ITAR COMPLIANCE

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There Has Never Been a More Crucial Time to Attend this Event!

ITAR enforcement has become increasingly heavy-handed. DDTC, the Department of Justice, ICE and the FBI are enhancing their interagency cooperation and actively targeting U.S. exporters that violate the strict provisions of the ITAR. Now more than ever, companies that deal with ITAR-controlled items or technical data must ensure that their export practices and global supply chains are in compliance – or risk harsh penalties, and, in some cases, imprisonment.

In the current economic crisis, U.S. exporters cannot afford fatal errors in applying complex ITAR requirements. Protecting your business requires vigilant development, implementation and monitoring of nothing less than an effective ITAR compliance program. Toward that end, it is crucial to stay up-to-date on the latest regulatory changes, guidelines and enforcement actions, and successfully overcome real-life ITAR compliance challenges that can threaten your bottom line.

At American Conference Institute’s 4th National Forum on ITAR Compliance, an exceptional faculty of senior business, legal and government officials will provide attendees with best practices and crucial updates on civil and criminal ITAR enforcement, licensing and compliance, as well as practical advice on how to successfully implement internal ITAR controls. Topics will include:

• New DDTC Agreement Guidelines, and their impact on licensing and valuation
• How to classify new, innovative technology, software and systems
• Minimizing the risk of technical data and defense services export violations
• Conducting M & A due diligence: Quantifying successor liability risks and remedying target violations
• DDTC company visits: How they differ from audits, and how to prepare
• Recent trends in consent agreements, litigation and penalty amounts
• Foreign nationals: Ensuring ITAR compliance, and working with HR to reconcile conflicts with anti-discrimination and privacy laws
• Implementing IT & physical controls to enhance ITAR compliance
• Voluntary disclosures: Structuring an investigation, drafting a complete report and the impact on mitigation
• What to expect from a DDTC-mandated independent audit in the context of voluntary and directed disclosures

Contents & Contributors

What Vigorous ITAR Enforcement Means for US  and Foreign Companies: Recent Trends in Consent Agreements, Litigation and Penalty Amounts
Philip S. Rhoads, Rhoads & Reed

New DDTC Agreement Guidelines, and Their Impact on Licensing and Valuation
LTC Tom Donovan, Agreements Analyst, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Licensing, U.S. Department of State
Barbara Clark, Director of International Trade Compliance, Orbital Sciences Corporation President, Society of International Affairs (SIA)
John P. Barker – Lead Panelist & Moderator, Arnold & Porter LLP

Resolving Intricate Classification Issues for New,  Innovative Technology, Software and Systems
Henry A. Umanos, Director, Trade Licensing & Compliance , General Dynamics Corporation
Ronald I. Meltzer, WilmerHale LLP

DDTC Company Visit Program Update: How a Visit Differs from an Audit, and How to Prepare
Lawrence R. Fink,Vice President for International Trade Compliance Corporate Counsel, SAIC
Beth Peters, Hogan & Hartson LLP

Preventing Technical Data and Defense Services Export Violations
Karen Jones, Vice President of Export Compliance, Xe
John Pisa-Relli, Deputy General Counsel, International Trade Compliance and Security, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.
Kevin Wolf , Bryan Cave LLP

M & A Due Diligence: Measuring Successor Liability Risks and Addressing Target or Purchaser ITAR Violations
Peter Jordan , Director, Senior International Trade Counsel, United Technologies
Stephanie A. Reuer, Director, Export Control Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Heather C. Sears, Vice President, Trade Compliance, DRS Technologies
Giovanna M. Cinelli,  Lead Panelist & Moderator , Patton Boggs LLP

Voluntary Disclosures: Structuring Your Investigation, Drafting a Complete Report and the Impact on Mitigation
Helaine F. Lobman, Assistant General Counsel, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc.
Kathleen C. Little, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Frank Bray – Lead Panelist & Moderator, Director, Export Control Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Ensuring Compliance with Brokering Provisions under Part 129 of the ITAR
Eric G. Lardiere Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Meggitt-USA, Inc.
Peter L. Flanagan, Covington & Burling LLP

Investigations and Prosecutions of ITAR Cases: Update and Q & A
David C. Recker, Trial Attorney, Counterespionage Section National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Foreign Nationals: Meeting ITAR Requirements, and Working with HR to Reconcile Conflicts with Anti-Discrimination and Privacy Laws
Marynell DeVaughn, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, ATK Washington Operations
Candace Miller, Corporate Director, International Trade Compliance, BAE Systems, Inc.
Michael Slonim , Senior Manager, Corporate Export Control, Honeywell International
Frederick F. Shaheen - Lead Panelist & Moderator, Chief Counsel, Global Trade Controls, The Boeing Company

What to Expect from a DDTC-Mandated Independent Audit in the Context of Voluntary and Directed Disclosures
Robert A. Schacht, Chief Operating Officer, Hydra Electric Company
James Slear, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Implementing Effective IT & Physical Controls to Enhance ITAR Compliance
Christine McGinn, Director, International Trade & Compliance, Cobham Corporate North America
Andrea Orlando, North America IT Program Manager, Cobham Corporate North America

Maintaining an Effective Global ITAR Compliance Program: Do’s and Don’ts for Internal Training, Auditing and Recordkeeping
Olga King, Export Compliance Manager, Empowered Official, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Edward A. Bond, Manager, Export Regulation Programs, Export Regulation Office, IBM
Kathleen L. Palma, Counsel, International Trade Regulation, General Electric
Carol Fuchs, Counsel, International Trade Regulation, General Electric Company
John Liebman - Lead Panelist & Moderator, McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP

Preventing Liability for the Acts of Foreign Third Parties: Vetting and Reviewing Third Party Relationships to Minimize Risk
Larry V. Buel, Director, International and Domestic Agreements, Raytheon Company

Complying with End-Use and End-Users Restrictions
Stephen R. Roberti, Associate General Counsel & Director, Global Trade Compliance, Woodward Governor Company
Gary Stanley, President, Global Legal Services, PC