History
Avant was formed to help companies understand and comply with export control regulations that can often be bureaucratic and complex. Helping clients navigate these abstruse regulations is our passion. Seeing our clients confident in their compliance with all applicable export control laws and regulations is our goal.
We believe our experience, approach, and enthusiasm for driving client value set us apart. Our involvement in some of the highest-profile export control matters has given us exposure to the most challenging compliance issues and the opportunity to solve them. We carefully consider all the options available to our clients and are willing to apply new technologies to old problems, distilling the various facts of a compliance issue down to precisely what matters, in a manner that illustrates compliance.
Avant International started in 2010, and for the past twelve years we’ve been helping clients solve their most difficult compliance problems and giving them the confidence to ensure they conduct business compliantly.
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We understand that knowing where to begin with export compliance can be challenging. That’s why Avant offers free consultations to discuss your organization’s needs, define your objectives, and explain our approach.
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Consultants
Principal Consultant
John Anderson
Mr. Anderson has extensive expertise in U.S. and international export regulations. His experience in assisting clients in implementing global trade control programs has provided him with a deep understanding of the operational impact trade compliance has on companies operating in today’s global economy. Before founding Avant, Mr. Anderson spent eight years within the JPMorgan Trade Management Consulting group (fka Vastera), where he was a Vice President.
Although the U.S. export regulations remain Mr. Anderson’s principal area of expertise, he’s also conducted compliance assessments for companies in the EU (including the UK, Denmark, Belgium, and Spain), Switzerland, Singapore, and China. An understanding of the national export controls for each of these countries, along with applicable supra-national controls (EU) and U.S. reexport controls, has enabled Mr. Anderson to provide each company’s senior management team with an accurate view of their compliance posture. Mr. Anderson has performed and led client engagements ranging from jurisdiction determination to compliance improvement plans and ad hoc consulting advice covering all manner of topics within the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Recent, relevant experience for Mr. Anderson includes leading and presenting various due diligence activities to the Department of State as part of the CFIUS review process, preparing Commodity Jurisdiction requests, performing directed audits required under Consent Agreements, and performing detailed jurisdiction and classification work which was used as support during criminal litigation proceedings.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
B.A., Philosophy, 2001
Focus Areas
U.S. Reexport Controls
Information Security Controls
Jurisdiction Determination & Classification
Activities & Affiliations
Rocky Mountain District Export Council, Appointed Member