide legal advice and guidance to OFAC in the administration and enforcement of U.S. economic and trade sanctions. She also served for seven years as an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser, where she worked on legal issues affecting U.S. relations with Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean and advised on the implementation of approximately $2 billion in U.S. foreign assistance resources to prevent trafficking in persons, combat transnational crime, promote democracy, and provide urgent humanitarian assistance throughout the world.

Please note this event is only for current UVA students, and registration is limited to 15 students.  We hope to see you there!