Admissions
- California
- Washington, DC
Education
- J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2004
- B.A., summa cum laude, University of California Los Angeles, 2001
Overview
Jason is a Partner and member of BCR’s Export Controls, Economic Sanctions and CFIUS practice group. He has extensive experience advising clients on regulatory compliance with U.S. export controls and economic sanctions, focusing principally on compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), and various economic sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). Jason’s practice includes conducting internal audits/investigations; preparing BIS/DDTC licenses and agreements (i.e., TAAs/MLAs/WDAs); analyzing export control jurisdiction and classification and preparing formal commodity jurisdiction and classification requests; drafting internal compliance policies and procedures and conducting export compliance training; preparing voluntary and directed disclosures; and performing export controls and sanctions due diligence. He also advises clients on regulations administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), including voluntary or mandatory CFIUS filings.
Jason represents a diverse client base ranging from Fortune 100 and multinational corporations, Federally Funded Research and Development Corporations, and start-up companies and individuals. He frequently acts as export control counsel to third-party law firms to assist their clients with export controls and CFIUS compliance.
Jason advises clients in a variety of industries including alternative energy products, aerospace, military and dual-use software, electronic weapons systems, small arms, microelectronics, military ground vehicles, missiles/rockets, telecommunications, satellites, spacecraft, infrared imaging and night vision systems, and unmanned aerial, ground, and submersible systems.
Representative Experience
- Advising clients with daily export control compliance issues.
- Classification of client products/technology.
- Assisting clients with obtaining export licenses, Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements.
- Conducting assessments of client export control procedures and developing and assisting with implementation of export compliance programs.
- Assisting clients with internal investigations of potential export control and sanctions violations and preparing voluntary and directed disclosures.
- Advising law firms on investigations, disclosures, arbitration and litigation involving export-controlled hardware, software or technology.
- Advising on compliance with CFIUS regulations.
Practice Focus
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- Regulations administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
- Regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)