Ludmilla (Milla) Kasulke draws on extensive experience in both domestic and international policy to strategically advise corporations of all sizes, foreign governments and trade associations on a broad spectrum of high-stakes trade and tariff matters. She partners closely with C-suites, business unit leaders, general counsel and government affairs teams to develop forward-looking, commercially focused and innovative solutions to tariff exposure and complex supply chain challenges, including evolving tariff frameworks arising under Section 232 and Section 301 investigations, as well as impacting a wide range of trading partners and critical commodities like steel, aluminum, copper, semiconductors and machinery. She also regularly counsels clients on the impact of major trade negotiations and agreements, including Agreements on Reciprocal Trade, US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), the USMCA and ongoing and future negotiations with other major trading and investment partners, such as Japan and the EU.
Prior to law school, Milla was the special assistant to the chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where she gained first-hand experience in the daily operations of the executive branch. While at the council, she worked closely with the chairman and his team of policy advisors in the development and management of significant administration policies and programs, such as the Major Economies Meetings on Energy Security and Climate Change.
While in law school, Milla served as the assistant to former White House Counsel and former US Ambassador to the European Union C. Boyden Gray. She was elected as a vice president on the executive board of the Student Bar Association, where she represented part-time student interests. Additionally, she was an active member of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy staff, where she served as a symposium director.
Co-author, “New Tariffs: Impact on US-Mexico Trade Industry,” Latin American Legal, June 2019. (Republished by The National Law Review.)
Co-author, “Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Exemptions,” Latin American Legal, May 2019. (Republished by The National Law Review.)
Co-author, “2018 Midterm Elections Analysis: President Donald J. Trump, a Democratic House, and a Republican Senate,” November 2018.
Co-author, “NAFTA is Dead, Long Live NAFTA,” October 2018.
Co-author, “Trump Administration Unveils Proposed Section 301 Tariffs,” April 2018.
Co-author, “President Trump Announces Trade Actions Targeting Chinese Tech and Intellectual Property Policies,” March 2018.
Co-author, “US Department of Commerce Unveils Steep Tariff and Quota Recommendations Targeting Steel and Aluminum Imports,” February 2018.
Co-author, “The Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act: Implications for Pharmaceutical Companies Manufacturing in India,” November 2017.
Co-author, “For National Security, Trump Administration Initiates Rarely Used Section 232 Statute to Probe Into Steel Imports,” Global Trade Magazine, April 2017.
Co-author, “Trump Puts ‘America First’ with Executive Order,” April 2017.
Co-author, “Implications of Trump Budget Blueprint for US Stature Abroad,” Law360, March 2017.