Ashley W. Craig

FMC Affirms Lawful Use of Unlicensed Agents by Ocean Transportation Intermediaries
Ashley W. Craig, Robert L. Hart, November 20, 2009
Ocean Transportation Intermediaries ("OTIs") should be advised that on November 6, 2009, the Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") granted a Petition for Declaratory Order from Team Ocean Services, Inc. ("Team Ocean"). In the order granting the petition, the FMC affirmed...

Recent Crackdown on U.S. Export Compliance for Logistics Providers
Lindsay Beardsworth Meyer, Ashley W. Craig, William H. Devaney, Carrie A. Kroll, August 21, 2009
If you are a logistics provider, take notice. Logistics providers are increasingly the target of U.S. export control enforcement actions by both the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"), and the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Controls...

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD") Releases Firm Policy Statement on Bribery in International Business Transactions
Lindsay Beardsworth Meyer, Ashley W. Craig, Carrie A. Kroll, August 11, 2009
U.S. companies conducting business abroad, their foreign subsidiaries and their individual employees, must all be aware of the pitfalls and provisions of U.S. anti-bribery and securities legislation, namely the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"). In the context of the global...