U.S. Customs And International Trade Attorney At Gunster
CurrentShareholder in Charge of the U.S. Customs and International Trade Law Group. Assist individuals and corporate clients with their import and export matters involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other Federal law enforcement agencies. Clients located around the United States and the world. Board Certified in International Law by the Florida Bar.Typical cases I handle:1) U.S. Customs audit penalty reduced $900,000 to only $20,000 for a major furniture retailer;2) Obtain refund of $850,000 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of a major auto manufacturer, Volkswagen, after litigation in the U.S. Court of International Trade;3) Counterfeiting fine of $2.5 million agains importer of electronics reduced to $50,000;4) $100,000 in U.S. currency seized by U.S. Customs for failure to declare when entering the United States all returned to traveler;5) FAA hazardous materials (HAZMAT) penalty against shipper reduced to 10% of proposed fine;6) OFAC subpoenas resulting in proposed penalties against companies allegedly doing business illegally with Cuba, and other export violations resolved with no or nominal payment to OFAC;7) Voluntary self disclosures filed for export violations with the Department of State or Department of Commerce with no penalties assessed against the disclosing party by the U.S. Government;8) Assist criminal defense attorneys in numerous Federal cases for which the underlying violations are customs, import or export of merchandise, or money laundering;9) Assist overseas suppliers and U.S. importers to comply with the requirements of numerous free trade agreements with countries such as Colombia or Peru, and multi-national free trade agreements such as USMCA, DR-CAFTA, and the ATPDEA;10) Lecture around the world on import, export, and customs compliance topics for companies, non-profit associations, and the United States Government.
