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BSG Consulting is a global trade consulting firm that advises companies on how best to comply with export, import, transaction and activity regulations administered by the US Departments of Commerce, State and Treasury.
BSG’s consultants have extensive industry and government experience. Our wide range of services include providing day-to-day compliance consulting, conducting export compliance assessments, assisting companies with drafting and implementing export procedures. Our consultants also conduct public compliance seminars through the Export Compliance Training Institute.
BSG is a partnership of John Black and Associates, Ltd., Albemeer, Inc., and Gearity Consulting Group, Inc. www.tradecontrols.com
Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors. With offices in the world's major financial and technology centers, we counsel clients on all aspects of global transactions and litigation. Our multidisciplinary teams allow us to anticipate trends and offer a 360-degree perspective on complex business and legal issues—helping clients take greater advantage of opportunities and better mitigate risk.
What Sets Us Apart? Pillsbury is distinguished by its highly collaborative, cost-effective approach to client work. A decade ago, we pioneered the client team model as a means of immersing ourselves in our clients' worlds. We have since expanded this service model to include issue-specific task forces and multidisciplinary teams that focus on the emerging trends that are likely to impact our clients' businesses. We make this significant and sustained investment to stay ahead of change so that our clients are well positioned for future success. www.pillsburylaw.com
Clyde & Co is a leading international law firm which works worldwide across 120 countries. Our work is cross-border, high profile and complex. With over 1300 staff based in 23 offices worldwide, we have genuine in-depth knowledge of our chosen industries. Our history in the insurance and reinsurance industry means our expertise here is still unrivalled. We also have particular strength in aviation and aerospace; energy, trade and commodities and shipping, transport and logistics. Our dispute resolution and international arbitration practice is world-class, and we also field leading experts in corporate and commercial law, EC and competition, employment and real estate, construction and infrastructure projects. Reflecting the firm’s entrepreneurial spirit, we have established offices in Abu Dhabi, Caracas, Doha, Dubai, Guildford, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Nantes, New Jersey, New York, Paris, Piraeus, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore and associate offices in Bangalore, Belgrade, Dar es Salaam, Mumbai, Riyadh and St Petersburg. The firm is a limited liability partnership, which includes foreign lawyers as well as English solicitors, qualified in no fewer than 17 jurisdictions and fluent in over 37 languages. www.clydeco.com
KPMG operates as an international network of member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services. We work closely with our clients, helping them to mitigate risks and grasp opportunities. Our network of member firms in over 140 countries worldwide share the same values. What are they and why do they work? Our reputation is created by the way the people within our member firms act with clients, colleagues and their communities. Citizenship is embedded in the KPMG values and we recognize our firms have the scale, influence and business knowledge to make a significant and positive contribution to the issues that affect our communities and environments. Find out more about our Corporate Citizenship strategy and how we are putting our skills to work. KPMG firms are some of the world’s leading providers of audit, tax and advisory services. We have more than 135,000 people operating in over 140 countries. Combined revenues for KPMG member firms declined to U.S. $20.11 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2009, versus U.S. $22.69 billion for the prior fiscal year. www.kpmg.com
With more than 800 lawyers in 13 offices, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is one of the world’s largest law firms. A frequent recipient of industry recognition for its strength in litigation and high-stakes appellate work, its leadership in groundbreaking transactions and its depth in public policy, Akin Gump provides a comprehensive suite of services for global companies and local individuals. Our team of litigators, dealmakers, and policy lawyers and advisors collaborate with a single goal: the success of our clients.
Founded in 1945 with the guiding vision that commitment, excellence and integrity drive success, the firm focuses on building lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with its clients. Through our global network of offices we advise leading enterprises in a wide variety of industries, including communications and technology, mining, minerals and energy, and consumer goods and services on matters involving policy, trade, dispute resolution, transactions and project development activities in both mature and emerging markets. www.akingump.com
This monthly magazine is the only publication devoted exclusively to providing news and analysis of the export licensing requirements and law enforcement activities of the Commerce, State and Treasury departments. Its exclusive and advance reports are aimed at helping you speed your products through the government export licensing maze to customers abroad and avoid costly legal troubles.
Each issue will provide you with the latest news on enforcement of the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, U.S. trade sanctions, Census export reporting rules, including AES compliance, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. You will also find detailed and expert articles on regulatory and policy changes at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Justice Department.
The Export Practitioner is read by hundreds of export managers, international trade lawyers, and trade consultants with some of the largest exporters in the world and some of the smallest. Just as they do, you will find information in each issue that you can apply directly to coping with U.S. export controls and trade sanctions. www.exportprac.com
With more than a century’s worth of experience, Oppenhoff & Partner advises clients on all aspects of business law. Since our beginnings in 1908 in Cologne, we have grown into one of Germany’s leading national and international business law firms thanks to the foresight and guidance of Dr. Walter Oppenhoff. During the years between 2001 and 2008, we strengthened our global position by joining with the British law firm Linklaters, and on January 1, 2008 we created our current firm of 55 expert lawyers ready to serve you.
You may be confident that your business needs will be handled by the brightest legal minds, for we only recruit and train the most talented lawyers. All of our lawyers share a gift for precision, creativity, and business acumen honed by practice. www.oppenhoff.eu
Founded in New York in 1901, White & Case has lawyers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Our clients are public and privately held commercial businesses and financial institutions, as well as governments and state-owned entities, involved in sophisticated corporate and financial transactions and complex dispute resolution proceedings. International practice is the foundation of our firm, and we have been involved in transactions in virtually every corner of the world. Our commitment to each region of the world is substantial. We have a critical mass of U.S., English, and domestic lawyers throughout the world who are either native to or fully integrated in the regions where they are based.White & Case is distinguished not only by the depth and scope of its legal advisory services, but also by unmatched experience in the international arena, particularly in providing legal advisory services to, and in, developing or emerging countries. The Firm's lawyers have decades of experience in multijurisdictional issues in numerous legal systems — some well established, some in their infancy — as well as in transitional economic and political systems. Consequently, we are known for unusual effectiveness in helping clients accomplish their objectives in environments others find daunting and unfamiliar. www.whitecase.com
Through our relentless focus on client success, our team delivers integrated legal solutions to complex business issues. We do this by actively listening to our clients and understanding their needs, their business and their industry.
The McCarthy Tétrault brand is synonymous with great depth and breadth of legal expertise and experience, which has created superior value for our clients since 1855. We have a history of taking bold steps — from building Canada’s first national law firm model to incorporating an integrated structure — to better serve our clients. Our approach creates a single, client-focused team that takes advantage of our size and scale, and frees our lawyers to do what they do best: delivering customized legal services that help you achieve your goals.
McCarthy Tétrault is a Canadian law firm that delivers integrated business law, litigation services, tax law, real property law, labour and employment law nationally and globally through offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Québec City, as well as London, UK. www.mccarthy.ca
The International Trade Association of Greater Chicago ("ITA/GC") is a not-for-profit, voluntary business association dedicated to promoting international commerce in all its forms.
The ITA/GC provides a forum for the exchange of practical information and insight within the international business community. Members share interests in import and export matters, in international investment, alliance, and licensing opportunities; and—in the broader sense—doing business across the world.
ITA/GC is the largest association of its kind in Illinois. With around 500 members, we represent a range of materials, merchandise, and service companies, consular and diplomatic groups, academics, and individuals. It is our policy to maintain an approximate equivalence of manufacturing and service firm membership.
The International Trade Association of Greater Chicago has received broad recognition for its work, receiving the United States of America's highest international trade award, the President's "E" Award for Export Service. We were commended for exemplary leadership and commitment to the development, enhancement and promotion of international trade. www.itagc.org
