About the Firm

ECS Advisors

is the largest consulting firm in the world dedicated solely to assisting clients with export controls, sanctions and international security.
employs the largest number of former BIS regulatory, enforcement and intelligence officials in one consulting firm.
is the only consulting firm with former government officials experienced in working directly with the governments of China, Russia, the European Union and the Middle East.
maintains close contacts in multiple regulatory and enforcement agencies, trade associations, nonprofits, and 1000s of companies in global industry.
is the only firm in industry capable of providing a truly holistic approach using perspectives from law enforcement, intelligence, compliance, legal, and inhouse practitioner disciplines.

ECS Advisors'

intimate knowledge of government objectives affords our staff the ability to understand sanctions, the underlying reason for them, and how to advise businesses appropriately with practical advice.
connections span more than 130 countries with contacts in governments throughout the world for compliance with export controls and sanctions.
leadership are founders of the network of International Sanctions and Export Control Societies, a first-of-its kind effort to bring together industry, government, and other stakeholders to build a compliance ecosystem around export controls and sanctions and protecting a company’s interests and international security.
staff has represented the U.S. Government’s national security objectives to regulatory and enforcement authorities across the globe.

Our History

Export Controls and Sanctions Advisors LLC (“ECS Advisors”) was founded in 2023 by former officials from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S. Department of Defense, who served as senior U.S. diplomats, in regulatory, policy, enforcement, and intelligence agencies, and possessing, in the aggregate, decades of experience working with and for every agency in the U.S. Government, and with more than 120 governments around the world.

Our Approach

Combine decades of regulatory, enforcement and intelligence community experience to provide a risk, threat, and legal-based approach to compliance.
Help mitigate the risk of government scrutiny.
Identify a company’s critical risk zone in export controls and help allocate limited resources for efficient compliance.
Ensure the safeguarding of Critical Program Information (CPI) and corporate secrets.

Our PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

ECS Advisors’ global staff have supported a wide variety of industries, to include: