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Kelsey Clinton

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Overview

Kelsey Clinton is an associate in the International Trade and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement practices in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. Kelsey’s practice focuses on a variety of matters, including analyzing global sanctions and export control regimes to provide compliance guidance, as well as representing clients in government and congressional investigations.

Previously, Kelsey clerked in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee for the Honorable Eli J. Richardson. Kelsey also interned for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia supporting the Major Crimes Division.

While in law school, Kelsey was a member editor of the Stanford Law Review, as well as a board member for the Stanford National Security & the Law Society. During law school, Kelsey additionally served as a student contributor to the Lawfare Blog.

Career & Education

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    • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
      Law Clerk, Honorable Eli J. Richardson, 2021–2022
    • Department of Justice: United States Attorneys' Office
      Intern, Major Crimes Division, 2019
    • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
      Law Clerk, Honorable Eli J. Richardson, 2021–2022
    • Department of Justice: United States Attorneys' Office
      Intern, Major Crimes Division, 2019

    • Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude
    • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2021
    • Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude
    • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2021

    • District of Columbia
    • Tennessee (Inactive)
    • District of Columbia
    • Tennessee (Inactive)

Kelsey's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.07.25

Federal Government Appeals Order Blocking Enforcement of the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Rule and Seeks Stay Pending Appeal, but Fate of CTA Remains Unclear

As we have previously reported, enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (the CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting rule (the BOI Rule) remains blocked nationwide as the result of an order from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury. On January 7, 2025, the Smith court granted a motion for preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the CTA against the named plaintiffs and their related entities, while also issuing a nationwide stay of the effective date of the BOI Rule. This occurred before the Supreme Court stayed a separate nationwide injunction of the CTA and stay of the BOI Rule in Texas Top Cop Shop v. McHenry....

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Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.07.25

Federal Government Appeals Order Blocking Enforcement of the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Rule and Seeks Stay Pending Appeal, but Fate of CTA Remains Unclear

Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.28.25

Supreme Court Stays Corporate Transparency Act Injunction, But Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Remain Paused

Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.07.25

Fifth Circuit Reinstates Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act; DOJ Petitions Supreme Court Seeking Stay of Injunction During Appeal

Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.19.24

DOJ Appeals Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act, Seeks Stay of Injunction During its Appeal
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Kelsey's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.07.25

Federal Government Appeals Order Blocking Enforcement of the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Rule and Seeks Stay Pending Appeal, but Fate of CTA Remains Unclear

As we have previously reported, enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (the CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting rule (the BOI Rule) remains blocked nationwide as the result of an order from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury. On January 7, 2025, the Smith court granted a motion for preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the CTA against the named plaintiffs and their related entities, while also issuing a nationwide stay of the effective date of the BOI Rule. This occurred before the Supreme Court stayed a separate nationwide injunction of the CTA and stay of the BOI Rule in Texas Top Cop Shop v. McHenry....

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