Michelle Schulz
Managing Partner
Schulz Trade Law
Dallas, TX

Michelle Schulz served two terms under the Obama Administration on the
President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration
(PECSEA), where she had the privilege of advising the U.S.
Department of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative on Exports
and Export Control Reform. In addition, Michelle served years as a
senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade
Representative on the Industry Trade Advisory for Aerospace (ITAC-1).
As outside trade counsel for major corporations worldwide, Michelle
works in various industries such as: oil and gas, aerospace,
electronics, health care, food and beverage, and automotive. She
regularly represents Fortune 500 manufacturers, distributors, and
defense contractors. She frequently leads corporate counsel, buyers, and
sellers through the due diligence process for international trade in
mergers and acquisitions.

Michelle is well-versed in defense exports under the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) as well as dual-use exports under
Export Administration Regulations (EAR). She is highly experienced in
the U.S. Customs Regulations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),
Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), and Committee on Foreign Trade
Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) regulations. She routinely navigates
compliance issues in sanctions, embargoes, Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZs), free trade agreements, country of origin, valuation, and trade
data reporting to the U.S. Census Bureau (Census).

Michelle’s practice is solution-focused. She has a reliable history of
negotiating with enforcement with a solid understanding of the
government requirements and expectations. Proactively, she
collaborates well with corporate teams to design and implement
effective trade compliance programs and mitigate risk exposure.