Bell Johnson assists clients in a variety of national security and government contracting matters, including bid protests and export control and trade sanctions compliance.
Bell received her law degree magna cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law, where she served as the managing editor for the Syracuse Law Review, and a dual Masters of International Relations degree from the university’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. While in law school, she also interned at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.
Perspectives
November 14, 2023
Enforcement Actions Expected to Continue During a U.S. Government Shutdown, While Export Industry Will Incur Licensing Delays
Advisory
October 23, 2023
Higher Fences and an Increasingly Bigger Yard: Commerce Department Aims to Restrain Chinese Military Modernization by Tightening US Export Controls on Advanced AI Chips and Additional Semiconductor Manufacturing Items
Advisory
May 24, 2023
U.S. Strengthens Sanctions and Export Control Regime Against Russia and Belarus
Advisory
May 16, 2023
NIST Issues Proposed Revision to Cybersecurity Controls and Requirements to Protect Information on Non-Federal Information Systems
Advisory
May 9, 2023
CFIUS Proposes to Expand Real Estate Jurisdiction Following China Firm’s North Dakota Factory Plans
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
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Credentials
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Syracuse University College of Law, 2021
- M.A., International Relations, Maxwell School of Syracuse University, 2021
- B.A., dual degrees in International Studies and Journalism; cum laude, University of Missouri, 2016
Admissions
- District of Columbia
Activities
- Program Coordinator, International Trade and National Security Subcommittees, International Law Community, The District of Columbia Bar
- Steering Committee Member, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee, American Bar Association, International Law Section