Ladner & Associates, PC

Areas of Expertise and Services

The customs and trade lawyers at Ladner & Associates are experienced experts in various practice areas.

Export Compliance and Enforcement. Our customs and international trade attorneys are dedicated to helping you achieve the following goals:

• Address Compliance Issues
  • Assess and develop compliance policies involving export controls, “deemed” exports, economic sanctions and boycott issues
  • Evaluate and design strategies and procedures related to compliance by foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies
  • Develop compliance procedures concerning carriers and other service providers
  • Analyze proposed export transactions
  • Conduct internal audits and investigations
  • Handle applications for export licenses and license transfers
  • Develop compliance manuals
  • Conduct compliance training and review and determine ECCN numbers
  • Ensure proper recordkeeping procedures
  • Request commodity classifications, advisory opinions and jurisdiction determinations
• Resolve Enforcement Matters
  • Advise and represent clients in cases concerning alleged export control violations, government investigations and audits, and inquiries involving the exportation of specific products
  • Assist in voluntary disclosures to, and in responding to demands for information from, various governmental offices, including the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Justice Department, and the Directorate of Defense Controls (DDTC)
  • Negotiate settlement of enforcement cases and contest imposition of penalties
  • Act as expert counsel in criminal export enforcement cases