Jeremy Iloulian

Associate International Trade & National Security

Chicago +1 312 862 2766

Jeremy Iloulian

Overview

Jeremy Iloulian is an associate in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s International Trade and National Security Practice Group in the Chicago office. Jeremy advises clients on complex cross-border transactional, regulatory, and investigative matters that touch U.S. national security, foreign investment, and international trade including:

  • Reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and CFIUS concerns related to private equity fund formation;
  • Economic sanctions administered by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC);
  • Export controls administered under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) of the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS);
  • Export controls administered under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC);
  • Anticorruption compliance counseling in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA);
  • Import laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
  • Anti-boycott regulations; and
  • Anti-money laundering laws and regulations (FinCEN).

Jeremy has advised and counseled various types of U.S. and international clients, such as public and private companies, private equity funds, and non-profits that span across a multitude of industries including aerospace and defense, energy, entertainment, fashion, food and beverage, healthcare, infrastructure, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.

Additionally, Jeremy has presented and published research related to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and maritime law. 

Internal Investigations

  • Lead associate on an internal investigation focused on sanctions and export controls for a U.S. based company with investigation touchpoints in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

Transactions

  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its $400 million strategic investment in Allied Universal.
  • Calabrio, a portfolio company of KKR, in its acquisition of Teleopti.
  • Donuts Inc. in its acquisition of Afilias, Inc.  
  • Industrial Growth Partners in its acquisition of Electric Power Systems International (EPS).
  • Nordic Capital in its acquisition of ArisGlobal.
  • Nordic Capital in its acquisition of Orchid Orthopedic Solutions from Altor Equity Partners.

Government Interactions and Licensing

  • Prepared sanctions compliance reports as required by relevant general licenses for U.S. based metals company.

Development of Compliance Infrastructure

  • Developed and implemented sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering compliance policies and procedures for companies and non-profits.
  • Conducted training and drafted training modules for company personnel regarding compliance with sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering laws.

United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

United States Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Science and Technology Cooperation

Research Assistant, International Maritime Boundaries

Research Assistant, Duke University School of Law

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Thought Leadership

Article Publications

“What’s Next in the U.S.-China Strategic Competition” Jeremy Iloulian, Mario Mancuso, Sanjay Mullick, Anthony Rapa, and Abigail Cotterill, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert (October 10, 2019).

“3 Policy Developments to Watch as US-China Divide Grows” Jeremy Iloulian, Mario Mancuso, and Sanjay Mullick, Law360 (October 9, 2019).

“The G20: What to Watch” Mario Mancuso, Shawn Cooley, Sanjay Mullick, Anthony Rapa, Abigail Cotterill, and Jeremy Iloulian, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert (June 26, 2019).

“What EU Investment Screening Will Mean For Dealmakers” Mario Mancuso, Anna Schwander, Shawn Cooley, J. Matthew O’Hare, & Jeremy Iloulian, Law360 (March 12, 2019).

“Council of the European Union Approves Regulation to Screen Inbound Foreign Investment: What Dealmakers Need to Know Now” Anna Schwander, Mario Mancuso, Lucille Hague, Jeremy Iloulian, J. Matthew O’Hare, & Shawn Cooley, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert (March 7, 2019).

“U.S. Treasury Department Issues New Rule on Mandatory CFIUS Declarations,” Mario Mancuso, Sanjay Mullick, Anthony Rapa, H. Boyd Greene, Lucille Hague, Jeremy Iloulian, & William Phalen, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert (October 12, 2018).

“Changes in U.S. Cuba, Russia and Iran Sanctions Create Uncertainty for Global Businesses,” Mario Mancuso, Joanna Ritcey-Donohue, Lucille Hague, Jeremy Iloulian, & Palmer Quamme, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert (June 21, 2017).

Academic Journal Publications

Mario Mancuso, Sanjay Mullick, & Jeremy Iloulian, North Korea: Shipping and Supply Chain Risks and Risk Mitigation, 35 REV. BANKING & FIN. SERVICES 37 (March 2019).

Jeremy Iloulian, Note, From Shark Finning to Shark Fishing: a Strategy for the U.S. & EU to Combat Shark Finning in China & Hong Kong, 27 DUKE ENVTL. L. & POL’Y F. 345 (2017).

Seminars

Presenter, “US Priorities for a Legally Binding Instrument on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction,” Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program (February 23, 2018).

Recognition

Head of 2013 American Delegation to Y8 Summit

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2018Illinois
  • 2019District of Columbia

Education

  • Duke University School of LawJ.D.2018

    Editor-in-Chief, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

    Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Zeitgeist Award

    Salzburg Cutler Law Fellow, 2018

  • The George Washington UniversityB.A., International Affairs & Environmental Studiescum laude2013