http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/132 Latest News on DDTC, BIS, OFAC, and other export law matters Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/132#comment-1449 John Pisa-Relli Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:14:51 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/132#comment-1449 I started my trade compliance career right out of law school in 1991 at OAC. Even in the midst of a recession in which much better pedigreed law grads were waiting tables, I was hired following congressional criticism that antiboycott enforcement was lax -- great luck on my part. I think I worked there during the office's heyday, which included the Baxter and L'Oreal cases. Once Bill Skidmore retired, the office seemed to revert back to a sleepy state. At the time, the office was unique in BXA in that compliance officers pretty much handled cases from cradle to grave, from selecting audit candidates to settling charges, with considerable autonomy. It would be interesting to see another surge in enforcement, but the office seems to be dying by attrition. Have they even hired anyone new since the mid-90s? I started my trade compliance career right out of law school in 1991 at OAC. Even in the midst of a recession in which much better pedigreed law grads were waiting tables, I was hired following congressional criticism that antiboycott enforcement was lax — great luck on my part. I think I worked there during the office’s heyday, which included the Baxter and L’Oreal cases. Once Bill Skidmore retired, the office seemed to revert back to a sleepy state. At the time, the office was unique in BXA in that compliance officers pretty much handled cases from cradle to grave, from selecting audit candidates to settling charges, with considerable autonomy. It would be interesting to see another surge in enforcement, but the office seems to be dying by attrition. Have they even hired anyone new since the mid-90s?

]]> http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/132#comment-1379 Mike Deal Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:00:41 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/132#comment-1379 BIS has cut back on its anti-boycott enforcement so much that it has no-f-g idea how much is really happening. BIS has cut back on its anti-boycott enforcement so much that it has no-f-g idea how much is really happening.

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