This advanced legal training course uses real-world enforcement cases to explore the application, circumvention, and penalties associated with U.S. export control laws—including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The course emphasizes corporate legal risk exposure, investigative strategy, mitigation through voluntary disclosures, and compliance program enhancement.
Participants will analyze high-stakes case studies involving Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, defense contractors, financial institutions, and academic institutions. Using these cases, students will develop practical skills in legal triage, enforcement response, internal investigations, and preventative structuring of export control programs.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Identify legal triggers that led to major U.S. export control violations.
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Analyze the investigative and enforcement process initiated by BIS, DDTC, and OFAC.
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Evaluate internal control failures that contributed to export control breaches.
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Draft strategic legal responses to subpoenas, charging letters, and penalty notices.
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Design legally sound voluntary self-disclosures and post-resolution compliance plans.
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Advise leadership teams on reputational risk, settlement strategy, and governance reform.
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Extract and apply key lessons from case precedents to future corporate legal planning.
