Are you up to date with the latest export regulations and export controls best practices?
Join us for a unique opportunity to meet and speak directly with Special Agents from the Office of Export Enforcement and a Trade Specialist from the International Trade Administration about the latest developments and regulations impacting industries today and ways to better position your company for foreign business opportunities.
In this seminar we will discuss:
- Accessing and Exporting to Foreign Markets: Available Resources
- Recent Developments in Export Controls and Trade Sanctions
- Building an Effective Compliance Program: Outbound and Inbound
- Compliance Investigations and Enforcement: What to Do when an OEE Special Agent Stops By
A cocktail hour will immediately follow.
This seminar will be held in person at our Atlanta office and virtually via Zoom. Our in-person event has limited spots; RSVP to secure your place.
*An official event agenda will be shared closer to the event date.
Speakers
Jon Gray
Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC)
Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement (BIS OEE)
Jon Gray is the ASAC of the BIS OEE Atlanta Resident Office and has been in law enforcement since 1997. Before joining the BIS OEE, he served twenty years as a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). While working with the ATF, ASAC Gray was primarily assigned to the Firearms Trafficking Group for Domestic and International Firearms Trafficking Regulations. In that capacity, he was often called upon to render expert opinions and testimony in firearms trafficking investigations. In his current role, ASAC Gray supervises, directs, and manages Miami Field Office investigations that impact the U.S. export enforcement program nationally and internationally.
William Bookout
Special Agent (SA)
Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement (BIS OEE)
William Bookout began his federal career as a Special Agent with the BIS Atlanta Resident Office in 2016. SA Bookout is assigned to the Atlanta Counterproliferation Strike Force and the FBI Counterintelligence Task Force and assists the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force. SA Bookout was the DOJ Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in the Middle District of Florida, the recipient of the Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 2021, and the Office of Export Enforcement Honorary Special Agent of the Year in 2022. SA Bookout is a decorated veteran of the United States Army and retired as a Command Sergeant Major after 20 years of service.
Dina Molaison
Sr. International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service (a division of the International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
Dina Molaison has been with the International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce since 2005. Her primary focus includes supporting Georgia exporters by identifying new business opportunities globally and educating the exporting community on U.S. export regulations administered by the BIS, the U.S. Dept. of State, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Additionally, she serves as the network’s sole source for global business intelligence – a role in which she supports colleagues across the network in developing solutions to their clients’ global challenges. She is a sought-after information professional known for conducting database training exercises for CS colleagues across the globe.
Dina’s industry sector portfolio includes aerospace/defense, safety/security, and information technology.
Agenda
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Registration and Check-in
1:00 -1:05 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
- Joann Gallagher Jones, BakerHostetler, Office Managing Partner – Atlanta
- Jenna Solari, BakerHostetler, Partner, Atlanta
1:05 - 2:15 p.m. Accessing and Exporting to Foreign Markets: Available Resources
- Senior International Trade Specialist Dina Molaison, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Association, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jon Gray, Miami Field Office, Atlanta Resident Office
In this presentation, a Senior International Trade Specialist will discuss services available to both aspiring and experienced exporters, including market checks, customized market research, finding and vetting foreign buyers, advocacy, types of license requirements, and more. Federal investigators from the Bureau of Industry and Security will describe their industry outreach programs and online tools for use in answering the most common export questions.
2:15 -3:00 p.m. Recent Developments in Export Controls and Trade Sanctions
- Melissa B. Mannino, BakerHostetler, Co-lead of International Trade and National Security Practice, Washington, D.C.
- James Perry, BakerHostetler, Associate, Houston
Trade experts will provide an overview of important regulatory updates.
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Compliance Investigations and Enforcement: What to Do when an OEE Special Agents Stops By
- Melissa B. Mannino, BakerHostetler, Co-lead of International Trade and National Security Practice, Washington, D.C.
- Jenna G. Solari, BakerHostetler, Partner, Atlanta
- Special Agent William Bookout, Miami Field Office, Atlanta Resident Office
Learn about the various types of visits your company may receive from BIS OEE investigators, what parties are deemed “responsible” for prohibited exports, due diligence tools and best practices, factors considered by BIS in assessing penalties, pros and cons of Voluntary Self-Disclosures, and how an effective compliance program can keep your company safe from administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions.
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Building an Effective Compliance Program: Outbound and Inbound
- Melissa B. Mannino, BakerHostetler, Co-lead of International Trade and National Security Practice, Washington, D.C.
- Jenna G. Solari, BakerHostetler, Partner, Atlanta
- James Perry, BakerHostetler, Associate, Houston
Subject matter experts will discuss how to meet and exceed Department of Justice compliance expectations by implementing robust internal policies that include standard procedures to determine jurisdiction, classification, and licensing, routine training, risk-assessments, verification practices, whistleblower incentives, audits, record keeping, and Voluntary Self Disclosures.
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Q&A with Speakers
- Moderator: Melissa B. Mannino, BakerHostetler, Co-lead of International Trade and National Security Practice, Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
- Melissa B. Mannino, BakerHostetler, Co-lead of International Trade and National Security Practice, Washington, D.C.
- Jenna G. Solari, BakerHostetler, Partner
5:10 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Questions? Email InternationalEvents@bakerlaw.com.