Corporate

• Kentucky, 2000

• United States District Court for Western District of Kentucky, 2001
• United States District Court for Eastern District of Kentucky, 2001
• United States Court of International Trade, 2011

• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2000
• University of Virginia, B.A., 1996
• • Jefferson Scholar

Jan is a member at Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the firm’s corporate department. He concentrates his practice in the area of international regulation and trade with a particular focus on import and export matters, customs regulations, labeling requirements, and transaction licensing. Jan has significant experience in counseling clients as to their export licensing obligations under the Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations and the Department of State’s International Traffic In Arms Regulations. In addition, he advises companies and individuals in matters relating to U.S. embargoes and sanctions, with experience in both the voluntary disclosure of violations and obtaining appropriate licenses for international transactions. He also assists companies importing goods into the United States with customs law issues, including classification and valuation of products; Customs duty protests; and country of origin and other labeling requirements.

Experience

Assisted defense article manufacturers with international trade compliance issues, including: (1) compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and registration hereunder; and (2) performing a general export compliance audits and filing of Voluntary Disclosures for export violations

Worked to obtain export licenses from the Bureau of Industry and Security for the export of U.S. products and technology

Created and assisted with the implementation of an International Trade Compliance Plans for U.S. manufacturers

Prepared Commodity Jurisdiction Requests with both the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and Bureau of Industry and Security to obtain appropriate classification for exported products

Assisted a client with the licensing of a proposed sale of medical equipment and supplies to hospitals in the Middle East

Assisted numerous clients with filing Voluntary Disclosures with the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, and Bureau of Industry Security for export compliance violations

Led on-site export compliance training seminars to company officers, directors, and employees

Assisted with the international service of process and procurement of evidence under (1) the Hague Convention on the Service of Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters; and (2) the Hague Convention on Taking Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

Assisted in the representation of a client before both the International Trade Administration and International Trade Commission in numerous antidumping proceedings, including: (1) a Changed Circumstance Review; (2) a Five-Year Sunset Review of the Antidumping Order; and (3) administrative reviews.

• Law360's Top Ten International Trade Attorneys Under 40 to Watch, 2010

• American Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Fayette County Bar Association
• Kentucky World Trade Center

• Importers of Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China may be Subject to Increased Duty
• Bribery, Billions, and Bureaucrats: The FCPA and its Global Application
• Informed Generosity: Donations to Foreign Charities
• Trading with the Enemy

Past

• University of Virginia Alumni Association, President
• Tates Creek Presbyterian Church, Deacon

Presenter:  Kentucky Goes Global - Export Training Seminar
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, May 2011

Presenter:  Kentucky Goes Global - Export Training Seminar
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Richmond, KY, March 2011

Presenter:  Kentucky Goes Global - Export Training Seminar
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Prestonsburg, KY, February 2011

Presenter:  Overview of Legal Issues Implementing International Transactions
13th Biennial Business Law Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, February 2011

Presenter:   Sourcing from China - Strategies for Success
Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC), February 2011

Presenter: Complying with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC), March 2009

Presenter: International Distribution Agreements
Miami Valley International Trade Association (MVITA), November 2008

Presenter: Exporting to the European Union - An Overview
Kentucky World Trade Center: European Global Business Network, July 2008

Presenter: International Trade: Hot Topics
Frost Brown Todd, CLE Event, October 2007

Presenter: Deemed Exports
Frost Brown Todd, CLE Event, May 2007

Presenter: International Trade: Legal Issues and Concerns
Edison Materials Technology Center, Dayton, Ohio, December 2006

"10+2" Equals Added Requirements, Costs for Carriers and Importers
MultiLaw- International Trade, Customs and Commodity Tax Bulletin, March 2009

Bribery, Billions, and Bureaucrats: the FCPA and Its Global Application
TradeView, Kentucky World Trade Center's e-newsletter, Summer 2008

Import Anxiety
Business Lexington, October 2007

Is my product "Made in the USA"?
Business Lexington, July 2007

When is a Person an Export?
Business Lexington, May 2007

My company is ready to do business internationally. What has changed since 9/11?
Business Lexington, December 2006

Informed Generosity: Donations to Foreign Charities
Business Lexington, December 2005

Managing Exporter Liability in a Global Economy
Frost Brown Todd Client Advisory December 2005

Trading with the Enemy
Frost Brown Todd International Communique, March 2005

Cheryl K. Whiting

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