January 9, 2024 – Thomsen and Burke LLP wishes long-time partner Antoinette D. Paytas (Toni) well in her retirement at the end of December 2023. After working for several small defense contractors, Toni attended law school at the University of Maryland. While still in law school in 1995, she began at Thomsen and Burke LLP as a Law Clerk, rapidly becoming a valued and dedicated team member, and was promoted to associate and ultimately to partner. The firm is grateful for Toni’s many contributions and technical insights, as well as her rapport with clients. Partner Roszel Thomsen says, “Always insightful, precise and practical, Toni’s counsel to the firm’s clients generated admiration and loyalty. All of us strive to emulate her sage advice, and we will miss her wisdom, experience and collegiality.”
The firm welcomes her clients to reach out to Thomsen and Burke partners.
Roszel C. Thomsen II has earned 2019 rankings from London-based Chambers and Partners in the International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions categories (Global and USA). Chambers reviews describe Roszel as “highly respected”, a “specialist in encryption controls”, and “truly top-notch in encryption work”. Chambers and Partners publishes guides to the legal profession with rankings produced by over 200 researchers in its London office. For information about Chambers’ methodology, please visit https://chambers.com/research/methodology.
Roszel Thomsen has published a timely article, “Artificial Intelligence and Export Controls: Conceivable, But Counterproductive?”, in the November 2018 issue of the Journal of Internet Law. He discusses recent AI developments and spotlights the surprising challenge of bringing export controls to this field.