Trade Compliance Best Practices to Ensure You Don’t Inherit Violations In today’s global economy, companies seeking to acquire or merge with other firms may be buying a lot more than they bargained for unless they invest the necessary time and resources in exploring and assessing the potential import, export or economic sanctions liability of the target. Under the principle of Successor Liability, companies that engage in cross-bor...

On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published new proposed rules to implement certain provisions set forth in the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which significantly expanded the jurisdiction and resources of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). The proposed rules would implement the extension of CFIUS’s jurisdiction to a si...

Due to the concept of extraterritoriality of US export control laws, European companies need to adhere to both EU and US export regulations. Complying with two sets of sometimes conflicting regulations can present practical and legal challenges. How do you make the choice between compliance with one over the other? Where do the greater enforcement risks lie? This webinar is designed for EU companies or governments who deal with US companies, o...

Learn techniques to mitigate the impact tariffs have on your bottom line. Increased U.S. tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel, washers and solar panels, and of course, Chinese goods valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars are here to stay - at least for the foreseeable future amid the ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners. Savvy importers are employing a variety of techniques to mitigate the impact of these...

All webinar attendees will receive an electronic copy of our US Export Compliance Flip Chart. This quick reference tool provides you with the information you need on a daily basis right at your fingertips and includes: a two page Order of Review Flow Chart, Common ITAR Exemptions Table, EAR Export Flow Chart, AES Filing Tools & References Table, Reexports Analysis Steps Chart, and much more! Accurate jurisdiction and classification decisi...

How does your organization balance the perpetual tension between trade compliance risk and lean budget reality? Particularly in a time of increasing U.S. Government regulation and focus on dual use technology transfers, it is vital to develop, communicate, and implement a deliberate approach. In this webinar, we will discuss a method to build a trade compliance program that deliberately balances compliance risks with budget constraints. In par...

It’s a routine event — one which happens thousands of times a day across the United States. Someone begins work in the US as an engineer, researcher or academic. The location could be a tech company in Santa Clara, a defense contractor in St. Louis or a university in New England, but the question is the same — is an export control violation imminent? And let’s not limit ourselves to employees. The same question could be...

US export controls on hardware and software using encryption remain one of the areas that can confound even the most experienced export compliance practitioner. This webinar will go through the basics of classifying items that could fall within Category 5 Part II of the Commerce Control List. We will also review export licensing requirements for these items, including NLR and License Exception ENC. Designed for individuals with a working knowl...

At one time or another, even the savviest importer will receive a detention or seizure notice, demand for redelivery of imported goods, notice of penalty, or a claim of liquidated damages from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Of course, the best way to handle customs disputes is to prevent them from occurring in the first place. But when that is not a possibility, importers need to know how to effectively respond to CBP, diffuse the s...

Does the word “cloud” make you break out in a cold sweat even if people are just talking about the weather...feel like the only person who has reservations about the rapid rise of workplace information-sharing and collaboration applications...tired of feeling that IT modernization is moving faster than export rules allow? We HEAR you! As the digital world continues to advance faster than export control regulations, this brings both...