Dr Matthias Creydt

Dr Matthias Creydt (Rechtsanwalt/Attorney at Law) has advised in foreign trade law and export controls for nearly 20 years.

Matthias advises his clients on all matters concerning German and European regulations and sanctions. Matthias also advises and supports clients in foreign trade law audits and Internal Compliance Programs. In addition, Matthias has great experience in the US re-export regulations concerning the EAR, the ITAR and the OFAC regulations. Further, Matthias frequently serves as a trainer for in-house trainings and open seminars.

Before founding B&C, Matthias was a managing director of a law firm specialised in foreign trade law. Previously, he was a senior manager in Germany with responsibility for export control at one of the world´s leading aerospace companies. Before that, Matthias worked in a globally active medium-sized company as an in-house counsel and export control officer and before as a lawyer with export control law tasks at the German Aerospace Agency.

Matthias studied law at the universities of Kiel, Cologne and at the University of Guildford, (Surrey, UK). As part of his doctorate, he also was a Generic Visiting Scholar at Tulane University, New Orleans (USA). Matthias is the author of several articles and book contributions on export control law and a co-author of a compliance manual and lectures on export controls at the Graduate School of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). In addition, Matthias regularly speaks at export control events and gives lectures on topics related to export control law and export compliance matters.