John A. Detzner
John A. Detzner, who is resident in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, counsels domestic and foreign clients in the areas of international business transactions and international trade policy and regulation. He is a graduate of Harvard College (1977) and Harvard Law School (1980).
Mr. Detzner counsels companies in international business transactions, including sales, distribution and marketing agreements and joint ventures, with an emphasis in Latin America. Mr. Detzner has lived and worked in Chile and Ecuador, and is fluent in Spanish. He has written and lectured in English and Spanish on a range of business transaction issues. His published work in English includes "Foreign Investment in Chile," 112 Corporate Counsel's International Adviser 10 (1994), "Doing Business in Post-Devaluation Mexico," 2 Inter-American Trade and Investment Law 244 (1995), and "Chile Environmental Framework Law: Considerations for Foreign Investors," in NAFTA and the Environment (1996). He also is the author of a monograph entitled International Contracting Requirements. His published work in Spanish includes a book on the incorporation of international law within the Chilean legal system, and articles published in Chile, Colombia and Costa Rica.
Mr. Detzner counsels companies on international trade policy and regulation: Commerce and State Department export control laws; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; economic embargoes and other trade restrictions administered by the Treasury Department; antiboycott laws; Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act compliance and related offshore procurement planning; Customs import regulations concerning rules of origin, marking, tariff preferences, ruling requests, and seizures; and Defense Department FMS and FMF Programs. In these areas he represents companies in criminal and administrative enforcement actions, internal investigations, and voluntary disclosures. He assists companies in conducting related international compliance reviews, structuring compliance programs, and providing compliance training.
Mr. Detzner is Co-Chair of the ABA Task Force on International Standards of Corrupt Practices, and he is a member of the Board of Advisers to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Reporter. He also serves on the Steering Group of the ABA Committee on Export Controls and Economic Sanctions.
Mr. Detzner is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and Illinois, and is a member of the bar of several courts, including the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Court of International Trade. He is a member of the American Bar Association (International Law Section) and the Inter-American Bar Association.
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