International Trade Associate or Counsel (Export Controls)

Crowell & Moring LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowell & Moring LLP seeks a seasoned counsel to advise clients on U.S. export controls, emphasizing EAR and ITAR. You will guide licensing, classification, and compliance strategies, and build cross-border programs with rigorous due diligence.

The role includes handling voluntary disclosures, investigations, and regulatory inquiries, with a view toward mitigating risk in a global context including EU/UK regimes and sanctions considerations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience advising on U.S. export controls (EAR/ITAR).
• Strong capability in licensing, classification, and license-exemption analysis.
• Proven ability to develop international trade compliance programs.
• Experience in voluntary disclosures, investigations and regulatory inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on U.S. export controls (EAR/ITAR).
• Provide regulatory guidance, including jurisdiction/classification and BIS/DDTC licensing.
• Develop international trade compliance programs and conduct due diligence.
• Represent clients in self-disclosures, M&A diligence, investigations and inquiries.
• Experience with EU/UK regimes, encryption tech, sanctions, and CFIUS is advantageous.

Skills

Export controls

Regulatory compliance

Due diligence

M&A diligence

Training & education

Job description

Overview

• Counseling clients with respect to U.S. export controls, with a particular emphasis on the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
• Providing regulatory and compliance guidance, including jurisdiction and classification analysis (Commodity Jurisdiction and CCATS requests), and obtaining Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) export licenses, while analyzing applicability of license exceptions and exemptions.
• Developing international trade compliance programs based on risk analysis, conducting and supervising party screening and due diligence, and providing export controls compliance training.
• Representing clients in voluntary self-disclosures, M&A-related trade compliance diligence, internal investigations and audits related to export control concerns, and in responding to regulatory inquiries such as requests for information and subpoenas.
• Experience with EU and UK export controls regimes, encryption and emerging technologies, the impact of U.S. export controls on non-US companies, economic sanctions, outbound investment, and CFIUS are considered advantageous.