Our Trade Crimes Defense group handles high-stakes criminal defense of customs, export and sanctions prosecutions. Our multidisciplinary team includes former DOJ criminal prosecutors, former government policy advisors, and trade lawyers with decades of experience.
Our team has deep experience and can effectively engage with key governmental agencies such as the Departments of Justice, State, Commerce and the Treasury, Customs and Border Protection, as well as state law enforcement and regulatory authorities.
Ranging from global public companies to smaller private entities to high-level individual executives, our clients span a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, chemical, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and transportation and logistics.
Thompson Hine’s experienced Trade Crimes Defense group routinely counsels and defends clients on issues involving:
- Customs fraud, evasion and smuggling
- Export controls, including technology transfers to (or employment of) foreign nationals
- Business confidential, military or sensitive information and technology
- Economic sanctions
- Voluntary disclosures
- High-level appeals of agency actions
