All attorneys are not the same. Get an attorney with whom you are comfortable and partner with him as your trusted advisor. Particularized legal service and deep generalist outlook assure your trusted advisor delivers the best legal advice for you.
Steven Lehat brings three decades of regulatory law solutions to your enterprise. Your legal problems relating to trademarks, copyrights, the internet, franchising, CPSC, EPA, FDA, FTC, securities, and import/export transactions are solved within the context of the "totality of your operations." Companies of all sizes and foreign governments seek this guidance, and now you can bring this expertise into your inner circle. Whether you require implementing worldwide trademark programs, want to establish an internet start-up, need to deflect government imposed penalties from regulatory agencies of all kinds, whatever the issue, help is close at hand. With offices in Washington, D. C., Silicon Valley and Southern California, clients are served wherever business takes them.
Community Works
As is now well understood, the fabric of any operation is defined by how and how much it gives back to the surrounding community and the world we live in. Giving folks a fair shake and making things transparent and predictable simply translates into our commitment to be involved in charitable works.
Customs, International Trade & Administrative Law Practice is proud to contribute to religious, educational and social charities in excess of 10% of revenues.
Mentoring is part of our vision for the future. It is most rewarding to help equip the next generation for success!
We are currently mentoring both graduate students and undergraduates at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and have also mentored at the University of Maryland's Dingman Center as well as the organization Woman in Technology.
Thirty Years of Growing Expertise
- 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, USC's Marshall School of Business, and trade groups).
- Awards:
- Who's Who in American Law.
- Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
- 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- Advised on trade bill.
- GRUMA Corporation (Mission Foods)- Managed copyright program.
- Hyundai, Heavy Industries- Managed importation of oil well jackets valued at $120,000,000.
- Samsung- Advised on Customs classification.
- Pioneer Electronics- Advised on Customs classification.
- Saab- Advised on Customs classification.
- Pier 1 Imports- Guided classification and valuation, and exonerated from $1,000,000 penalty in court.
- Dive N Surf (Body Glove)- Advised on FTC labeling.
- RAD Network Devices- Advised on importation.
- Manwise Investment- Advised on importation.
- GBS Linens- Managed trademark program.
- Powell Peralta- Managed worldwide trademark program.
- NHS- Managed worldwide trademark program.
- Kingdom of Jordan- Advised revision of Customs and Intellectual Property laws for acceding to WTO.
- Sturm Foods-Strategic study on sugar procurement.
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