U.S. Export Controls: Recent Developments, Key Takeaways, and Anticipated Changes Ahead
Navigating Military End Use and User Changes, Expanded Licensing, Elimination of Licensing Exception CIV, and More
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will guide counsel through the recent developments related to export controls. The panel will offer takeaways from the changes and will also discuss anticipated trends into 2021.
Outline
- Recent developments
- Military end use and military end user
- Expanded export licensing and stricter review standards for licensing
- Elimination of licensing exception CIV
- Licensing policy for Hong Kong
- Direct product rule
- Expanded entity list
- Export Control Reform Act of 2018/emerging technologies
- Export Control Reform Act of 2018/foundational technologies
- Transition of certain firearms controls from DDTC to BIS
- Compliance challenges
- Anticipated developments in 2021
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are the recent changes to U.S. export controls?
- What are the implications of the recent developments to export controls?
- What best practices should exporters and their counsel employ to ensure compliance with new export control requirements?
Faculty
Abigail Cotterill
Of Counsel
Kirkland & Ellis
Ms. Cotterill provides legal advice to companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors on the regulatory... | Read More
Ms. Cotterill provides legal advice to companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors on the regulatory and other risks of operating or investing across international borders. She focuses her practice on international trade and anticorruption compliance and investigations. She has broad experience on matters involving the economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); the export controls administered under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) of the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC); and anticorruption compliance counseling in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Sanjay José Mullick
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Mr. Mullick has a broad range of experience providing counsel on export controls administered by the Department of... | Read More
Mr. Mullick has a broad range of experience providing counsel on export controls administered by the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR); the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); and the Department of Energy’s rules on nuclear exports, as well as economic sanctions administered by the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). He also advises on compliance and enforcement matters concerning the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and foreign trade zones (FTZ). He advises companies, sponsors and investors on export controls and sanctions risk assessment in conjunction with investments, offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
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Anthony Rapa
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Mr. Rapa counsels companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions worldwide regarding regulatory... | Read More
Mr. Rapa counsels companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions worldwide regarding regulatory compliance in the context of cross-border operations and investments. He advises clients regarding matters arising under economic sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), administered by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC); and companion UK and EU regimes.
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