Rimon attorneys advise clients on the ever-evolving international trade regulatory environment.  Our team, with backgrounds within government agencies, in-house, and private practice, advise on a range of issues including U.S. customs laws and import tariffs, export controls, defense trade controls, economic sanctions, and antiboycott compliance. We advise clients on applicable duties under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and customs compliance with country of origin and valuation for imported products; U.S. and international export control rules and economic sanctions (Export Administrations Regulations (EAR), The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC);  Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) and the UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR).

Selected Experience

• Representation of clients in administrative proceedings before the Colombian Customs Authority (DIAN) in relation to customs valuation issues, controversies of origin, tariff classification, payment of royalties and apprehensions and seizures.
• Obtained removal of a foreign national from the OFAC Specially Designated National List when OFAC failed to remove him 14 months after the legal basis for being on the list expired. Gotovina v. U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, Case 1:14-cv-00016-ESH (D.D.C. 2014).
• Advising the Republic of Korea on its negotiations with the US for the new US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
• Establishing international anti-corruption programs complying with the standards of various anti-corruption laws such as the United State Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act, 2010.
• Serving as a global apparel retailer’s e-commerce and regulatory compliance counsel for the U.S. territory, advising them on import and export shipment laws.
• Representation of a producer of a high-end mezcal with respect to production agreements and importation into the U.S. of product produced in Mexico.
• Representation of Compañía Agrícola El Tirol, S.A., a Guatemalan entity, in connection with the sale of coffee for export to the United States to Importadora Exportadora Alamo, S.A.
• Representation of a major U.S. nuclear power plant operator in procurement of nuclear fuel supply from China.
• Representation of a Blackwater senior executive targeted in federal probe involving potential FCPA and export control violations.
• Representation of an organic agricultural company in the establishment of a joint venture for the production and export of organic fruit from Sonora, Mexico, to the United States.
• Representation of a China-based garment exporter regarding cotton supply chain compliance.
• Representation of an advertising company on its internal reorganization and related export compliance and CFIUS analysis.
• Advising prominent organizations including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), The Cartagena Agreement Board, The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and the National University of Colombia on trade issues.
• Representation of a China-based cloud API application server and data integration platform in connection with export control counseling.
• Representation of a South African steel processor in relation to the imposition of US ‘Section 232’ carbon steel tariffs on imports to the United States.
• Representation of a Chinese bank in a money laundering and economic sanctions investigation by the United States Department of Justice.
• Led the team that developed and carried out a strategy for successful suspension by United States Congress of an import tariff on behalf of a major utility company holding company operating the largest nuclear power plant in the United States.
• Representation of a Russian oil major in relation to a London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) arbitration in London, worth in excess of €30 million, concerning EU anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of biodiesel by a leading Eastern European trader of biodiesel and renewable energy.

Rimon Attorneys With Expertise in International Trade and Customs Law Include:

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  Ricardo A. Ampudia

  Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, International, White Collar and Government Investigations, International Trade and Customs Law, International Transactions

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  Dylan Andrés Arias

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International Trade and Customs Law

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  Sandra Lee Bell

  International Trade and Customs Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, White Collar and Government Investigations

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  Stephanie De Giovanni

  Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Europe, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, International Trade and Customs Law

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  Judy Deng

  Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology, CFIUS/National Security

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  Gabriel Ibarra Pardo

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Construction, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Customs Law, Latin America

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  Mi-Yong Kim

  CFIUS/National Security, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, International, International Trade and Customs Law, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance

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  Emma R. Larson

  Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, International Trade and Customs Law

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  Zheng (Jen) Liu

  China, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

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  Olivia Lê Horovitz

  Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Social and Governance, Cannabis Law, Artificial Intelligence, International Trade and Customs Law

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  Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao

  Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Financial Services

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  Juan Zúñiga

  Real Estate, Latin America, Managing Partner