Export Controls

U.S. export controls and economic sanctions regulations are administered by more than a dozen federal agencies and are far-reaching, often having extraterritorial effect. Compliance can be a challenge for any company operating globally, whether through M&A activity, interaction with foreign nationals, or moving goods, services, technology or capital across borders. Violations can lead to severe consequences, including corporate and individual criminal liability, significant monetary penalties, and administrative sanctions such as suspension of export and federal government contracting privileges. In particular, transmissions of technical data to foreign national employees, visitors and others raise a risk of violation.