Suzanne Reifman

Partner, Vinson & Elkins

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC 20037-1701
Tel  +1.202.639.6577
Fax  +1.202.879.8809
sreifman@velaw.com

Suzanne’s practice focuses on export controls and government contracts. 

Suzanne’s comprehensive export controls experience involves assisting clients in conducting international business transactions competitively and in compliance with U.S. and foreign laws and regulations. Counseling primarily involves assisting clients in a variety of industries with a variety of complex export and import-related issues, including compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); the Export Administration Regulation (EAR); export regulations administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); import regulations administered by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms, and Explosives (BATF); applicable regulations administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Census Bureau; and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). 

Suzanne’s government contracts experience includes counseling, claims preparation and analysis, and litigation. She has handled contractor appeals before various Boards of Contract Appeals and has worked on bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and various agencies. She has assisted in litigation before federal and state courts. Suzanne also assists clients in resolving industrial security issues, including strategies for mitigating foreign ownership & control and litigating the denial of security clearances. Prior to entering legal practice, Suzanne was a contracting officer for the General Services Administration (GSA). In that capacity, she negotiated, drafted, awarded and administered real estate contracts for leasehold interest and purchase and assisted agency counsel in litigation.