Trade regulation violations can significantly impact a company's finances and reputation. Our national team provides comprehensive representation in U.S. sanctions, export controls, and trade policy and export control matters, helping clients to navigate the evolving and complex landscape of global trade compliance.
We regularly work with clients to assist with compliance counseling, cross-border transactions, due diligence, the development of internal controls, applications for licenses, and representation in litigation and negotiations. Our clients include domestic and international corporations across a wide range of industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices, financial services, construction and engineering, information technology, automotive manufacturing, and energy.
We provide specific guidance that enables clients to move goods, services, technology, and capital to foreign nationals and business partners and mitigate the risks of international trade. Our work includes advising clients in connection with trade regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the Council on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Bureau of Industrial Security (BIS), and the Census Bureau, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN), and other economic sanctions programs. We also offer significant experience dealing with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and trade compliance issues in the area of human trafficking.
Our team regularly handles matters across the globe, including matters involving multiple jurisdictions. We also partner closely with companies and individuals conducting business or considering transactions in enforcement hotspots, such as Russia, China, Iran, Lebanon, Venezuela, among others.
Articles + Publications
11.08.23
The Stick and the Carrot: DOJ Continues to Eye Corporate Crimes, While Encouraging Prompt Self-Disclosures of Misconduct Discovered During M&A
Podcasts
09.05.23
Evaluating Government Sanctions in the Payments Industry
Articles + Publications
01.04.23
In Case You Missed It: Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor - December 2022 in Review
Articles + Publications
10.28.22
Newly Released CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines
Articles + Publications
09.26.22
EO Provides CFIUS Guidance on Conducting National Security Reviews
Articles + Publications
09.14.22
Piecing It All Together: OFAC Combines Seven Years of Regulations, Amendments, and Interpretations All in One