Specialized legal advice in the field of export control and trade compliance: the frontiers of international trade

Export Control Compliance

Studio Legale de Capoa boasts over twenty years of experience in assisting companies with export control, international economic sanctions, and restrictive measures issued by the European Union and the United States, as well as with the application of dual-use regulations.

Our professionals support companies, research centers, and universities in managing trade compliance, ensuring that extra-EU transactions involving goods, services, technologies, know-how, and technical assistance fully comply with applicable national, European, and international regulations.

The firm provides specialized legal advice on:

• Managing, verifying, and removing subjective restrictions imposed by the EU, U.S., and UN blacklists;

• Conducting due diligence for transactions involving the transfer of goods, services, and technologies, to ensure compliance with international embargoes;

• Advising on U.S. secondary sanctions and the application of regulations issued by the BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security), OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control), and other national authorities (including the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Ukraine, etc.).

Internal Compliance Program (ICP)

Implementing an Internal Compliance Program (ICP) enables companies, their executives, employees, consultants, and contractors to identify and manage risks associated with export control activities and to ensure compliance with international, EU, and Italian regulations on sanctions, embargoes, and dual-use items.

The ICP applies to all commercial operations that involve "exports" — understood as the transfer of goods, technologies, or technical assistance outside the European Union, regardless of the form or method of transfer.

An ICP is, in essence, a structured system of principles, rules, and responsibilities that protects the company and fosters its sustainable growth in global markets, ensuring full regulatory compliance.

Studio Legale de Capoa assists companies by:

• Analyzing corporate risk profiles related to import-export operations;

• Drafting and implementing tailored ICPs;

• Establishing internal structures and offices dedicated to export control compliance;

• Training and equipping Export Control Officers, executives, and operational personnel.

Our Areas of Expertise

We offer comprehensive and up-to-date legal support in the following areas:

• Dual-Use Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2021/821

• Legislative Decree 221/2017 (implementation of international sanctions)

• EU Recommendations 2019/1318 and 2021/1700

• International economic sanctions and EU restrictive measures (Russia, Belarus, Syria, etc.)

• Applications for authorizations before UAMA (the Italian Export Control National Authority) 

• Screenings against EU, OFAC, and OFSI blacklists

• Screenings for embargoed goods and services

• Appeals before the Court of Justice of the European Union against individual sanctions