- Assisting clients on trade regulations during the coronavirus pandemic, including U.S. border cargo operations, tariff suspensions, import and related regulatory requirements for PPE and medical devices, and critical infrastructure status for manufacturing supply chains.
- Guided clients through voluntary disclosures of violations of the export and economic sanctions regulations.
- Developed and implemented import, export, economic sanction, and FCPA compliance policies, procedures, and training programs.
- Designed and led internal trade compliance reviews and international trade due diligence efforts in significant mergers, acquisitions, and investments.
- Represented clients in CFIUS reviews and related foreign investment matters.
- Obtained numerous favorable export classifications, advisory opinions, and commodity jurisdiction determinations from the Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury.
- Defended exporters in investigations and enforcement proceedings before the Office of Export Enforcement of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and Department of Justice.
- Represented clients in prior disclosures of import violations related to tariff classification, valuation, origin, and eligibility for preferential treatment.
- Secured more than 100 binding rulings and protest decisions from CBP addressing the origin, classification, marking, and value of imported products, as well as the eligibility of products for preferential treatment under NAFTA, CAFTA, GSP, HTSUS 9802, and similar programs, and helped clients recover and save tens of millions of dollars in duty.
- Represented importers in audits conducted by CBP.
- Spearheaded the resolution of complex export licensing and commodity jurisdiction matters.
- Appealed an Entity List designation and secured removal of the client from the list.
- Advised clients in security clearance matters under the National Industrial Security Operating Manual, including in the negotiation and implementation of agreements to mitigate Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI).
- Represents clients in the aerospace and aviation, apparel, automotive, cosmetics, consumer products, defense, electronics, energy, financial services and insurance, food and beverage, machinery and equipment, medical products, retail, software, sporting goods, technology, telecommunications, textiles, and other industrial sectors on all aspects of international trade regulation.
Partner,
- Phone: 202.239.3455
- Email: jason.waite@alston.com
Clients turn to Jason for pragmatic counsel on executing international trade and investment transactions efficiently and in compliance with complex laws and regulations, as well as for creative advocacy in Washington to achieve strategic business goals, the development and benchmarking of compliance programs, and when necessary, zealous representation in the defense of enforcement matters.