Jennifer (Fluet) Huber co-founded Fluet (then Fluet & Huber) in 2009 after years of working in Big Law. She continues to lead the firm’s growth strategy, which is uniquely focused on bringing in elite talent capable of delivering efficient and effective full-scale business solutions. Ms. Huber fiercely protects firm culture, where lawyers are industry-minded, growth-oriented business people in addition to legal practitioners.
Ms. Huber also co-chairs the International Trade Practice. She is widely-recognized as an elite international trade and business transactions attorney with an exceptional ability to bring creative business and legal solutions to fast-paced, high-risk environments. She has particular experience negotiating and closing complex international transactions involving numerous parties, complex regulatory requirements, corporate formation overseas, and the interplay of foreign and domestic law in emerging economies.
Ms. Huber routinely counsels corporate clients in all aspects of cross-border transactions, including export control, anti-bribery and corruption, establishment of foreign subsidiaries, and negotiation, structuring, and documentation for international joint ventures negotiation. Her practice also includes counseling in international compliance support, including ITAR, EAR, OFAC, FCPA, foreign ownership, control and influence (FOCI) mitigation, and the review of transactions requiring approval by the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Ms. Huber has specific expertise in the defense, intelligence, and security industries, and she holds an active security clearance.
Ms. Huber was named International Trade + Transactions Attorney of the Year in June 2015 by SmartCEO Magazine. She was published in the American University Law Review in June 2015 with an article titled “2014 International Trade Law Decisions of the Federal Circuit,” which discusses the 36 precedential opinions on international trade-related cases issued by the Federal Circuit in 2014. Ms. Huber was awarded the National Association of Professional Women “Woman of the Year” in 2010.
Ms. Huber lives in Northern Virginia, and enjoys running, poetry, being married to the man of her dreams, and parenting five smart, athletic, and interesting children.
Representative Matters
- Closed more than $1 billion in cross-border transactions.
- Successfully obtained approvals for export of more than $750 million in highly regulated defense goods and services.
- Structured and negotiated transactions in over 40 countries.
Experience
- Counsel, Wiley Rein LLP
- Associate, LeBoeuf, Lamb LLP
Education
- J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law; Editor, USF Law Review; Board of Directors, Jessup Moot Court
- B.A., Georgetown University
Certifications + Licenses
- Virginia Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
- California Bar
- National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
- Active Security Clearance
