Scope of the practice
- Cross-border contracts — supply, distribution, services, and commercial agreements involving parties in different jurisdictions.
- Trade-informed provisions — contractual allocation of shipping, tariff, delivery, payment, currency, and compliance risks.
- Selected disputes — contract and business disputes involving international counterparties, accepted after review of jurisdiction, collectability, and litigation economics.
- Customs and specialized trade issues — evaluated at intake and handled with experienced co-counsel or referred when the matter requires specialized depth.
U.S. Court of International Trade
The U.S. Court of International Trade is an Article III federal court with nationwide jurisdiction over specified customs and international-trade disputes. Its work includes review of denied customs protests, tariff classification and valuation disputes, exclusions, penalty matters, and challenges involving antidumping or countervailing duties. The firm is admitted to the Court of International Trade and the Federal Circuit, which hears appeals from that court, and evaluates selected matters with specialized co-counsel where appropriate.
Fee structure, disclosed
International matters are priced after review. Contract work may be flat-fee or hourly when the scope can be defined. Disputes are ordinarily hourly and may require an advance greater than the firm's standard litigation minimum.