Part II: Responding to Government Export Investigations and Subpoenas

It is a telephone call that you never want to receive:

“There are federal export enforcement agents waiting in the lobby.”
 

Yet that telephone call does not have to result in panic.

With the proper procedures in place to react appropriately to export enforcement investigations, subpoenas and visits from government agents, your company – and you – will be better protected.  This will result in a more efficient and effective response and should also result in lighter sanctions, if any.  Taking control of the situation is critical.
 

In this second part of ECTI’s special three-part webinar series on preparing for, and handling, export enforcement actions, we will give you the information and procedures you need to gain that critical control.  That first encounter with federal government enforcement may set the tone for how the investigation and/or subpoena process will play out.  Therefore, your company needs to be prepared for that initial encounter.  Beyond that however, your company's response to subpoenas, investigations and inquiries can either exacerbate or ameliorate the situation.  If handled properly, such responses may result in lower – or no – sanctions.  You can also use the enforcement action as a springboard for an even better export compliance posture moving forward.

This webinar will:

• Present an overview of the export enforcement investigation process and the role that the BIS, DDTC, OFAC, and other government special agents play in that process.
   
• Provide an action plan for responding to the initial visit from an enforcement official;
   
• Describe how you can use the visit to obtain valuable information from the government agents (instead of the other way around);
   
• Present a proven methodology for responding to subpoenas for documents and other information requests; and
   
• Discuss some little-known tools that may be available to help eliminate any sanctions you may face.

As with the other webinars in this series, Part I: Planning for Government Export Enforcement Measures & Part III: Voluntary Disclosures: The Messy Issues with “Coming Clean,” this installment will be especially valuable for companies that:

• Operate in heavily regulated and sensitive industries such as defense, energy and cutting-edge technology;

• Manufacture, sell, or distribute merchandise that is subject to licensing or special scrutiny from BIS, DDTC or other government agencies;
   
• Have a product presence (or are expanding their footprint) in emerging markets such as Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and in those counties known for transshipment issues or doing business with embargo and sanction countries;

• Are third-party logistics providers, freight forwarders and shipping agents that could find themselves under investigation for violations committed by their clients; and

• Any company that has faced a previous enforcement action and feels that their company’s response could have been better.

This webinar will provide PowerPoint slides and include live video and commentary from Stephen Wagner who specializes in international trade law and government regulatory and enforcement matters. Webinar participants are invited to submit questions during the webinar; the final 30 minutes of the webinar will be allotted to answering attendees' questions.

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Don’t forget about the other installments of the ECTI series on export enforcement.

In early December 2014, join us for Part III of the enforcement webinar series: Voluntary Disclosure:  The Messy Issues on “Coming Clean.”  In this installment, we will describe the ins and outs of voluntary disclosure.  This type of program is offered by most federal export enforcement agencies.  And while voluntary disclosure can provide major benefits to your company, such disclosures are not without significant costs and risks.  We will describe all of the considerations and steps that need to go into the process of deciding when and how to affect voluntary disclosures of export violations.

And in case you missed it, Part I of the series, Planning for Government Export Enforcement Measures is available from ECTI.  This valuable webinar describes how your company can be proactive and put the policies, procedures and resources in place to effectively handle any government enforcement matter.  We discuss the rights and obligations of the company in various enforcement scenarios and the benefits that can be gained from preparing an enforcement response plan today.

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