Exports and Export-Related Controls Attorneys

Overview

In an interdependent international economy, the movement of goods and information across borders – whether as finished products, parts and components, demonstration models, or selling aids – is a fact of life. A concomitant fact of life is the intricate web of regulations promulgated by United States agencies to oversee, control, and sometimes prohibit the movement of such products and information outside the country and to control their further movement after they have passed our borders. Sheppard Mullin advises and represents U.S. and foreign clients in connection with the wide range of compliance and enforcement issues relating to the export and re-export of products and information under regulations promulgated and administered by the Departments of Commerce and State, as well as the economic sanctions rules of the Treasury Department. We assist clients with:

Commodity classifications and commodity jurisdiction requests
Export license-related counseling under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and Export Administration Regulations ("EAR")
Manufacturing License Agreements
Technical Assistance Agreements
Distribution Agreements
Planning and implementing export compliance programs
Export compliance audits and internal investigations
Voluntary disclosures
Enforcement proceedings
U.S. anti-boycott laws
Trade embargoes
Limitations on foreign agent fees
Foreign Military Sales
Foreign Military Funding
Foreign Ownership Control or Influence ("FOCI")
Exon Florio filings
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Bribery
Allowability and Allocability of foreign selling costs under federal contracts