Brittany Crosby-Banyai
Associate
Areas of Focus
- International Trade
- Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Customs & Import Controls
- Antibribery/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- Advises U.S. and international clients on various international trade law matters, including U.S. economic sanctions, export controls and anti-money laundering regulations.
- Advises clients on international trade laws and regulations.
Brittany is an associate in the international trade practice advising clients on a wide range of international trade matters, including compliance and regulatory issues related to U.S. export control and economic sanctions matters. She also has experience in representing clients in internal investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Before joining Akin, she was an associate at another large international law firm in New York. She earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, graduating with honors as a Thurgood Marshall Scholar. She received her B.A. in international affairs at The George Washington University.
LanguagesSpanish
Spanish
EducationJ.D., The George Washington University Law School, with honors, 2017
B.A., George Washington University, cum laude, 2014
J.D., The George Washington University Law School, with honors, 2017
B.A., George Washington University, cum laude, 2014
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
- Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition Finalist, The George Washington University Law School, 2017.
- Womble Carlyle Summer Associate Diversity Scholarship Recipient.
- Intern, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C., 2013-2014.
- Intern, U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, 2011.
- Intern, U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, 2010.
