Jason Waite

Background

About Jason Waite

For 25 years, I have concentrated my practice on the regulatory aspects of international trade and investment. I counsel clients on export controls, economic sanctions, customs and free trade agreements, and foreign investment regulations, with an emphasis on compliance, strategic transactional planning and execution, and enforcement defense.I conduct internal investigations and compliance self-assessments, develop internal trade compliance and training programs, represent clients in audits and origin verifications, and guide clients through voluntary disclosures of actual and potential import and export violations. I have significant experience representing clients that are the subject of government investigations involving alleged violations of the export, import, and economic sanctions regulations, as well as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. I defend clients in administrative proceedings and in litigation concerning civil and criminal penalties, debarment and forfeiture. In transactional and strategic planning matters, I conduct international trade and anticorruption compliance due diligence, negotiate trade compliance responsibilities among parties to transactions, and represent companies in foreign direct investment reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). I advocate for favorable advance rulings, advisory opinions, and commodity jurisdiction and classification determinations, and handle complex export licensing matters.Specialties: Export Controls, Sanctions & Embargoes, Customs, Corporate Compliance, Government Investigations, Trade Policy, CFIUS