Elizabeth H. Buchanan

Represented a U.S. AI infrastructure company after federal authorities detained a shipment of high-performance NVIDIA GPUs valued at over $1.5 million based on concerns about potential diversion to prohibited end users in Asia. Served as lead outside counsel interfacing with the BIS Office of Export Enforcement, responding to multiple rounds of investigative inquiries, and filing a formal export license application and petition for release of the detained goods. Drafted formal correspondence to senior BIS officials requesting written confirmation that the client was not a target of the investigation and challenging the prolonged detention as inconsistent with the Bureau's published guiding principles. Managed multi-wave document productions and e-discovery in a voluntary response to the government’s Requests for Information.  Simultaneously advised the client on managing its relationship with a major OEM whose own regulatory compliance issues had contributed to the detention, including counseling on responding to the OEM's attempts to shift responsibility. The matter remains ongoing with continued cooperation with investigators and document productions.