Regulatory World - Customs, International Trade & Administrative Law Practice
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Come to Us to Prosper

Helping You Prosper

Areas in Which You Can Get Help
Do you own or deal with someone else's intellectual property?
Have a web site?
Are you an investment industry professional being investigated by - SEC, NASD, NYSE, or NFA?
Building a successful company that needs funds to realize your expanded vision for it?
Want to franchise your successful company?
Are you an importer/exporter?
Trading with Mexico or Canada?
Selling dietary supplements?
Are you developing a medical device?
Want to manufacture or sell cosmetics?
Do advertising?
Violated a technical securities or trade law and now risk criminal prosecution?
Stuck with overcoming one regulation after another to carry on with your business?

  • You'll need help setting up: National and international programs for protecting trademarks and copyrights, including prosecution, opposition proceedings, licensing and enforcement, and Section 337 practice in front of the ITC. Protection is afforded for utility and design patents by our PATENT TASK FORCE. Furthermore, our team is skilled in defending you or going after importers with detained and/or seized merchandise due to alleged intellectual property violations. Customs IP Anti-Circumvention Unit protects you by sealing the border against counterfeits, saving you considerable time and expense of litigation.

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  • You'll need help handling: E-commerce issues in all aspects, from the sale of goods to privacy requirements to the protection of domain names and traditional intellectual property, not to mention web contests.

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  • As a financial professional, you'll need 'THE SHIELD' to provide defense that has successfully reduced and even eliminated exposure with these agencies.

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  • As a growing company, you'll need 'SECURITIES ORIGINATION FORCE' to help you to lawfully raise capital.
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  • As a successful company that wants to generate revenue by replicating itself, 'FRANCHISE NOW' can actualize your franchising plans.
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  • As an international trader, you'll find help handling: Complex international and Customs law matters, including problems involving agricultural and herbal products, duty disputes like valuation and classification, ITC and ITA proceedings regarding antidumping and countervailing duties, export licenses, and international contracts.
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  • As an importer, you'll benefit from help with Customs classification and FDA programs pioneered by us under NAFTA.
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  • As a member of the rapidly expanding and booming dietary supplement industry, you'll benefit from our specialization with FDA work to provide guidance on structuring "claims."
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  • As a medical device manufacturer, you'll benefit from help getting registered with the FDA under Section 510K.
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  • As a producer of cosmetics, you'll benefit from unique guidance with your cosmetics labeling.
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  • As a savvy business person, you'll benefit from customized help to assure you adhere to FTC truth in advertising requirements.
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  • As a white collar criminal defendant, you'll benefit from our experienced "WHITE COLLAR CRIME TEAM" that can shield you from jail time, crucial in these days of uncertain imprisonment sentencing. Members of the TEAM have appeared before the United States Supreme Court, successfully arguing for landmark decisions to protect clients from being treated like common criminals, and allowing them to get a fresh start in life.

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  • As a regulated business man or woman, you'll benefit from all our regulatory know-how: Over the years, the following agencies and more have been engaged to light the way for businesses just like yours so they could move forward.
    • Department of Agriculture (importation)
    • Consumer Products Safety Commission (small parts, toys, and other safety issues)
    • Federal Aviation Administration (qualification of safety equipment)
    • Department of Defense (qualification of goods for government contracts and defense against violation of government contract rules)
    • State Department (munitions import clearance)
    • Federal Communications Commission (wireless cable licensing)
    • Environmental Protection Agency (insecticides)
    • Commerce Department (guidance on exports)

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Mission Statement:
For every savvy business person, regulatory regimes present opportunities, not barriers, to success. Companies and licensed professionals come to our offices to learn the path of making the unpredictable predictable, whether through proactive or reactive approaches so, they are better empowered to prosper.

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