As Counsel in Fluet’s International Trade Practice, Ariel Lieberman advises and represents domestic and multinational clients on complex regulatory, compliance, transactional, and enforcement matters involving international trade and national security.  She relies upon her valuable experience in private practice and in the federal government to provide practical, real-world solutions that her clients can rely upon.

Ms. Lieberman has experience counseling a broad range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, private equity sponsors, defense contractors, and emerging technology startups across diverse industry sectors, including aerospace and defense, semiconductors, software, telecommunications, biologics, fintech, and energy. Her practice focuses on cross-border regulatory compliance and risk mitigation, including reviews and investigations before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), national security matters overseen by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) mitigation.

In transactional matters, Ms. Lieberman conducts national security and trade due diligence, negotiates robust contractual risk-allocation provisions, prepares filings and facilitates negotiations involving governmental entities such as CFIUS, BIS, and DDTC, and implements post-acquisition compliance and integration protocols. In addition, she advises companies on establishing and auditing internal compliance programs, conducting classification analyses, submitting voluntary self-disclosures, and obtaining export authorizations.

Prior to joining Fluet, Ms. Lieberman served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she prosecuted violent felony criminal cases before the D.C. Superior Court, managed complex grand jury investigations, and secured numerous indictments and trial verdicts. She previously practiced international trade, national security, and complex litigation at two well-known leading global firms, including serving as the lead associate for export controls. During law school, Ms. Lieberman served as a law clerk for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and as a judicial intern to the Honorable William K. Sessions III of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont.

Ms. Lieberman earned her Juris Doctor and Master of Laws in National Security Law with Distinction from the Georgetown University Law Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Vermont.

Originally from Ohio, Ms. Lieberman has remained a dedicated Cincinnati Bengals fan throughout multiple moves, including to Michigan, Vermont, and DC. Currently, Ms. Lieberman resides in Northern Virginia, where she and her husband recently welcomed a baby girl to their growing family. Her passion for advocacy is deeply rooted in a strong legal lineage; her uncle, attorney Robert Bilott, was the inspiration behind the legal thriller film Dark Waters, in which Ms. Lieberman had the unique opportunity to appear as a featured extra.

*Ariel Lieberman is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and Vermont.