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David Hardin, Member, Miller Chevalier to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast

New York, NY, April 16, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that David Hardin, Member, Miller Chevalier, will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “Do You Know Your Customer? Strategies to Avoid Costly Fines When Doing Business Abroad LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for July 11, 2013 from 12pm-2pm (ET).

About David Hardin

David Hardin’s practice involves international trade matters before various U.S. agencies, focusing on export control and sanction matters that companies and individuals face in conducting business outside the United States or with non-U.S. persons in the United States. His primary areas of expertise entail business and legal issues arising under export control and sanction regulations administered by the U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury. He frequently advises clients on all aspects of screening and other third party due diligence requirements that arise in the context of domestic and cross-border transactions, including the nature and scope of those requirements, development and implementation of procedures to ensure compliance, use of screening systems, and practical guidance for compliance. David frequently advises companies and other types of organizations on how to screen third parties in practical, cost-efficient ways and in a manner commensurate with a company’s risk profile. His aim is to deliver useful and easy-to-understand information about due diligence that will help ensure companies fully comply with the law.

About Miller Chevalier

The pursuit of international business is always coupled with the obligation to ensure compliance with a host of U.S. and multilateral legal regimes – export controls and economic sanctions, anti-corruption laws, customs laws, anti-boycott laws, anti-money laundering laws, and key elements of the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Acts – that follow companies, their employees, agents, and sometimes affiliates wherever business leads them. Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, D.C. law firm with significant knowledge and experience with those laws and the agencies that administer them. In particular, our lawyers have been heavily involved in the major regulatory and enforcement developments of the last few years and have great depth in export control and sanction regulations, policies, and processes, including the laws requiring third party screening and due diligence. Miller & Chevalier is a trusted partner to clients in the United States and around the world, providing solutions to their most complex problems and advice that enables clients to seize new opportunities.

To know more about David Hardin and Miller Chevalier please visit: www.millerchevalier.com/

Event Synopsis:

Selling to customers abroad has never been easier. However, there are some pitfalls that you must be aware of in order to avoid serious and potentially critical problems when doing business outside the US. The Knowledge Group is assembling a panel of thought leaders to help you understand the critical elements when trading goods and services abroad in accordance with today’s challenging business and regulatory environment. The speakers will share their opinions in a two-hour Live Webcast which will cover the following key topics:

• Checking and Assessing Restricted Party List
• Understanding Entity List, Denied Persons List and the Unverified List
• When and How to Get Export License
• Things to Consider before Agreeing to Transactions
• Potential Defaults and Penalties Involve
• Up to the minute-regulatory updates
• Other issues

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries. For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org
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