Lana Muranovic counsels U.S. and foreign companies regarding a wide scope of international trade matters and currently serves as co-leader of BakerHostetler’s Aerospace and Defense Industry team. She has extensive experience related to U.S. import and export controls, sanctions, anti-bribery laws and regulations and foreign investment, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), U.S. economic sanctions and embargo programs, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act, and laws and regulations pertaining to foreign investment in the U.S.
Lana’s practice has placed her in front of a variety of federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Among other matters, Lana generally assists clients with compliance, export jurisdiction and classification issues, licensing determinations, voluntary and mandatory submissions, regulatory disclosures, the design and implementation of export and import compliance programs and enforcement actions. She conducts audits and internal investigations of existing international trade compliance procedures, and has done so as both outside counsel and a seconded in-house compliance attorney. Lana also drafts, advises and trains corporate clients on the design and practical implementation of corporate compliance procedures and processes.
In her practice, Lana has assisted clients across a myriad of industries, including aerospace, agribusiness, biotechnology, communications, information technology, education, electronics, entertainment, healthcare and manufacturing. Her technical expertise and knowledge of industry, coupled with a practical and business-minded approach, make Lana an effective and efficient counsel for clients navigating complex regulatory schemes while doing business on a domestic and/or international scale.
In addition to serving as the firmwide co-chair of BakerHostetler’s Aerospace and Defense Industry team, Lana is a member of the Houston office's Diversity Group and its Lateral Hiring Committee. She has also shared her knowledge as a guest lecturer in International Trade Compliance at the South Texas College of Law.