Episode 315 - Boeing Pays $51 Million for ITAR Violations
Season 2 Episode 4 - Russia Enforcement and the involvement of DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture
A fly on the wall at an executive retreat for Acme Super Duper Widget Company overhears the following conversation between Pete, the CFO, and Saira, the General Counsel. Pete: I was speaking with George [the CEO] earlier...more
President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more
Boeing continues to struggle with its core business activities. As troubles mount for Boeing, it is clear that it continues to suffer from real and pervasive culture issues that have been reflected in serious safety...more
Boeing continues to struggle. As troubles mount for Boeing, it is clear that it suffers from real and pervasive culture issues that have been reflected in serious safety failures, financial difficulties, regulatory...more
As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more
On December 11, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and...more
On December 12, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of State’s...more
Recent comments from the top leadership of both the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) during a government and defense industry conference last week should give all...more
In the United States export control laws and regulations require companies to receive export licenses prior to releasing any controlled items or technologies to non-U.S. persons. The process of determining what is controlled...more
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint...more
A recent employer fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division highlights an area of exposure for employers related to document requests in connection with export compliance assessments....more
Compliance Program Guidelines - On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued new Compliance Program Guidelines (“the Guidelines”) intended to provide an overview...more
Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more
In the past year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of...more
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) is continuing its project to revise and update the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Some of the changes are editorial and some are substantive. If you are...more
On December 5, 2022, the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued new Compliance Program Guidelines, “intended to provide an overview of an effective compliance program and an introduction to...more
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, which regulates the brokering, export, reexport, retransfer, and temporary import of defense articles and services,...more
On June 29, 2022 through July 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) held its 35th Annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy (Update) in Washington, D.C. This important...more
A recent export enforcement case describes a common compliance challenge faced by many U.S. companies. In this case, a California company manufactured electronic test and measurement equipment for both commercial and...more
Part 129 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) requires certain persons engaged in “brokering activities” to register with, and pay a fee to, the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade...more
Orchid LLC and Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group will host the 2021 Firearms Industry Compliance Conference (“FICC”)... The 2021 conference is designed primarily for manufacturing CEO / owners, attorneys, and...more
One of the most enduring questions of business executives and export professionals is how does the government learn about export violations? If my company has a possible violation, what are the chances that the government...more
For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more
One effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is the renewed need for transportation providers to consider strengthening operating platforms by expanding into new markets, integrating new offerings or adjacent services, or growing the...more
IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking Engagements ...more