International Trade Attorney
A United States manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment and software mistakenly exported ITAR-controlled software under the EAR instead, resulting in a Consent Agreement and civil penalty of $6,600,000. Watch as George W. Thompson, International Trade Attorney, discusses the … Read More...
I learned a new word recently: “goat-rope.” The safe-for-work definition is a big, confusing mess. While it can be used to describe many different situations, I thought it was a perfect description for the ways in which the United States makes origin determinations for products imported from Canada … Read More...
The Federal Trade Commission has adopted a regulation that codifies its longstanding approach to labels claiming a product is made in the United States. Watch as George Thompson, International Trade Attorney, discusses the parameters and implications of the new FTC rule, effective August … Read More...
It’s my long-held position that technology controls present the most challenging export compliance challenge. Last month’s consent agreement between the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and Honeywell International illustrates my point quite well. As we’ll discuss, Honeywell fell into three of … Read More...
President Biden recently issued Executive Order 14032. This new EO expands previous restrictions that prohibit U.S. persons from investing in publicly traded shares of designated Chinese companies. Watch the video as George W. Thompson, International Trade Attorney, discusses the … Read More...
SAP, a German multinational software corporation with a significant U.S. presence, recently settled allegations that it violated OFAC and BIS regulations concerning exports of software, upgrades and patches from the United States to Iran and Iranian companies. The settlement amounts totalled … Read More...
A US district court has granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the Department of Defense’s designation of Xiaomi Corporation as a Communist Chinese military company. Watch the video as George W Thompson, International Trade Attorney, discusses the reasons for the court’s decision … Read More...
Watch as international trade attorney George W. Thompson discusses the likely impacts on American international trade policies under the Biden administration. Thompson & Associates, PLLC provides representation in all aspects of customs laws and regulations, specializing in export and … Read More...
DATE HELD: Thursday, February 15, 2018 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act imposes criminal liability on United States companies for bribery of foreign officials. This webinar discussed the types … [Read More...]
DATE HELD: November 16, 2017 Customs Section 592 Penalties: Who, What, When, Why and How, reviewed the circumstances under which Customs and Border Protection can impose penalties against importers … [Read More...]