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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR26-0084

District Of Columbia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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7979 at the request of the Mayor
8080 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
8181 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
8282 To confirm the appointment
8383 of Khaosara Akapolawal to the Commission on African Affairs.
8484 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
8585 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on African Affairs Khaosara Akapolawal
8686 Confirmation Resolution
8787 of 2025".
8888 Sec.
8989 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
9090 Khaosara Akapolawal
9191 1st Street, NE
9292 Washington, DC 20002
9393 (Ward 5)
9494 as a public member
9595 of the Commission on African Affairs, established by section 4 of the Office
9696 and Commission on African Affairs Act
9797 of 2006, effective June 8, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-111, D.C.
9898 Official
9999 Code§ 2-1393), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Theodore Ngatchou, for the
100100 remainder
101101 of an unexpired term to end October 27, 2026.
102102 Sec.
103103 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
104104 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
105105 of the Mayor.
106106 Sec.
107107 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. KHAOSARA A. AKAPOLAWAL
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110110 EDUCATION
111111 Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. May 2022
112112 Juris Doctor
113113 Honors: Legal Writing Dean’s Fellow – HUSL Writing Center (Student Teacher)
114114 CALI Award: International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice; Race, Law, and Change
115115 Activities: Student Mentorship Program; African Law Student Association; Research assistantships (Prof.
116116 Carlton Waterhouse – 14
117117 th
118118 Amendment and Social Dominance Theory; Prof. Darin Johnson –
119119 international alternative dispute resolutions in Sudan and South Sudan)
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122122 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA May 2016
123123 Bachelor of Arts, High Distinction, in Government and African American and African Studies
124124 Honors: Distinguished Majors Program; Thesis – “The Search: A Critical Exploration of African Identities a
125125 the University of Virginia;” Dean’s List; Harambee Award for Academic Achievement
126126 Activities: Young Alumni Council of the UVA Alumni Association (2016-2022); Summer Orientation Leader;
127127 Fashion for a Cause – Executive Director and Director of Philanthropy; Black Student Alliance
128128
129129 EXPERIENCE
130130 Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2023 – Present
131131 Associate – Global Regulatory Practice Group
132132 • Draft memorandum regarding international import and export requirements for medical equipment alongside local counsel.
133133 • Draft publication regarding U.S.-Africa trade relations and trade preference programs.
134134 • Research and analyze state, federal, and international regulations and executive orders to summarize to clients and ensure
135135 compliance.
136136 • Compose various Comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), National
137137 Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
138138 in response to Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and orders.
139139 • Craft alternative legislation proposals to federal bills by reframing ideas, researching legislative history, and adopting adjacent
140140 state provisions to benefit overall technology and telecommunications client initiatives.
141141 • Member of the Africa Practice and the Foreign Direct Investment working group.
142142
143143 Summer Associate May 2021 – July 2021
144144 • Analyzed the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) Enforcement Actions to summarize enforcement and sanctions trends
145145 for International Trade assignments.
146146 • Created an International Trade and Arbitration trends presentation to present to 40+ attorneys.
147147 • Conducted comparative regulatory research to advocate for state fair housing regulation changes.
148148 • Drafted an article analyzing current Congressional Investigations in the private sector.
149149
150150 Maryland Judiciary, Annapolis, M.D. Aug. 2022 – July 2023
151151 Appellate Court of Maryland – Judicial Law Clerk
152152 • Researched various criminal and civil law matters for Maryland’s intermediate appellate court.
153153 • Created concise, draft appellate opinions, ranging from 17-55 pages, for Judge’s and Appellate panel’s review.
154154 • Attended oral arguments.
155155
156156 World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. Aug. 2021 – Apr. 2022
157157 Howard Law WBG ADR Extern – International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) unit
158158 • Researched and analyzed over 40 Investment Treatises and protocols to provide notes on various government responses and
159159 negotiations to each treaty and protocol.
160160 • Researched over 95 ICSID Annulment Decisions via International Law and Arbitration search engines to create concise
161161 summaries of each via search an excel table.
162162 • Composed a 17-page draft ‘Decision on Stay of Enforcement’ (like judicial opinion) for members of the ICSID ad hoc Committee
163163 by objectively summarizing each of the parties claims and conducting legal research.
164164 • Created initial ‘Request for Arbitration’ screening memorandum to summarize arbitration request for the ICSID Secretariat-
165165 General and Deputy Secretariat-Generals.
166166
167167 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Washington, D.C. Aug. 2020 – Nov. 2020
168168 Student Honors Program Extern – Enforcement Division
169169 • Investigated initial offering fraud and Ponzi scheme complaints to provide directors with a six-page, single-spaced
170170 memorandum, and recommendation of next steps.
171171 • Attended committee meetings and proffer witness testimonies.
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173173 Troutman Pepper LLP, Richmond, VA Jun. 2020 – Aug. 2020
174174 1L LCLD Summer Associate
175175 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
176176 PILPG Negotiating Justice Summer Research Lab Assistant
177177 • Investigated the development of transitional justice in peace processes within Sudan and South Sudan.
178178 • Analyzed various State practices, case studies, peace agreement language, and how transitional justice agreements are approached
179179 to create a Negotiating Justice Handbook.
180180 Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. Dec. 2016 – July 2019
181181 Legal Assistant
182182 • Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda on domestic and international public policy, trade conditions, and
183183 cultural considerations to advise Senior International Advisors, attorneys, and economists within the Public Policy,
184184 Election Law, Latin America, and Africa practice areas.
185185 • Assisted in revising Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) memorandum for prominent
186186 telecommunications merger.
187187 • Established and maintained hard copy and electronic record organization via records system.
188188
189189 PUBLICATIONS
190190 • Kelly Ann Shaw, Khaosara Akapolawal, and Feven Yohannes, What’s Next for the African Growth and Opportunity Act
191191 (AGOA)?: Revitalizing United States-African Relations, Hogan Lovells Engage (June 2024)
192192 • Khaosara Akapolawal and Feven Yohannes, What’s Next for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)?: Revitalizing
193193 United States-African Relations, ABA International Trade Committee (May 2024)
194194 • Charles Mathias, Katy Milner, Khaosara Akapolawal, and Thomas Veitch, FCC Revisits Net Neutrality, Extending Reach and
195195 Targeting National Security and Cybersecurity, Hogan Lovells Engage (Oct. 2023)
196196
197197 BAR ADMISSIONS
198198 • District of Columbia Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (2022)
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203203 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
204204 John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
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209209 Khaosara Akapolawal
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211211 Ms. Khaosara Akapolawal is a Nigerian American who has lived all
212212 over the world. She likes to classify herself as a global citizen.
213213 Ms. Akapolawal is currently an associate at Hogan Lovells US LLP in
214214 their Global Regulatory Practice Group, where her work focuses on
215215 various regulatory issues and African affairs. Previously, she served as
216216 a judicial law clerk at the Appellate Court of Maryland and worked as a
217217 legal assistant within the District. She also served as a research assistant
218218 at the Howard University Law School, where some of her research
219219 focused on legal issues in African countries, such as Sudan, South
220220 Sudan, and Nigeria.
221221 A Ward 5 resident, Ms. Akapolawal earned her Bachelor of Arts in Government and African
222222 American and African Studies from the University of Virginia and her Juris Doctor from Howard
223223 University.
224224
225225 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
226226 Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
227227
228228 Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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231231 ______________________________________________________________________________
232232 The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
233233
234234 To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
235235 From: Betsy Cavendish
236236 Date: February 14, 2025
237237 Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Khaosara Akapolawal as a
238238 member of the Commission on African Affairs
239239 This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
240240 it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
241241 to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
242242 0872, or me at 202- 724-7681.
243243 ______________________________
244244 Elizabeth Cavendish
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