International Trade Attorney; Of Counsel
CurrentI am actively engaged in law practice and am pleased to be using my acquired legal and practical experiences. I am particularly proud of the following achievements: Argued on behalf of plaintiff and counsel of record in U.S. Shoe v. United States, where the U.S. Supreme Court held the Harbor Maintenance Tax unconstitutional; represented the plaintiff in the landmark case of Chrysler Corp. v. United States, which held that assists could be allocated on a reasonable basis over numerous customs entries; managed federal legislation which resulted in the duty free treatment of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin; obtained legislation holding duty free treatment of mango fruit; successfully represented importers in the first trade relief case under Section 401, represented both manufacturers and importers in numerous antidumping and countervailing duty cases as well as many Customs civil and criminal enforcement actions; and represented businesses in hundreds of tariff classification and valuation matters. Examples of clients served on the public record: Kohler Company, Magid Glove and Safety Corp., BP America, Inc., Cummins Engine Company, Deere and Company, Bayer Corporation, Oshkosh Truck Company, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Omron Corporation, Sundstrand Corporation (United Technologies, Inc.), Chrysler Corporation, Archer Daniels Midland Company, 3M Company, Sears, Inc., Target Corporation, Falk Corporation, General Electric Medical Systems, Square D Company (Schneider Electric), Shima American Corporation, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Mitsubishi Engine Corporation, NTN Toyo Bearing, Abbott Laboratories and others.
