Donald Pearce: Are you on autopilot? Rethinking licences, exceptions, and NLR transactions

Knowing when to apply for US export control licences, and which licences to apply for, requires careful consideration of rules and circumstances and classifications that frequently change. All too often, companies work on ‘autopilot’, repeating application practices that may well be out of date, insufficient for compliance, or even unnecessary.

In this practice-focused presentation, former US BIS Special Agent, Donald Pearce, walks through the ways in which changing circumstances can affect routine transactions, exploring options and the decision-making process.

Don’s presentation will cover:

• Adventures in classification – (It’s ‘No Licence Required’, isn’t it?)
• New regs for old tech – When changing controls impact your transaction
• Can I see some identification, please? – End-use/End-user issues of concern
• Overseas but under BIS jurisdiction – Points to ponder for non-US parties

Anyone who has attended a Don Pearce training event will attest to his ability to make complex ideas in export control easily digestible and applicable to real-life situations.

About Don: Donald Pearce is a former Senior Special Agent with the US Bureau of Industry and Security (‘BIS’) in the US Department of Commerce. He is now Principal of consultancy Sentinel LLC and Senior Advisor in the Global Risk, Monitorship, and Investigations Practice at international business guidance firm Torres Trade Advisory. Don has been recognised for superior performance by the Secretary of Commerce and the US Attorney General for investigations into highly complex cases.