District Of Columbia 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR26-0084 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/25/2025

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at the request of the Mayor 
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
To confirm the appointment 
of Khaosara Akapolawal to the Commission on African Affairs. 
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 
resolution may be cited as the "Commission on African Affairs Khaosara Akapolawal 
Confirmation Resolution 
of 2025". 
Sec. 
2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of: 
Khaosara Akapolawal 
1st Street, NE 
Washington, DC 20002 
(Ward 5) 
as a public member 
of the Commission on African Affairs, established by section 4 	of the Office 
and Commission on African Affairs Act 
of 2006, effective June 8, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-111, D.C. 
Official 
Code§ 2-1393), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Theodore Ngatchou, for the 
remainder 
of an unexpired term to end October 27, 2026. 
Sec. 
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy 	of this resolution, 
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office 
of the Mayor. 
Sec. 
4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.  KHAOSARA A. AKAPOLAWAL 
 
 
EDUCATION 
Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C.                                                                                                              May 2022 
Juris Doctor  
Honors: 	Legal Writing Dean’s Fellow – HUSL Writing Center (Student Teacher) 
CALI Award: International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice; Race, Law, and Change  
Activities:  Student Mentorship Program; African Law Student Association; Research assistantships (Prof. 
Carlton Waterhouse – 14
th
 Amendment and Social Dominance Theory; Prof. Darin Johnson – 
international alternative dispute resolutions in Sudan and South Sudan) 
 
 
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA                                                                                                                                May 2016 
Bachelor of Arts, High Distinction, in Government and African American and African Studies 
Honors: 	Distinguished Majors Program; Thesis – “The Search: A Critical Exploration of African Identities a 
the University of Virginia;” Dean’s List; Harambee Award for Academic Achievement 
Activities:  Young Alumni Council of the UVA Alumni Association (2016-2022); Summer Orientation Leader; 
Fashion for a Cause – Executive Director and Director of Philanthropy; Black Student Alliance 
 
EXPERIENCE 
Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, D.C.                                                                                                                 Oct. 2023 – Present  
Associate – Global Regulatory Practice Group  
• Draft memorandum regarding international import and export requirements for medical equipment alongside local counsel. 
• Draft publication regarding U.S.-Africa trade relations and trade preference programs. 
• Research and analyze state, federal, and international regulations and executive orders to summarize to clients and ensure 
compliance.  
• Compose various Comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
in response to Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and orders. 
• Craft alternative legislation proposals to federal bills by reframing ideas, researching legislative history, and adopting adjacent 
state provisions to benefit overall technology and telecommunications client initiatives. 
• Member of the Africa Practice and the Foreign Direct Investment working group. 
 
Summer Associate                                                                                                                                                     May 2021 – July 2021 
• Analyzed the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) Enforcement Actions to summarize enforcement and sanctions trends 
for International Trade assignments. 
• Created an International Trade and Arbitration trends presentation to present to 40+ attorneys. 
• Conducted comparative regulatory research to advocate for state fair housing regulation changes. 
• Drafted an article analyzing current Congressional Investigations in the private sector. 
 
Maryland Judiciary, Annapolis, M.D.                                                                                                                    Aug. 2022 – July 2023 
Appellate Court of Maryland – Judicial Law Clerk  
• Researched various criminal and civil law matters for Maryland’s intermediate appellate court. 
• Created concise, draft appellate opinions, ranging from 17-55 pages, for Judge’s and Appellate panel’s review. 
• Attended oral arguments. 
 
World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.                                                                                                           Aug. 2021 – Apr. 2022 
Howard Law WBG ADR Extern – International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) unit 
• Researched and analyzed over 40 Investment Treatises and protocols to provide notes on various government responses and 
negotiations to each treaty and protocol. 
• Researched over 95 ICSID Annulment Decisions via International Law and Arbitration search engines to create concise 
summaries of each via search an excel table. 
• Composed a 17-page draft ‘Decision on Stay of Enforcement’ (like judicial opinion) for members of the ICSID ad hoc Committee 
by objectively summarizing each of the parties claims and conducting legal research.  
• Created initial ‘Request for Arbitration’ screening memorandum to summarize arbitration request for the ICSID Secretariat-
General and Deputy Secretariat-Generals. 
 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Washington, D.C.                    Aug. 2020 – Nov. 2020 
Student Honors Program Extern – Enforcement Division 
• Investigated initial offering fraud and Ponzi scheme complaints to provide directors with a six-page, single-spaced 
memorandum, and recommendation of next steps. 
• Attended committee meetings and proffer witness testimonies. 
 
Troutman Pepper LLP, Richmond, VA                                    Jun. 2020 – Aug. 2020 
1L LCLD Summer Associate 
Due to the cancelation of the formal program, attended virtual training and networking events.   Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), Washington, D.C.                                                            May 2020 – Aug. 2020 
PILPG Negotiating Justice Summer Research Lab Assistant  
• Investigated the development of transitional justice in peace processes within Sudan and South Sudan.  
• Analyzed various State practices, case studies, peace agreement language, and how transitional justice agreements are approached 
to create a Negotiating Justice Handbook. 
Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C.                                                                                                       Dec. 2016 – July 2019 
Legal Assistant  
• Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda on domestic and international public policy, trade conditions, and 
cultural considerations to advise Senior International Advisors, attorneys, and economists within the Public Policy, 
Election Law, Latin America, and Africa practice areas. 
• Assisted in revising Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) memorandum for prominent 
telecommunications merger.  
• Established and maintained hard copy and electronic record organization via records system. 
 
PUBLICATIONS 
• Kelly Ann Shaw, Khaosara Akapolawal, and Feven Yohannes, What’s Next for the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
(AGOA)?: Revitalizing United States-African Relations, Hogan Lovells Engage (June 2024)  
• Khaosara Akapolawal and Feven Yohannes, What’s Next for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)?: Revitalizing 
United States-African Relations, ABA International Trade Committee (May 2024) 
• Charles Mathias, Katy Milner, Khaosara Akapolawal, and Thomas Veitch, FCC Revisits Net Neutrality, Extending Reach and 
Targeting National Security and Cybersecurity, Hogan Lovells Engage (Oct. 2023) 
 
 BAR ADMISSIONS 
• District of Columbia Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (2022) 
 
 
 
   
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments 
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004 
 
   
 
 
Khaosara Akapolawal 
 
Ms. Khaosara Akapolawal is a Nigerian American who has lived all 
over the world. She likes to classify herself as a global citizen.  
Ms. Akapolawal is currently an associate at Hogan Lovells US LLP in 
their Global Regulatory Practice Group, where her work focuses on 
various regulatory issues and African affairs. Previously, she served as 
a judicial law clerk at the Appellate Court of Maryland and worked as a 
legal assistant within the District. She also served as a research assistant 
at the Howard University Law School, where some of her research 
focused on legal issues in African countries, such as Sudan, South 
Sudan, and Nigeria.  
A Ward 5 resident, Ms. Akapolawal earned her Bachelor of Arts in Government and African 
American and African Studies from the University of Virginia and her Juris Doctor from Howard 
University. 
 
  GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser 
 
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor 
 
 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
The John A. Wilson Building     •    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW     •     Suite 300    •   Washington, D.C.  20004     •    Office (202) 724 -7681 
 
To:   Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker 
From:   Betsy Cavendish 
Date:   February 14, 2025 
Subject:  Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Khaosara Akapolawal as a 
member of the Commission on African Affairs 
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-	referenced Order and found 
it to be legally unobjectionable.  	If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate 
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-	727-
0872, or me at 202-	724-7681. 
    	______________________________ 
Elizabeth Cavendish