Many in-house lawyers inherit export controls without warning. One day it is contracts or IP; the next day someone tells you engineering, HR, and IT are now an “export risk.” That is not an exaggeration. EAR and ITAR regulate who inside your company is legally allowed to know what. Export controls are not mainly about shipping products. They are about information . Design drawings, source code, test data, manufacturing processes, and technical manuals can all become regulated

For small, advanced manufacturing businesses supplying both automotive and aerospace industries, trade secrets are often a competitive...

Defense contractors modifying commercial products to meet specific U.S. military requirements face challenges preserving the product’s...

Selling to the Department of Defense  can be more efficient—and more profitable—when your product qualifies as a "commercial item"  under...