Deiadra Swartz - Lawyer and professor

Women in Trade

Career Path: Trade compliance was not her initial practice area right out of law school. Midway through her career she found an interest in trade compliance and has been in the industry now for 9 years.

US export compliance compared with other countries: US export regulations are far more reaching than other country's regulations. Deemed exports and secondary sanctions are unique to US regulation.

Academic side of trade compliance: She teaches law and trade compliance to law students and also teacher through the Denver World Trade Center.

World Trade Center: There are 330 World Trade Centers around the world and while each of their mission statements are different, they offer similar services such as education, networking, and assistance to exporters.

Mentoring: Networking and finding a mentor helps you to find out what jobs are actually available in international trade. Mentors are not there to give you a job, they are there to introduce you to people in the industry and weigh opportunities that come your way. The job of a mentor is to expand horizons not narrow them.

Three divisions of international trade:

• policy
• transactions
• compliance

How can you get a global view when you just learn your country's law?

• US subsidiaries and affiliates need to be trained on US law
• Many countries' regulations are based on the same international agreements so they are more similar than you think

Should a trade compliance team report to the business or to the legal team?

• Legal should be separate so they are free to advise independently
• Business people look at risk differently than a compliance person
• Best case would be to have a compliance team independent from both

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Full episode transcript available on my website: Season 1: Episode 2 (kelliekemock.wixsite.com)