BRIEFINGS

You can register for current briefings or order CD recordings and PowerPoint presentations from our popular past programs. Check the list of 90-minute, audio-conference briefings below and order your copies today.

  How to Navigate the BIS Operating Committee Maze
What happens when your export license sparks disagreements among the U.S. departments and agencies that have responsibility for reviewing and approving your application?   This insightful audio-conference briefing will give you an in-depth look at how the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Operating Committee handles such disputes, how you can help get your license speedily through this review process and what other exporters have done to succeed in overcoming opposition to their licenses. The featured speakers are Brian H. Nilsson, Chairman, Bureau of Industry and Security Operating Committee and Kathleen C. Little, Partner, Vinson & Elkins. Available at discount price of $75.
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ITAR Brokering: Current Rules and Coming Changes

Some of the most confusing and complicated rules in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are those that apply to the brokering of defense articles and services. For years, U.S. exporters and their foreign distributors and agents have struggled to understand and comply with ITAR Part 129. State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has now released a draft proposal to amend these rules. You can obtain detailed training on current brokering requirements and a preview and explanation of the proposed changes by ordering the CD recording of our audio-conference briefing on March 16, 2010. The 90-minute program featured two experts on ITAR requirements and brokering rules, Jason M. Silverman, a partner in the law firm of McKenna Long and Aldridge, and John R. Liebman, of counsel with McKenna Long and Aldridge. In addition to the CD you will receive a copy of their PowerPoint presentation. Click Add to Cart below to order your CD.

$180.00
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Mandatory AES and More
On June 2, 2008, the Census Bureau issued the most sweeping changes in export documentation requirements in more than two decades. The new Foreign Trade Regulations will completely alter the way you file export shipping information, eliminate paper Shippers Export Declarations (SEDs), establish a new Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing, make the Automated Export System (AES) mandatory for all exports, impose for the first time criminal penalties up to $10,000 per violation and late filing fines of $1,100 per day, and much, much more. Order this CD recording to hear a first-hand explanation of the new rules, what you need to do to get ready to comply and how to avoid costly fines and export delays. The featured speaker is Dale Kelly, Chief, Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, U.S. Census Bureau. Available at discount price of $150
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New Guidance for Effective Export Compliance

Does your export compliance program match BIS expectations of what a good system should look like? An effective program can mean the difference between costly fines and penalties or merely a warning letter or no sanction at all. BIS is about to launch new guidance on Export Management and Compliance Programs. This audio-conference briefing will give you a preview of the new guidelines, as well as a complete update on recent BIS export enforcement actions -- administrative and criminal -- and the treatment of voluntary self-disclosures. Featured speakers on the briefing are Kevin A. Delli-Colli, then-acting BIS assistant secretary for export enforcement, and Thomas W. Andrukonis, director of the BIS export management and compliance division. Order a copy of the CD recording and PowerPoint from this 90-minute program.

$150.00
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Recent Changes and Trends in OFAC Enforcement

This audio-conference briefing will provide you with an update on Treasury�s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the final enforcement guidelines it published on Nov. 9, 2009. You will hear the latest report on OFAC�s policies, as well as recent enforcement cases that show how the agency is actually enforcing its rules. You also will get a preview of what you can expect in the future. By ordering this briefing, you will learn how the guidelines and the IEEPA Enhancement Act dramatically altered the trade sanctions compliance landscape and the penalties and theories of liability that OFAC has at its disposal. The 90-minute briefing will tell you how these changes will affect your compliance programs, risk assessments and more. Our featured speakers are Judith Lee, a partner with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington D.C. and Jim Slear, of counsel with the firm. To order a CD recording of the program and the speakers' PowerPoint, Click Add to Cart below.

$180.00
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Update on Using ITAR Exemptions

Changes to ITAR and new State Department guidance may make it easier for you to use one of some 50 permitted licensing exemptions in the regulations to reduce the time, cost and burden of exporting defense articles, services and technical data. Understanding how and when you can use any of these exemptions could speed up your exports of items on the U.S. Munitions List by eliminating the need for an export license from State�s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. This 90-minute audio-conference briefing will provide you with a step-by-step look at these rules, an update on changes to the regulations and useful insights and practical advice on how to benefit from and use selected ITAR exemptions. The featured speakers are three attorneys who are expert on ITAR and the use of these exemptions. They are Margaret McClellan Gatti, chair, International Law Group, Fox Rothschild LLP; Louis K. Rothberg, of counsel, International Law Group, Fox Rothschild LLP; and Mark A. Sullivan, senior associate, International Law Group, Fox Rothschild LLP. To order a CD recording of this program and a copy of the slides the speakers used, just click Add to Cart below.

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Voluntary Self Disclosures: The Why, When and How

Should you make a voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) to the government of an export control violation? There are many factors to consider when you learn that your firm may have violated U.S. export controls or trade sanctions. After collecting the information you need to understand what happened and whether it is a violation, you need to weigh the risks and liability of telling the government about a potential violation against the benefits you could receive from mitigating possible fines or avoiding penalties altogether. This timely 90-minute audio-conference briefing will provide you with a detailed examination of what you need to consider before making a VSD, how to prepare a disclosure, how to deal with export enforcement agencies and what the government may do once you have made your submission. Our speakers are expert practitioners in the export control field and a Commerce official who handles VSDs. They are: Wendy L. Wysong, Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP; Carol Fuchs, Counsel for International Trade Regulation, General Electric; and John Sonderman, Assistant Director for Operations, Office of Export Enforcement, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. To order a CD recording of this program and a copy of the slides the speakers used, just click Add to Cart below.

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What Empowered Officials Must Know to Comply with ITAR Reguirements

More than 20 sections of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) refer to responsibilities and requirements for "Empowered Officials" (EO) who are named to represent registered defense exporters and manufacturers in dealing with State�s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). Yet, nowhere do the regulations spell out who should be named an EO, what education, experience and training that person should have or what support a defense company should give to its EO. Nor does ITAR tell EOs what legal liabilities they may face when performing their duties. This audio-conference briefing will fill in those blanks with an explanation of ITAR requirements for EO executives, actual examples of how some companies assign and support their EOs and case studies of problems EOs have encountered. Our featured speakers were: Phil Rhoads, Partner, Rhoads & Reed, LLP; Marynell DeVaughn, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Washington Operations, Alliant Techsystems, Inc.; and John P. Priecko President and Managing Partner, Trade Compliance Solutions. To receive a CD recording of this 90-minute program and accompanying slides used by speakers, click Add to Cart below.

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