| Biography | Nathanael ("Nathan") Hartland counsels public and private entities on matters involving government contracts, export control laws, U.S. trade sanctions, regulatory compliance, importing, and other matters relating to domestic and international commerce. Mr. Hartland has assisted government contractors and grantees, and their subcontractors and lenders, in a wide variety of transactions and disputes involving (a) leasing real property to the General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal government agencies; (b) responding to military and civilian agency solicitations; (c) performing analyses of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and "flow-down" requirements; (d) negotiating teaming agreements and subcontracts; (e) bid protests and disputes at the agency, Government Accountability Office (GAO), and U.S. Court of Federal Claims levels; (f) licensing intellectual property to the government; (g) due diligence and negotiation in mergers and acquisitions, (h) compliance with government ethics rules, internal investigations, and self-disclosures; (i) product origin requirements (including the Buy American Act, the Buy America Act administered by the Federal Transit Administration, the Trade Agreements Act, the Berry Amendment, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's "Buy American" provisions); and (j) small business and socio-economic programs (including small business set-aside contracts, small business subcontracting, the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development program, the HUBZone program, the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program; and other federal, state and local programs). Mr. Hartland's government contracts and grants clients include major multi-national organizations; national and regional enterprises; small businesses; and not-for-profit entities. Mr. Hartland regularly assists businesses that have historically focused on the private sector to enter and deepen their operations in the public sector. Mr. Hartland has counseled U.S. and foreign organizations in export control, trade sanctions, and other regulatory matters such as (a) application of the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), (b) application of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), (c) interpretation of the U.S. trade sanctions and embargoes administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), (d) obtaining licenses and other authorizations relating to export restrictions, and (e) compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Mr. Hartland has helped clients perform internal investigations; disclose violations of U.S. export control laws to U.S. authorities; register with DDTC as "defense manufacturers;" implement and update compliance procedures to reduce risk and comply with government directives; obtain commodity jurisdiction (CJ) rulings and other guidance from DDTC, BIS, and OFAC; negotiate contract and subcontract terms involving U.S. export controls, trade sanctions, and embargoes. Mr. Hartland's export control, trade sanctions, and other international regulatory clients include providers of goods, services, and technology in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, construction, and other industries. Mr. Hartland also assists importers and exporters with various matters involving international trade, including negotiation of international supply, distribution, logistics, and shipping agreements; product classification and tariffs under the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule; inquiries from and disputes with Customs and Border Protection about product classification; free trade agreements and certifications; tariff drawback; voluntary self-disclosures; and arrangements involving customs brokers and freight forwarders. Mr. Hartland's international trade clients include organizations in the manufacturing, distribution, licensing, and services industries. In addition, Mr. Hartland counsels clients on a wide variety of business law issues, including contract drafting and negotiation, government regulation, electronic commerce, transportation and logistics, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property licensing, and escheat (unclaimed property) law. Mr. Hartland is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he was an Associate and Senior Editor of the Journal of International Economic Law. He also is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Johns Hopkins University. Publications "Customs and Product Safety Law Changes Under the 2009 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act," American Bar Association, Administrative and Regulatory Law News, Section of Administration Law & Regulatory Practice Vol. 36, No. 4 (Co-Author) (Summer 2011). "What's Mine is Mine and What's Yours is Mine Protecting IP in Manufactured Products in the Government Contracts Arena," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (June 17, 2011). EXPORTING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY New U.S. Visa Requirements Force U.S. and Multi-National Companies to Re-evaluate Export Control Compliance Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (April 15, 2011). "Off with Her Head: Suspensions and Debarments as Punishment," Service Contractor (Co-Author) (February 2011). "Taking One For The Teaming Arrangement," Law360 (Co-Author) (November 15, 2010). "Getting Ready For A 1-Size-Fits-All OCI Solution," Law360 (Co-Author) (October 20, 2010). "Of 9-Foot Ceilings And Indoor Parking In Gov't Contracts," Law360 (Co-Author) (September 22, 2010). "CISADA: Not Doing Business in Iran or Dancing with Those who Do," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (Summer 2010). "Now It's Contractual: DoD export Control Clause for Prime and Subcontractors," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (May 2010). " U.S. Authorities Take Aggressive Actions Against Foreign Citizens and Companies," (Co-Author) (March 2010). "Rock, Paper, Hubzone: GAO Confirms Top Priority For Hubzone Program," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (June 2009). "Federal Landlords Encounter Stiff Resistance in Negotiations," Miles & Stockbridge Newsbrief (March 2009). "An Eye On New Product Origin Rules," Law360 (February 25, 2009). "New Product Origin Rules On the Horizon: Importers, Government Contractors, and Suppliers Getting Ready," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (February 2009). "New Disclosure and Compliance Program Requirements Affect All Government Contractors and Subcontractors," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (January 2009). "Delex Systems and Mandatory Set-Asides: The Rule Of Two Is Alive and Kicking - Even For IDIQ Orders," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Gene Schleppenbach, Joseph Billings, Alfred Wurglitz) (November 2008). "Night Vision v. United States: How the Government and a Subcontractor Can End Up with Your IP and Your Contract," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Alfred Wurglitz) (January 2006). "The Wind and the Waves: Regulatory Uncertainty and Offshore Wind Power in the United States and United Kingdom," 24 U. PA. J. INT'L ECON. L. 691 (2003). |