Global Trade Compliance Counsel

Continuous Legal Support. Predictable Monthly Cost. Practical Compliance Solutions.

Companies engaged in international business face increasingly complex U.S. sanctions, export controls, technology-transfer restrictions and cross-border payment requirements.

Even a routine transaction may raise questions involving:

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
• The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
• The Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• The U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
• Restricted parties, countries, end users and end uses
• International banking and payment controls

Many businesses need ongoing legal guidance but may not require or be prepared to hire a full-time export compliance attorney or Chief Compliance Officer.

Friling Law, PLLC’s Global Trade Compliance Counsel Program provides companies with continuing access to U.S. legal counsel for sanctions, export controls, international trade transactions and regulatory risk management under a predictable monthly subscription arrangement.

Rather than purchasing legal assistance only after a payment is blocked, a shipment is delayed or a regulator raises questions, participating companies receive ongoing support designed to identify and address compliance risks before they become costly legal and operational problems.

It is a structured, ongoing legal compliance service designed to help management teams:

• Evaluate transactions before funds or goods are transferred
• Identify sanctions and export-control risks
• Establish practical internal approval procedures
• Strengthen compliance documentation
• Respond efficiently to regulatory developments
• Escalate potentially significant issues to legal counsel
• Support international growth while complying with U.S. law

The scope of each subscription is tailored to the company’s operations, jurisdictions, products, technology, transaction volume and risk profile.

Industries We Serve

The program may be appropriate for companies operating in industries such as:

• Manufacturing
• Technology and software
• Artificial intelligence
• Telecommunications
• Aerospace and defense
• Electronics and semiconductors
• Energy and natural resources
• International logistics
• Financial services
• Import and export
• Industrial equipment
• Automotive products
• Chemicals and materials
• Professional services
• International distribution and e-commerce
  
  

Who Should Consider the Program?

The Global Trade Compliance Counsel Program may be appropriate for a company that:

• Regularly conducts business outside the United States
• Exports goods, software, services or technology
• Works with foreign distributors, suppliers or agents
• Receives payments from international customers
• Makes payments through U.S. or foreign banks
• Conducts business involving higher-risk jurisdictions
• Receives frequent sanctions or compliance questions from financial institutions
• Needs recurring transaction reviews
• Does not have dedicated in-house export-control counsel
• Is building or strengthening a trade compliance program
• Needs executive-level compliance oversight on a flexible basis
  
  

Why Friling Law?

Friling Law advises clients operating in complex international markets where U.S. sanctions, export controls, international banking requirements and cross-border regulations affect everyday business decisions.

We provide practical legal guidance designed to help clients:

• Identify sanctions and export-control risks before completing transactions
• Reduce the likelihood of blocked or rejected international payments
• Understand applicable licensing requirements
• Establish defensible compliance procedures
• Strengthen internal documentation and recordkeeping
• Respond to banks and government authorities
• Train employees and management
• Protect international business relationships
• Pursue global opportunities while maintaining compliance with U.S. law

Our objective is not merely to identify legal restrictions. We work with clients to develop commercially practical and legally supportable paths forward.