Export Control

Export control was of limited concern for countries in the Asia-Pacific region until the early 2000s. With the rapid transfer of technology and the diffusion of production globally, as well as the increasing delicacy of the international political and security situation, governments in the region, including Japan, Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong and India, have realized the need to enhance their export control regimes and indeed, have started to do so recently.

Bryan Cave International Trade has expertise and experience assisting multinational corporations on export control concerns relating to their Asian operations. We have advised on Asian export control matters for clients in the aerospace, technology solution services, software, logistics and other industries. We can also tap on the expertise of our parent firm, Bryan Cave LLP.

Bryan Cave LLP has one of the leading export control practices among global law firms. In the US, our export control specialists advise clients on licensing requirements under the Export Administration Regulations, interpretation of license exceptions, Commerce Department licensing policies, encryption review requests, Wassenaar reporting and compliance with the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Drug Enforcement Agency. In Europe, Bryan Cave has lawyers who advise regularly on compliance with European Union and Member State export controls, conduct global audits, internal investigations and compliance reviews, and provide training programs for companies and their personnel on export compliance.