Defense
US export controls and sanctions
Asia-Pacific trade compliance inside a US defense prime, including ITAR, EAR, sanctions, technology-transfer controls, and corrective actions.
About Jamilia
I work where American technology rules, Chinese industrial reality, and Gulf markets meet.
I’m Jamilia Grier, a US-licensed lawyer, entrepreneur, and cross-border strategic advisor based in Dubai. My career spans defense, global banking, technology, and regulatory compliance across Asia and the Middle East.
What I do now
Three systems. One connected market.
I work the corridor between American technology rules, Chinese industrial reality, and the Gulf market where both compete openly. I advise companies on where regulation is heading and what to do before it arrives. I make videos and write The Corridor about what it means for everyone else.
Why the corridor
Trade rules and data rules can no longer be read separately.
Transactions increasingly turn on one connected question: who can access and control the data inside the technology? Trade law answers one side of that question. Data law answers the other. I work across both—from the market where the American and Chinese systems meet.
Experience
Judgment shaped inside the institutions applying the rules.
Banking
Global data and privacy operations
Global Head of Data & Privacy Operations at an international bank, leading operational privacy and breach-response work across multiple markets.
Markets
China and the Gulf
Years living and working in China, professional Mandarin capability, and a Dubai base in the market where Chinese and American technology compete openly.
How I work
Independent analysis, with the record left open.
My editorial conclusions are not for sale. Sponsors have no control over what I investigate, the evidence I present, or the conclusions I reach. Commercial relationships and relevant financial interests—including my NIO EC6 and small NIO position—are disclosed prominently when relevant.
I present the strongest case on both sides. I distinguish documented facts from company claims and my own inferences. When I make a judgment call, I date it so the record can be checked. Nothing I publish is financial advice.
Work with me
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