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Founded in 1992, Gonzalez Rolon Valdespino & Rodriguez, Attorneys is an international trade law firm with offices in Dallas, Washington, D.C., San Antonio, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Paris, France.
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Customs/Importing
- Petitions for relief from fines, penalties, merchandise seizures, and merchandise forfeitures - We help importers when they find themselves in trouble with US Customs and Border Protection or some other federal agency
- C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) - We guide clients through the C-TPAT application process. We also provide a free online C-TPAT course for C-TPAT clients
- Focused Assessments - We represent companies seeking to navigate through Focused Assessments or seeking to convert a Focused Assessment to an Importer Self-Assessment
- Importer Self-Assessments (ISAs) - We represent companies seeking to enroll in the Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) Program. Importer Self-Assessments allow an importer to audit itself, rather than having CBP audit the importer through a Focused Assessment or some other audit
- Compliance training and education - Our cutting-edge technology and acclaimed technique allow our firm to deliver quality trade education to our clients
- Antidumping and countervailing duties
- Record keeping, valuation/appraisement, and classification
- Ruling requests and advisory opinions
- Duty drawback
- Litigation and administrative advocacy
- Copyright and trademark infringement
- Special Programs: GSP, 9801/9802, etc.
- Court of International Trade practice
- Advocacy before US Customs and Border Protection
- Prior Disclosures/Voluntary Disclosures
- Protests
- Customs Broker Exam Training
Exporting
- Licensing requirements and procedures
- Export Classification (ECCNs)
- Record keeping
- Export compliance manuals
- Compliance training and education
- Audit company export policies and procedures
- Transaction screening (denied parties)
- Compliance with U.S. sanctions
- Litigation and administrative practice
- Deemed Exports/Technology Transfers
International Trade
- Trade litigation
- Contract negotiation and drafting
- Practice before administrative agencies
- Develop and review company compliance procedures and safeguards
- Communications protected by the attorney-client privilege
- Ethical codes of conduct (anti-sweat shop, environmentally sustainable)
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery laws
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- Internal reviews for NAFTA eligibility
- Rules of origin/marking
- NAFTA drawback
- NAFTA rulings
- NAFTA verifications by Customs
Foreign Trade Zones
- Claire Jamal, Director of FTZ Practice Group, is formerly in-house counsel for Shell Oil where she set up Shell's FTZ
- Training on FTZ law, procedures, and benefits
- FTZ or subzone applications
- Petitions for swift zone approval
- Site selection and feasibility studies
- Negotiate with other zone parties
- FTZ compliance manuals
- Audit FTZ operations
- Joint venture operations
- Communications protected by attorney-client privilege
Mexican Law
- Civil • Criminal
- Customs
- Business/Corporate
- International Purchasing and Contracts
- Foreign Investment
- NAFTA
- Multimedia and Telecommunications
Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. No designation has been made by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for a Certificate of Special Competence in this area.
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