I recently moderated a panel of legal experts on complying with
multijurisdictional export and trade controls who provided an
overview of the domestic and international regulatory environment
to an audience of corporate counsel from companies of all sizes,
ranging from the largest multinationals to emerging companies just
beginning to expand in the global marketplace. It is an important
and timely topic given the tension and uncertainty currently at
play in the closely-connected geo-political environment in which
all companies are doing business.
The litany of potential issues relating to export and other
trade controls can seem overwhelming to even experienced corporate
counsel when dealing with them for the first time. The largest
companies have their own export and trade control experts in-house,
but even the in-house experts have to be on their toes to keep
track of all the issues, given the complexity of overlapping
regulatory environments. It is a challenge for
