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In today’s global economy, ensuring compliance with trade and export controls is a critical part of doing business. We advise clients on critical trade issues in support of their efforts to navigate new paths to growth.

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The “Transformative” CFIUS Bill: Not So Fast.
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“Respectful Consideration”: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Deference Due to a Foreign State’s ...
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Kratos Defense Completes Sale of its Public Safety & Security System Integration Business
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CJ Logistics to Acquire Majority Ownership of DCS Logistics
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Latest Insights, News, and Events

Commerce Simplifies—but Expands—the Foreign Direct Product Rule for Huawei
More Insights >
Nine Things You Need to Know About the Trump Administration Sanctions Against TikTok and WeChat
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
More News >
Humanitarian Aid to Iran Under Existing Sanctions–An Important Reminder in a Time of Pandemic
More Insights >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Rethinking Approaches to Detecting and Investigating for Life ...
More Insights >
ONE Aviation Clears CFIUS Review for Acquisition by Citiking International US LLC
More News >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Contracting, Performance and Litigation Risks
More Insights >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: How Companies and Communities are Adjusting to COVID-19
More Insights >
New Rules for CFIUS: How Investment Funds Can React and Take Advantage
More Insights >
Harvard Professor Arrested for Allegedly Hiding Ties to China: What Universities Can Do to Protect ...
More Insights >
What Drug Companies Should Be Thinking About After the U.S. - China Trade Deal
More Insights >
New Export Regulations on AI Software Could Signal Narrow Approach to Pending “Emerging ...
More Insights >
DOJ National Security Division Updates Its Enforcement Policy
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Hires OECD Director of Legal Affairs Nicola Bonucci
More News >
Whistleblowing Within the European Union: A Path Forward a Greater Protection
More Insights >
Something Familiar, Something New: OFAC’s Compliance Program Framework
More Insights >
Clarity or Confusion: New DOJ Guidance for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019
More News >
Sanctions Compliance Shortfalls Result in $1B Global Enforcement Action
More Insights >
CDH Investments Clears CFIUS Review for $1.4 Billion Acquisition of Sirtex
More News >
New CFIUS Law Should Quicken and Improve Reviews of Foreign Investments in the U.S.
More Insights >
The EU is Launching “INSTEX” to Support Trade with Iran Despite U.S. Sanctions
More Insights >
EU Screening of Foreign Investments
More Insights >
Proportionality and Technology Assisted Review—The Evolving Post-Amendment Landscape
More Insights >
The Blocking of Digital Currency: A New Phase of Sanctions Enforcement
More Insights >
CFIUS’s New Pilot Program Signals an Expansive Approach to Its Jurisdiction Under FIRRMA
More Insights >
Can the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement Replace NAFTA?
More Insights >
The “Transformative” CFIUS Bill: Not So Fast.
More Insights >
“Respectful Consideration”: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Deference Due to a Foreign State’s ...
More Insights >
Novacap Completes Acquisition of Horizon Telecom
More News >
Kratos Defense Completes Sale of its Public Safety & Security System Integration Business
More News >
CJ Logistics to Acquire Majority Ownership of DCS Logistics
More News >
The EU Commission Aims Its “Blocking Statute” at Renewed U.S. Sanctions Against Iran: What Will ...
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018
More News >
President Trump Withdraws From JCPOA; Reimposes Iran Sanctions—Six Key Takeaways
More Insights >
Italy Introduces New Measures to Simplify Dual-Use Export Transactions and Sets the Sanctions ...
More Insights >
Trade, Regulations, and Investment: Navigating at the Speed of Light
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CFIUS, China Deals and the Trump Administration: Five Things to Know
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Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2017
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A Sophisticated Approach to Global Trade Compliance

Our lawyers advise clients on the full spectrum of global trade issues, including international economic embargoes and trade sanctions (OFAC, BIS, State Department), export controls, technology transfer restrictions (EAR, ITAR), foreign investment reviews (CFIUS, Team Telecom), national security regulations (NISPOM), anti-boycott regulations, and customs matters.

Client Successes

Represented senior executives of BNP Paribas S.A. (France) in U.S. sanctions matters before U.S. DOJ, OFAC, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Federal Reserve and the Comptroller of the Currency, New York County District Attorney’s Office, and the New York Department of Financial Services.

Assisted a top U.S. defense contractor in conducting a global investigation and disclosure of International Traffic in Arms Regulations issues pertaining to dual nationality of employees in multiple foreign locations.

Represent a U.K. financial institution in a confidential investigation regarding alleged breaches of U.S., U.K., EU, and UN sanctions laws

Industry Recognition

  • Partner Scott Flicker was named a leading lawyer for Nationwide International Trade: CFIUS Experts and Export Controls & Economic Sanctions in Chambers USA

GLOBAL TRADE CONTROLS

  • Our lawyers regularly practice before the U.S. International Trade Commission in Section 337 proceedings involving alleged intellectual property infringement as well as in trade remedy proceedings.
  • We help our clients develop and implement compliance programs and technology plans and regularly represent clients before relevant U.S. government agencies.
  • Our team conducts audits and internal investigations, structures and engages in due diligence for cross-border transactions, and facilitates compliance in connection with business transactions, strategic acquisitions, and debt and equity offerings.

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