CARYS GOLESWORTHY focuses her practice on compliance with sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and export controls and anti-boycott rules administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), as well as proceedings before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
In her practice she assists companies with risk/gap assessments, conducts internal investigations, prepares license requests, assists in development and review of trade controls compliance policies, and advises on trade controls risks in the context of mergers and acquisitions. Carys also regularly represents clients in complex cross-border transactional and counseling matters that touch U.S. national security and foreign investment, including reviews before CFIUS.
Prior to joining Sidley, Carys was an economic consultant for the World Bank, working on issues related to international trade. Carys was also a research economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where she provided economic analysis on a wide range of domestic and international economic policy issues, with an emphasis on international trade policy.