Many companies, particularly Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and start-up companies, continue to struggle with the concept of export control classification of items with encryption functionality. This ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) appears to be increasing the rate at which it imposes new export controls on various technologies, software and commodities ...

Trade crimes have emerged as a defining enforcement priority in white collar practice. Export control violations, sanctions evasion, customs and tariff fraud, and smuggling offenses now command an ...