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COLLEEN O’KEEFE

Davidsonville,MD

Summary

Experienced attorney seeking new opportunity after taking a 3 year career hiatus to manage illness in family. Demonstrated capacity for meeting high client expectations in deadline driven environment. Strong writer and efficient reader with genuine curiosity about people. Seeking to add value in flexible role utilizing analysis, writing, and presentation skills. Excellent references.


Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Attorney/Counsel

Various Private Sector Clients
10.2010 - 04.2022
  • Provided advice and counsel to various private sector clients on U.S., E.U., and Canadian export controls and sanctions compliance (e.g, Verizon International, Teledyne FLIR, Allegis Group).
  • Built new and enhanced existing export control programs, identifying weaknesses in existing systems and recommending and overseeing the implementation of improvements.
  • Provided training and compliance counseling on export control regulations to executives as well as business, supply chain, and contract personnel both in the U.S. and abroad.
  • Investigated hundreds of export control violations, working with personnel to determine root causes. Reported findings to management and governmental authorities as needed, both through presentations and written reports.


Policy Director and Deputy Chief of Staff

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
10.2007 - 12.2009
  • Provided senior Office of Health Affairs (OHA) leadership with policy expertise and legal guidance on issues with national implications for homeland security, including weapons of mass destruction and biodefense, and DHS workforce health protection activities.
  • Served as designated privacy officer for OHA and managed office responses to Freedom of Information Act and Government Accountability Office requests.

Counsel

U.S. House of Representatives
01.2005 - 11.2007
  • Provided legal counsel and policy expertise to Members of Congress and senior Committee staff on all matters relating to homeland security, with a specific emphasis on matters relating to weapons of mass destruction and other emerging threats.
  • Planned and managed public hearings and private Congressional Member briefings on homeland security developments and topics of interest to Members; briefed on Members on relevant topics and drafted floor and hearing statements.
  • Drafted legislation and negotiated with staff of other Committees and relevant stakeholders on legislative text.

Education

J.D. -

University of Notre Dame Law School
South Bend, Indiana
05-2022

B.A. - Political Science, Russian Minor

Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
05.1997

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • District of Columbia
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts (retired status)

Timeline

Attorney/Counsel

Various Private Sector Clients
10.2010 - 04.2022

Policy Director and Deputy Chief of Staff

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
10.2007 - 12.2009

Counsel

U.S. House of Representatives
01.2005 - 11.2007

J.D. -

University of Notre Dame Law School

B.A. - Political Science, Russian Minor

Providence College

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