Steven Bruce Lehat: A Most Talented Attorney

All attorneys are not the same. One with talent and experience gives you the best legal advice. Steven Lehat's credo is get an attorney with whom you are comfortable, and look to him as your trusted advisor.

Currently in his third decade of practicing regulatory law, Lehat solves legal problems relating to trademarks, copyrights, the internet, franchising, equal employment opportunity, food and drug, securities, and import/export transactions. Foreign governments, and companies of all sizes seek his guidance. From implementing worldwide trademark programs to establishing internet start-ups to deflecting government imposed penalties of all kinds, he facilitates a clients' business plans. With offices in Washington, D. C., Silicon Valley and Southern California, clients are served wherever business takes them.

• Education: Southwestern University School of Law J. D. (1979).
  Honors: American Jurisprudence Award - Conflict of Laws
  
  
• University of Cincinnati BBA (1973)
  Major - Finance
  Honors: Dean's List
  
  
• Admitted:
• California Supreme Court (1980)
• District of Columbia Bar (2000)
• United States Court of International Trade (1982)
• United States District Courts: Central District of California (1980)
• Courts of Appeal: Federal Circuit (1982)
  
  
• Memberships:
  • The State Bar of California
  • Bar Association of the District of Columbia
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Los Angeles Lawyer Information and Referral Service (Intellectual Property, Customs, Securities Defense, Securities Offerings, administrative law panels)
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Beverly Hills Lawyer Information and Referral Service (Intellectual Property, International, Securities, and administrative law panels)
  • Mentor to membership of twenty organizations across the country (including Chambers of Commerce, World Trade Centers, State Economic Agencies, and trade groups).
    
    
• Awards:
  • Who's Who in American Law (5th Edition)
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (2nd Edition).
    
    
• Publications:
  • Harmonized System Means Big Changes in Procedures, Hong Kong Shipping Gazette - January 20, 1988.
  • Increased Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Under the New Trade Act, European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR) - July, 1989.
  • Customs & IRS Price Disparities Leave Clients Open to Penalties, Accounting Today - January 18, 1993.
    
    
• Representative Clients:
  • Bacardi Corporation
  • GRUMA Corporation (Mission Foods)
  • Hyundai, Heavy Industries
  • Samsung
  • Pioneer Electronics
  • Saab
  • Pier 1 Imports
  • Dive N Surf (Body Glove)
  • RAD Network Devices
  • Manwise Investment
  • GBS Linens
    

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Mission Statement:
For every savvy business person, regulatory regimes present opportunities, not barriers, to success. Customs, International Trade & Administrative Law Practice makes the unpredictable predictable, whether through proactive or reactive approaches so, clients are better empowered to prosper.