Projects

• Developed and help maintain comprehensive export control and trade compliance programs for major U.S. high-technology equipment manufacturers and services providers with offices in the U.S. and abroad
• Represented numerous entities, including prominent information technology company, satellite communications operator and systems engineering firm in proceedings before the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
• Assisted numerous clients conduct internal export control and trade compliance audits
• Represented prominent U.S. company in the negotiation of a consent decree arising from alleged violations of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
• Obtained commodity classifications for clients from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security
• Advised large group of investors on U.S. trade regulatory requirements arising in connection with the proposed purchase of a U.S. communications company by a foreign company
• Obtained licenses from the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to authorize communications and other information and support services in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Obtained licenses and authorizations needed to provide humanitarian aid to U.S. and U.N. embargoed or sanctioned destinations
• Secured authorizations needed to allow the sale of a high-technology company’s assets to an international consortium that included shareholders from countries against which the U.S. maintains trade and economic sanctions
• Developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with deemed export rules and facility security requirements
• Advised numerous clients on export control issues arising in connection with patent applications and foreign filings
• Drafted position papers for major U.S. aerospace and defense contractors relating to the formation of export control related legislation and policies
• Supported clients at meetings with Members of Congress and staff and prepared testimony delivered at congressional committee hearings on export controls and related trade matters