Joshua A. Kretman

Joshua A. Kretman is Counsel in Dentons' Regulatory, Public Policy and Government Affairs practice, based in the Washington, DC office, practicing in International Trade Law. He advises clients on critical national security and trade-related matters, including economic sanctions, export controls, and related compliance and enforcement issues, providing strategic guidance in the context of complex transactions, investigations, and risk mitigation efforts.

Mr. Kretman brings extensive experience from senior roles at the US Department of State, where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary (acting) for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions and as an Attorney Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser, as well as from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he drafted sanctions and export control legislation. He is a recipient of multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards from the Department of State.

He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School (2009) and a B.A. with distinction in History from Yale University (2005). He previously clerked for the Honorable Janet Bond Arterton in the US District Court for the District of Connecticut.