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Crowell & Moring Partner Jana del-Cerro Named to State Department’s Defense Trade Advisory Group

Firm News | 2 min read | 08.13.24

Washington, D.C. – August 13, 2024: The United States Department of State has named Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, a partner in Crowell & Moring’s International Trade and Government Contracts groups, as a member of its Defense Trade Advisory Group.

The DTAG advises the State Department on its regulation of defense trade to help ensure U.S. foreign policy and national security are protected and advanced, while helping to reduce unnecessary impediments to legitimate exports to support the defense requirements of the nation’s allies. It is the department’s only advisory committee that addresses defense trade-related topics. The group’s membership consists of export control leaders from across the industry.

Del-Cerro previously served previously served at the State Department as a senior regulatory analyst in the Regulatory and Multilateral Affairs Division of the Directorate of Defense Trade Control’s Policy office. She rejoined Crowell in 2022 following that role.

Del-Cerro advises clients on U.S. regulation of outbound trade, including U.S. export controls. She works with clients across a broad range of industries, from traditional aerospace and defense manufacturers and multi-national software companies, to start-ups in the technology sector, and she regularly represents them before the Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury in responding to government inquiries, conducting internal reviews, and in compliance investigations and voluntary disclosures.

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