
Thomas M. deButts
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Areas of FocusRegulatory and Government Affairs
CourtsUnited States Court of International TradeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
EXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., George Mason University School of Law
- A.B., Duke University
Awards
- The Legal 500 United States
2016 - Recommended, International Trade
Insight Overview
Thomas is a featured presenter on export enforcement issues at the Export Compliance Training Institute seminars on US Commercial Export Controls & Embargoes. He was a featured presenter at the American Conference Institute's Advanced Summit on Complying with Global Encryption Controls and at the Practising Law Institute's program entitled "Coping with US Export Controls."
Bylines
- "United States Re-export Jurisdiction Clarified for Non-US Products," Global Trade and Customs Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2011
- "Export Control Reforms and Citizenship Evaluations," International Trade Law360, May 18, 2010
- "Overview of US Export Controls," "Department of Commerce Export Controls," and "Department of Commerce Controls on Reexports and Other Activity Abroad," by Cecil Hunt (edited 2005-2009 versions) in Coping with US Export Controls Handbook, Practising Law Institute
Seminars
- Speaker, "ITAR: Recent Reforms and Compliance Updates," Practising Law Institute conference call briefing, April 26, 2012
Prior Experience
Thomas was Director of the Exporter Assistance Staff at BIS, where he served from 1984 to 1989.
Memberships And Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of International Law, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee
- Society for International Affairs
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Phone
+1 202 799 4336
(Work, Washington, DC)