Chelsea Ellis

Chelsea Ellis is an associate in Rimon’s New York office. Ms. Ellis’ practice focuses on international trade, trade enforcement matters, economic sanctions, export controls, CFIUS, internal corporate compliance, import regulations, customs, internal investigations, data privacy, financial technology, and other cross-border transactional and regulatory law. She has experience in federal and state regulatory compliance concerning securities, corporate, and intellectual property law. As legal counsel for many global corporations, she brings extensive experience to her clients. She provides practical and solution-driven advice on complex matters such as U.S. secondary sanctions and the extraterritorial implications of U.S. export control laws.

Ms. Ellis also advises foreign investors and U.S. businesses in high-technology sectors through the intricacies of CFIUS requirements, ICTS regulations, and securing the necessary licenses and approvals from U.S. trade authorities. Moreover, she has also prepared and filed voluntary disclosures to reduce potential penalties from government agencies on behalf of her clients. Regarding corporate compliance, Ms. Ellis has designed and implemented various internal compliance programs and conducted on-site trade compliance audits for U.S. and foreign companies. These programs and audits cover a range of areas, including customs, export controls, economic sanctions, and anti-bribery laws.

Ms. Ellis previously worked in the United States Trade Representative’s Office in Washington, D.C. as a contract attorney and as a Russia trade analyst. Before USTR, Ms. Ellis was an associate at a law firm in Chicago, where she worked in the corporate and finance practice groups dealing with issues including financial technology. She also previously worked at an offshore corporate consulting firm in St. Julian’s, Malta, and as a summer associate in the Moscow, Russia office of an AmLaw 100 firm.

Ms. Ellis received her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and is a graduate of Youngstown State University, where she received her B.A. in International Relations and Political Science and minored in Russian studies. She also studied at the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University in Russia and Imperial College in London, England.

Ms. Ellis is admitted to practice law in New York and is pending admission to the DC Bar. She practices under the direct supervision of a DC Bar member.