Sequoia Legal is an ITAR law firm that helps domestic and international companies meet complex international trade compliance challenges. Violations of export regulations like the International Traffic in Arms Regulations come with steep penalties. The ITAR lawyers at Sequoia Legal work with Denver organizations to ensure their business practices successfully achieve ITAR compliance.
Schedule FREE ConsultationIt is the job of the US federal government to regulate the export of military-related technologies to make sure that they comply with the foreign policy objectives of the United States. To this end, the US federal government has enacted regulations that govern the export of defense, military and dual-use technologies.
ITAR is a highly complex set of regulations, and it is unlikely that you will be able to comply with them despite your best intentions without the aid of an ITAR compliance attorney.
Sequoia Legal is an ITAR law firm located in Denver. Our ITAR/EAR attorneys serve as legal counsel related to export control matters and foreign trade regulations.
Our in-depth knowledge of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) goes to work for you, helping protect your organization from ITAR violations and ensuring organizational practices meet the standards for ITAR compliance.
ITAR and similar export matters are some of the most aggressively enforced areas of US law. You definitely do not want to get on the wrong side of the authorities when it comes to real or perceived regulatory compliance. The ITAR compliance attorneys at Sequoia Legal can assist you in establishing export compliance programs to address present and future concerns. We also work to mitigate ITAR compliance issues should they occur.
Sequoia Legal’s key service areas for ITAR matters include:
We will help you understand the interlocking roles of the numerous federal government agencies that oversee export regulation, including the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the Bureau of Industry and Security, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
If you need to speak with a Denver lawyer about ITAR export regulations, Sequoia Legal is here to help. Call us to discuss your ITAR issues today.
ITAR is one of the chief regulatory frameworks that govern the laws and practices surrounding the export of certain types of goods. ITAR regulations were established under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and are primarily concerned with the regulation of defense-related goods.
Any organization involved in the production, sale, or exportation of defense goods, services, or data must ensure its export practices adhere to the foreign trade regulations established under ITAR. Compliance issues bring the potential for serious consequences, including fines, prison sentences, and loss of export privileges. The ITAR compliance attorneys at Sequoia Legal can assist you in establishing export compliance programs to mitigate ITAR compliance issues.
ITAR-controlled items are listed under the US Munitions Control List (USML), encompassing hundreds of defense-related items divided into thirteen categories:
Maintaining ITAR compliance can be particularly challenging due to frequent changes of the list.
We see the same problems arise again and again when small and medium-sized businesses are faced with export compliance matters. These problems include:
Sequoia Legal has devised time-tested strategies to help your company meet all of these challenges. We won’t offer you a “lawyer’s solution” to your import/export compliance problems, but a solution that takes into account the business realities of your industry.
Sequoia Legal can advise clients involved in the following industries on a broad range of export control matters to achieve EAR and ITAR compliance:
The foregoing list is not exhaustive — we work with other industries as well. We also offer legal services to assist with securing the necessary licensing for exporting to export-controlled, embargoed, or otherwise restricted ITAR countries.
The Denver ITAR compliance attorneys at Sequoia Legal help organizations navigate ITAR export restrictions to maintain compliance and mitigate costly ITAR violation penalties. Learn more about how we can help by calling Sequoia Legal today.
EAR and ITAR restrictions are carefully monitored by the US government. Failure to adhere to EAR/ITAR sanctions is unlikely to go undetected. EAR and ITAR violations are accompanied by severe consequences for both the organizations and the individuals involved.
In the event of a violation, ITAR fines and penalties can include:
ITAR prison sentences can also be increased to 20 years when a violation involves a false statement or omission of material fact.
Violations of EAR bring similar consequences:
If your organization is facing ITAR compliance issues, you should immediately bring your concerns to an attorney with legal experience in foreign trade regulations. Penalty mitigation in the face of EAR or ITAR violations depends on enlisting an ITAR compliance law firm to help you initiate a swift response to the suspected violation.
Sequoia Legal is an ITAR law firm that represents numerous clients in the defense sector. Our extensive knowledge and experience in import/export compliance matters are what decisively separates our ITAR consultants from our competition.
Our ITAR compliance consultants can help you create a custom-tailored compliance plan. Your company must be ITAR compliant if it handles, manufactures, designs, sells, or distributes products on the United States Munitions List.
ITAR/EAR compliance is not always straightforward. For example, limiting access to technical data is almost always a complex issue. Our ITAR attorneys consider the unique organizational needs of each client. We then develop individualized export compliance programs crafted around the specific industries, roles, and compliance concerns at play.
We have vast experience in export compliance laws. Our attorneys possess decades of combined experience in export control matters. Our compliance consultants deal with the full range of export compliance laws, including ITAR, EAR, and other export compliance regulations.
Our ITAR compliance lawyers understand legal nuances and enforcement priorities that cannot necessarily be derived from the text of the law itself. This type of legal skill only comes after years of working directly with organizations to craft export compliance programs that effectively protect companies from committing violations. Our knowledge of how foreign trade regulations are interpreted in real-world cases helps clients avoid or mitigate ITAR issues.
We excel at proactively defending your interests. It is not enough to respond once an ITAR issue arises. By that time, penalty mitigation may be the only option. Our experienced ITAR law firm can help significantly reduce the potential penalties an organization faces in the event of a foreign trade regulation violation.
Our attorneys are skilled at identifying organizational weaknesses and blind spots in areas related to export regulations. By identifying possible areas in which an ITAR violation is at risk of occurring, we are able to offer advice on how to strengthen internal practices, policies, and procedures to protect against an export violation before it occurs. With proactive defense overseen by our experienced ITAR lawyers, you don't need to worry about whether your interests are adequately protected.
We’re a law firm skilled in ITAR matters. Each of our attorneys brings their own knowledge and experience base to every client project. Our team-led approach helps us ensure that we consider your organizational needs from a wide range of perspectives when legal counsel is required.
Unlike many ITAR compliance law firms, Sequoia Legal is adept at integrating the knowledge and skill of each of our lawyers into a coherent working whole. We then proceed to offer counsel that is tailor-made to your particular company and circumstances.
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Yes. ITAR applies to “US persons” seeking to export to “foreign persons.” A US person can be an entity, but it can also be a US citizen, permanent resident, or political asylee. A foreign person can be any individual who is not a US citizen or lawful permanent resident, wherever located.
Where applicable, You must first comply with ITAR regulations, then register with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and after that, you receive import/export approval from the DDTC, as necessary.
Three types of activities constitute “defense services”:
“Technical data” includes information, especially classified information, on the design, development, or manufacturing of “defense articles.” This information might be blueprints or documentation, for example, and it includes software that is directly related to defense articles.