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Provide in-house style legal experience for budget constrained businesses.SAMPLE ACHIEVEMENTS• Advocacy - Successfully defended NAFTA eligibility for importers of appliance and electronic products, causing Customs to withdraw negative notices of action regarding origination and transshipment issues.• Creative Solutions - Developed tariff classification theory for manufacturer of stadium display products that avoided large duty rate advances.• Issue Identification and Analysis - Headed off a multi-million dollar penalty case with timely prior disclosure covering dutiable value issues of appliance importer.• Building “Trusted Advisor” Client Relationships - Created compliance program and manual built around the business processes of optical fiber handling equipment manufacturer after the client rejected an unworkable big-firm program that showed a lack of understanding about the business.

SAMPLE ACHIEVEMENTS• Converted arcane and complex regulatory requirements into clear and plain guidelines for business use.• Advanced client interests with respect to regulatory policy: Served in industry leadership roles and drafted comments on numerous regulatory rules. Awarded 2009 “Trade Warrior Award” for “outstanding contributions to global trade, the industry, and the national interest” by the American Association of Exporters and Importers. Provided advice to government policymakers for reforms to administration and enforcement. Authored numerous user requirements for multibillion dollar government automated system. Educated Congressional staff members and directed government affairs strategy.• Maximized client refunds and minimized liability costs while managing and executing litigation strategies. Achieved 100% success rate in CIT cases.• Managed multi-million dollar air cargo antitrust claim process for all affiliates.• First Law Department member to volunteer for Six Sigma; created new consumer dispute resolution tools that saved 40% in expenses per year. • Saved millions of dollars in costs and expenses in regulatory forums:Ruling RequestsPetitionsBriefs And Oral ArgumentsNegotiationsInvestigation And Audit ResponseInternal Controls• Drafted and advocated various bills introduced in Congress, each aimed at cost savings and/or process efficiency. • Counseled clients and advocated on their behalf so as to achieve top tier rating in a critical government-industry partnership program.• Proactively pursued hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual savings in repair service contract administration. • Regularly invited to speak publicly, innovating novel and entertaining approaches to generating attendance while promoting action on cutting edge issues. • Counseled on deals involving logistics outsourcing, transportation, equipment leasing and servicing, security services, consulting and audit services.

Authored numerous Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entry user requirements.

Created original legislation for a more fair, simple and reasonable import entry regime; was chief advocate and negotiator after its introduction in the 106th Congress.