New export control rules on dual and third-country nationality not likely to ease ITAR compliance burdens on non-US entities *

USA - May 27 2011
On May 16, 2011, as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing export controls reform initiative, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to reflect a new policy towards dual nationals and third-country nationals employed by approved foreign end-users.

Co-authors: Jessica K. Thibodeau, Les P. Carnegie, William M. McGlone.

Companies doing business with Iran and other US-sanctioned countries face expanding risks of government investigations and enforcement *

Iran, USA - March 12 2010
For decades, the US Government has maintained broad trade and economic sanctions designed to isolate and penalize certain governments, entities and individuals.

Co-authors: Derek D. Smith, Robert E. Sims, Douglas N. Greenburg, William M. McGlone.