M&A Due Diligence and Post-Investment Planning

• Advises on FCPA, economic sanctions and export controls due diligence within the context of mergers and acquisitions, financings, IPOs, and company expansions into new geographies. Assists with due diligence, appropriate contractual protections and undertakings, as well as post-acquisition planning.

• Represents US and non-US companies in connection with internal investigations and enforcement matters arising from potential violations of economic sanctions, export control and customs, and antiboycott laws, including assisting clients in responding to subpoenas and other information requests from the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commerce Department’s Office of Export Enforcement, OFAC, and in settling pending enforcement matters before such agencies.

• Conducts risk assessments and audits of compliance programs in a variety of industries.

• Advises companies in a wide range of sectors on the development and implementation of corporate compliance programs in the areas of FCPA, export controls, economic sanctions, customs, and antiboycott laws.

• Advises companies in various sectors (including semiconductor, oilfield services, energy exploration, hospitality, insurance and reinsurance, and a range of other financial services) on legal issues arising in their day-to-day business under anti-bribery, economic sanctions, export controls, and antiboycott laws.

• Represents US and foreign companies in obtaining a range of authorizations, licenses and advisory opinions under the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as well as the economic sanctions regulations governing trade with Cuba, Iran, Iraq, and Libya. Examples include licenses authorizing activities associated with terminating operations in Iran, Technical Assistance Agreements, export control authorizations for encryption and oilfield service products, OFAC licenses for reinsurance activity, commodity classification ruling requests, and commodity jurisdiction filings.