Steven Hill is a partner at the firm. He has over 25 years of experience in a broad
array of international trade regulation compliance and enforcement matters,
particularly export controls, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), sanctions laws enforced by the
US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),
customs and other importation laws, anti-boycott laws, and anti-corruption laws,
such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Steven regularly advises multinational businesses in every context in which
compliance with international trade laws may arise, including responding to
governmental enforcement actions, preparation of voluntary disclosures and other
submissions to governmental authorities, conducting internal investigations of
potential violations of international trade laws, as well as ongoing day-to-day
compliance matters, such as classification of goods, software, and technology,
assessment of the impact of sanctions programs on proposed transactions, and
obtaining licenses from relevant government agencies. Steven also assists clients in
conducting internal risk assessments and development and implementation of
compliance programs and has conducted targeted training on international trade laws
for clients located in a number of countries. As part of his experience, Steven
regularly assists clients in conducting international trade-related diligence on
mergers and acquisitions, joint venture partners, and other business partners and
intermediaries.
Steven routinely works with the firm’s public policy, corporate, securities,
government contracts, and white collar and criminal defense areas to provide
coordinated services to clients on international trade compliance matters. He also
has substantial experience working with lawyers and experts in foreign countries to
formulate effective advice in matters covering multiple national jurisdictions.
As part of his services to clients on substantive international trade matters, Steven
regularly advises on national security reviews of foreign acquisitions and
investments in the United States conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States (CFIUS). This includes analysis of proposed transactions for
potential national security risk factors, development of effective strategies in
approaching CFIUS and other relevant actors within the US government, and
submission of voluntary notifications to CFIUS.
