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Practice Areas

Export Controls

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Export Controls

Commodity Jurisdiction (ITAR/EAR) determinations
ITAR licensing and ITAR-governed agreements
DDTC/ITAR voluntary disclosures and enforcement matters
EAR/BIS classification determinations
BIS licensing, including deemed exports
BIS voluntary self-disclosures and enforcement proceedings
BIS Entity List compliance and removals
Compliance audits, due diligence, and manuals

Economic and Trade Sanctions

OFAC and U.S. State Department sanctions compliance

Due Diligence and OFAC 50% Rule Compliance

Wind-down of sanctioned country business; re-entry of formerly sanctioned countries
Voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC
OFAC penalties and enforcement proceedings, including responding to OFAC administrative subpoenas

OFAC SDN List removal

Agricultural, medicine, and medical device licensing for sanctioned countries
Technology, telecoms, and internet services licensing and compliance
Cuba travel licensing and Cuba Travel Service Provider issues
Compliance programs, policies, audits, and due diligence

Container Yard

U.S. Customs and Imports

Classification (HTSUS) and CBP binding rulings

Assisting companies on navigating U.S. tariff-related issues, including tariffs imposed pursuant to IEEPA

Customs Valuation
Free Trade Agreements, including USMCA verifications
Country of Origin determinations and marking requirements
CBP Focused Assessments and audits
CBP Seizures, protests, and prior disclosures
C-TPAT and supply chain security
Compliance audits and manuals

Economic and Trade Sanctions

Customs and Imports

FCPA

FCPA & Anti-Money Laundering

Counseling on the scope of application and requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) law
Integrated FCPA, AML, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions screening
FCPA, AML, and reputational risk issues in customer and client onboarding
Compliance programs, policies, and due diligence

Stock Exchange

Chess Pieces

CFIUS & National Security Law

Advice on whether it is mandatory or advisable to notify the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) of a proposed corporate transaction

Broader US national security analysis of proposed cross-border transactions

Prepare CFIUS filings, guide parties through the CFIUS process and, when required, negotiate national security mitigation measures with the U.S. Government
Other U.S. government notifications and regulatory processes for corporate transactions
Develop due diligence procedures and model clauses to mitigate risks in these areas

Trade Policy

Advising U.S. and non-U.S. clients, including embassies, on international trade-related policy matters, including:

Section 301 and Section 232 investigations

Representing importers and foreign governments in Generalized System of Preferences annual reviews conducted by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Representing U.S. importers in obtaining duty relief by drafting and submitting Miscellaneous Tariff Bills introduced in the U.S. Congress

Strategic advice and planning on trends and proposed changes in economic and trade sanctions

Monitoring legislation affecting international trade pending in the U.S. Congress

Assisting clients in devising legislative strategies in connection with proposed and pending international trade legislation

Monitoring developments on multilateral trade matters, such as developments in the World Trade Organization and World Customs Organization

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CFIUS

Trade Policy

Trade Remedies

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Trade Remedies

We have experience representing companies involved in proceedings arising under the U.S. trade laws governing import relief, including:

Representing producers and U.S. importers in proceedings at the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission arising under the U.S. trade remedy laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty investigations and reviews

Represented companies in a large number of U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty cases on behalf of products produced in Thailand, Turkey, Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, the Netherlands, and Brazil. These cases have involved a wide range of products, including steel pipes and tubes, cold-rolled steel, steel concrete reinforcing bars, chemicals, textiles, agricultural, and industrial products

Have been involved in Section 201 (“escape clause”) and Section 301 (authorizing retaliation against foreign countries that restrict access to markets) investigations
Litigated appeals of U.S. government agency decisions in trade remedy cases before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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