Ellie Bacon

Associate International Trade & National Security

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3478

Ellie Bacon

Practices

Overview

Ellie Bacon is an associate in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s International Trade and National Security Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office. Ellie advises clients on complex cross-border transactions and international trade regulatory matters, including reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), economic sanctions, export controls (ITAR/EAR), antiboycott regulations and anti-corruption (FCPA).

Legal ExternUnited States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Note, “The Link Between Trade and Human Rights: Combating Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang,” 112 Geo. L.J. 1205–66, 2024

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024District of Columbia

Education

  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.cum laude2024

    Executive Editor, The Georgetown Law Journal

    Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies

  • Texas A&M UniversityB.B.A., Business Honors and Finance; Psychology Minorsumma cum laude2021
    Certificate in International Business