Cleveland, OH
Federal regulation Lawyer at Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas: Federal Regulation, Contracts & Agreements ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Granted - Pending Congressional Notification
Submitted a Commodity Jurisdiction Request to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) seeking to remove a defense article from the US Munitions List. The item has been subject to ITAR export c ... ontrols since 1991 and is used on civil and military aircraft to record airframe fatigue data.
OUTCOME: OFAC Granted TSRA License
Obtained a Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) export license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for a Canadian-based pharmaceutical company to sell an asthm ... a diagnostic medicine to an Iranian distributor through the pharmaceutical company's US subsidiary.
OUTCOME: Obtained USD 12M default judgment on amended complaint in favor of client
Case involved breach of a one-year consulting agreement. Client consulted on development of wind energy projects in Turkey. Canadian company purportedly terminated consulting agreement due to poor econ ... omic conditions. Discovery disclosed Canadian company reportedly financed a USD 1.1B wind energy project in Turkey within initial term of consulting agreement after purported termination of client, depriving client of bonus compensation under the agreement.
OUTCOME: Rejected statute of limitations waivers and submitted response to Pre-Penalty Notice, arguing evidence is ambiguous, at best, and does not support showing of fraud by clear and convincing evidence. Awaiting decision.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has alleged that client fraudulently caused products to be entered from China and Korea. It is alleged that imported goods were falsely undervalued, classified, and ... described. CBP requested that client and principals execute 2-year statute of limitations waivers. Proposed penalty amount is approximately USD 1.3M.
OUTCOME: Contract Executed
This is a 5-year contract involving a 3-party cross-border contract involving a major state-owned petroleum company,its U.S. subsidiary, and a supplier of equipment and parts to the oil/gas sector.
OUTCOME: Protest denied. Client did not pursue US Court of International Trade action.
Representing a Hong Kong apparel company before U.S. Customs and Border Protection in a dispute over the declared value of imported girls' apparel regarding 46 shipments. Arguing there is sufficient ev ... idence to apply "First Sale Rule." Duties in excess of USD 1,000,000 in dispute.
OUTCOME:
Advising privately held U.S. energy sector company on compliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Company will be hosting foreign government energy ministry officials for meetings and tour of clien ... t facilities. Advising company on recent U.S. Department of Justice Opinion Procedure Releases and creating procedures for hosting visit and future visits. Further advising client on potential deemed export rule application during visit, including assessing whether deemed export license may be required.
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