Export compliance training for U.S. companies to improve competitiveness and reduce risk.
The ability to navigate U.S. export regulations is a valuable specialty. Our training programs are designed for new and experienced export compliance professionals at all levels to understand the intricacies of U.S. export regulations and procedures administered by the Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury.
Our instructors are respected experts in their field, with decades of interpreting and navigating U.S. export controls.
Whether your trade activities involve Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC), we help you manage export activities more efficiently with less risk.
Our training seminars are appropriate for all export-related job functions at U.S. companies as well as affiliates of U.S. companies located outside the United States.
Who Should Attend?
- Export Compliance Officers
- Legal Department
- Traffic Personnel
- Customer Service Representatives
- Government Liaisons
- Trade Logistics Personnel
- Personnel from overseas companies who deal with US-based companies or that purchase US-origin products, components or technology
- Subsidiaries, affiliates and parents of US businesses
Why should I attend?
You and your organization will benefit from the training we offer through:
Increased efficiency
- Better understanding of compliance requirements and standards
- Improved navigation of export regulations
- Shortened timelines for compliance processes
- Implementation of best practices
Risk mitigation
- Increased supply chain security
- Up-to-date knowledge on rule changes
- Reduced risk of errors and oversights that can delay transactions and present legal concerns
- Improved recordkeeping and compliance management
Competitiveness
- Enhanced reputation among customers, partners and authorities
- Improved competence in trade with foreign markets
- Faster screening of opportunities
Certification
ECoP Certification from the World Leader in Export Compliance Training
Get Recognition for Your Export Compliance Expertise and Build Your Professional Credentials
We
are renowned as the world leader in U.S. export compliance training
programs. With our export compliance seminars, you have always been able
to document your participation in our courses - in addition, you can
opt to take the Export Compliance Professional (ECoP) certification test
(or tests) at course completion to certify your mastery of the
concepts.
By taking and passing the certification test(s), you can
demonstrate to your employer and colleagues that you have mastered the
content and that you have the skills necessary to perform your export
compliance duties.
This certification benefits you and your company by:
- Demonstrating your achievement in the solid knowledge and application know-how of export compliance regulations
- Providing a systematic framework for a continuing education plan and documentation of your current export regulation mastery
- Creating less export compliance risk for your company
- Helping you to move more quickly along your career path and providing evidence of your skills on your résumé
Available Certifications:
- ECoP EAR (EAR Export Controls) renewal credits = 4
- ECoP ITAR (ITAR Export Controls) renewal credits = 4
Bailey Reichelt, Managing Partner – Aegis Trade Law LLC
Bailey Reichelt is a founding partner at Aegis Trade Law (DBA Aegis Space Law), a boutique firm centered around assisting commercial space companies in navigating the complexities of federal regulations. Her primary focus is designing and implementing cutting-edge international trade compliance programs as well as helping clients to develop effective, long-term regulatory strategies to take them from incorporation to successful mission execution.
Bailey also helped to found and sits on the Board of Directors for the non-profit, Association of Commercial Space Professionals (“ACSP”). ACSP exists to empower current and aspiring space professionals through training and advocacy. As for professional credentials, Bailey maintains licensure in Texas and New Jersey and holds a J.D. She has guest lectured and advised entities ranging from universities to business accelerators on the fundamentals of the ITAR and EAR. Additionally, Bailey has spent time working closely with government agencies, legislators, and industry lobbying groups to promote the growth of commercial spaceflight and regulatory reform across the board.
Donald Pearce, Senior Advisor / Global Risk, Monitorship, and Investigations Practice – Torres Trade Advisory
Donald Pearce, a retired Special Agent from the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), is an experienced investigator and subject matter expert on strategic trade control policy, transnational criminal investigations, export control systems, and national security issues. After 30-plus years of government service in both domestic and international roles, Mr. Pearce established Sentinel LLC; a consultancy focused on the intersection of international trade, technology, geopolitics, and security, and partners with Torres Trade Advisory, to provide guidance that keeps companies safe, compliant, and prosperous.
Before his retirement in 2020, Mr. Pearce served as the acting Unit Chief for Liaison and Interdiction, providing subject matter expertise to international organizations, other government agencies, and industry worldwide. Mr. Pearce was the principal author of the 2016 amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement’s Best Practices for Export Control Enforcement, drawing on over 30 years of customs and strategic trade control experience. He used his knowledge of cyber investigative and forensics techniques to partner with the FBI on a targeted outreach program focused on export control-related cybersecurity issues, significantly increasing awareness in the industry. His career included prosecuting precedent-setting cases, establishing the Regional Export Control Officer (ECO) position at the US Embassy in Singapore, coordinating successful interdictions of dangerous goods, and protecting the international supply chain through successful public/private cooperative efforts. Singapore was his second overseas tour, as he previously had served as the ECO in Moscow, Russia from 2004 to 2007. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Pearce was detailed to the FBI-Joint Terrorism Task Force, where he led a criminal intelligence team investigating the 9/11 attacks, as well as contributing to several high-profile counterterrorism cases.
In 2010, Mr. Pearce was awarded the Commerce Department Silver Medal for investigative excellence in the PPG Industries case, which uncovered a conspiracy to supply specialty coatings for an unauthorized nuclear end-use in Pakistan. The resulting $3.75 million in criminal and administrative fines represent one of the largest monetary penalties for export violations in the history of BIS. He also has been awarded the Commerce Department Gold Medal for his participation in protection operations for the Secretary of Commerce during his 2003 visits to Baghdad, Iraq and Kabul, Afghanistan, and a Bronze Medal for his contributions to the Export Control Officer program.
Mr. Pearce holds a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.
Jack Shelton, Founding Partner – Aegis Trade Law LLC
John
K. (“Jack”) Shelton is a founding partner at Aegis Trade Law (DBA Aegis
Space Law), a boutique firm centered around assisting commercial space
companies in navigating the complexities of federal regulations. He
serves as outside general counsel for domestic and international
businesses in the space industry. Jack’s background places a particular
emphasis on corporate governance, international business transactions,
export controls, and foreign investments.
Jack focuses much of
his time on building out processes to make the firm’s work more
efficient, with the goal of delivering services to clients more quickly
and at a lower cost.
Jack is admitted to practice law in the
courts of D.C., Tennessee, Louisiana, and the U.S. Court of
International Trade (currently on voluntary inactive status in
Louisiana).
Jack received his J.D. from the University of
Tennessee (cum laude) and his LL.M. in Admiralty Law from Tulane
University (cum laude). He began his legal practice working in Germany,
representing an ocean carrier, after which he moved to New Orleans to
represent international businesses in the Gulf of Mexico. He has since
lived and worked in Tennessee, D.C., New Mexico, and elsewhere.
Christopher Stagg, Attorney - Stagg PLLC
With key experience in both government and industry, Christopher Stagg advises clients on all aspects of U.S. export control laws and particularly involving strategic issues, jurisdiction and classification matters, internal investigations and enforcement defense.
Mr. Stagg’s experience as a senior regulator with the U.S. Department of State and in private practice gives him unique understanding of the successful strategies companies require to navigate export controls and other national security related matters.
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TWO BACK-TO-BACK SEMINARS:
ITAR Export Controls
2-DAY SEMINAR - October 7-8, 2024
- Overview of US Export Controls
- ITAR Controlled Activities
- Controlled Items with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- Technical Data with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- Registration and Empowered Officials
- Exemptions with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- Licenses
- Agreements with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- Administration
- Compliance Programs
- Export Control Reform & Recent Developments
- Special ITAR Issues with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- ITAR Enforcement
EAR & OFAC Export Controls
2-DAY SEMINAR - October 9-10, 2024
- Introduction to the EAR
- Controlled Activities
- Classification with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- Technology/Software Classifications with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- No License Required (NLR) with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- License Exceptions with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- End-Use & End-User Controls with EXERCISES WORKSHOP
- License Applications
- Export Clearance
- Compliance Programs
- Export Control Reform (ECR) & Recent Developments
- Reexports: When Do US Rules Apply Outside of the US?
- US Embargo Controls
- EAR Export Enforcement
Daily Schedule:
- 8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
- 8:30 – 12:00 PM Seminar
- 12:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 – 5:00 PM Seminar
Venue
Embassy Suites by Hilton Alexandria Old Town
1900 Diagonal Rd, 22314
Alexandria, VA, USA
Website*The cost of accommodation is not included in the seminar tuition.
A limited block of guest rooms at the venue hotel is reserved for seminar participants. Group rate ends September 6, 2024.
Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Book early to ensure availability.
Guest room rate: $242 Single/Double
To book your room, contact the hotel at +1 703-684-5900 and reference group code ECTI group.