Oscar Gonzalez
oscarg@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
469.774.4793 cell
Mr. Gonzalez practices all aspects of trade regulation. He is an accomplished writer and speaker in many areas, including ethics in transnational trade, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and general export and customs compliance. Mr. Gonzalez received his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law in 1988.
Ruth Rodriguez
ruthr@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
469.767.0367 cell
Ms. Rodriguez is a founding member and name-principal of GRVR. Her practice includes international litigation, intellectual property, import and export law, customs law, and international law. She received a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (where she was a Juan Tienda scholar). Ms. Rodriguez has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Banking Law and Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Banking Law at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. Ms. Rodriguez is the chief instructor for the firm’ customs broker exam course, and she recently passed the customs broker license examination.
Tom Pifer
tomp@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
214.415.3506 cell
Mr. Pifer’s areas of practice include international business transactions, C-TPAT, and international trade regulation and compliance. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Elizabethtown College, a Masters of International Management from the University of Texas at Dallas, and is a licensed customs broker. Mr. Pifer received a J.D. from the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, where he graduated with honors and was a law review member. Mr. Pifer has over 15 years of experience in negotiating and performing international transactions.
Danny Navejas
danieln@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
734.709.9976 cell
Mr. Navejas is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and is one of the nation's leading instructors on international trade. He represents importers, exporters, customs brokers, and logistics providers in a variety of issues, including C-TPAT, fines and penalties, and broker compliance.
Andrea Ewart
Of-Counsel
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Ms. Ewart’s practice compasses import and export law and international trade regulation and legislation, in particular customs, FDA, and preferential tariff and other programs that regulate imports from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. She received her B.A. from the Patrice Lumumba People’s Friendship University in Russia, her M.A. in International Studies from the University of Miami, and graduated cum laude with a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, which she attended as a Harvey Reid scholar. Ms. Ewart is an adjunct professor of Business Law at the University of Maryland.
Michael A. Maniscalco
Of-Counsel
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Mr. Maniscalco received his J.D. from George Washington University Law Center and his LLM from American University Washington College of Law. He has worked at the US International Trade Commission, the US Department of Commerce, and the Office of The United States Trade Representative. His experience and practice includes antidumping and countervailing duty, NAFTA, customs and export compliance, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Juan O'Gorman
Of-Counsel
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Licensed to practice law in Mexico, Mr. O’Gorman received his law degree from the Universidad Panamericana and his LLM at the University of Chicago. O'Gorman's experience covers commercial contracting and business law, real estate, finance and corporate law, securities, project finance, reorganizations and restructures, as well as M&A, transformation (desincorporación) and acquisition of agrarian commonly-owned land (ejidos). Mr. O'Gorman lectures on contracts and corporations at theUniversidad Panamericana and has written essays on a variety of subjects, including agriculture-land ownership, finance and contracting.
Martin Hagerman
Of-Counsel
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Mr. Hagerman represents multinational companies and Mexican and non-Mexican entities in all kinds of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, investments, national and international public bids and regulatory issues in the areas of Commercial Law; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Foreign Investments, Energy, Economic Competition and Corporate law in general. His work encompasses the development and implementation of legal, corporate and financial structures related with the above areas. Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Post-graduate studies on Corporate Law, 2003 and the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Attorney at Law, 2001. Mr. Hagerman is fluent in Spanish and English.
Brenda Rolon
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Ms. Rolon received her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1979 and her Juris Doctorate from New York University Law School in 1983. Before moving to Texas, Ms. Rolon was legal counsel for the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee. Ms. Rolon was one of twenty attorneys from the United States selected to be a member of the Joint Venture Program sponsored by Saint Mary's University Law School and the Universidad de Monterrey at Garza, Garcia Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The Joint Program's goal was to advance studies in business transactions between the United States and Mexico by providing an intensive cross-cultural training program with other attorneys from the United States and Mexico.
Rob Valdespino
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Mr. Valdespino received a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, graduating as the "Scholar of the College" in 1982. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He is a regular lecturer on a variety of subjects, including transnational insolvencies, before trade groups, corporations, and professional organizations. Since 1989, Mr. Valdespino has been a member of American Mensa, Ltd., the International High I.Q. Society.
Rene Ledru
Avocat à la Cour
Of-Counsel
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Mr. Ledru is a licensed attorney in Paris, France. In 1993, he received his Doctorate Level Diploma on Business and Tax Law from the University of Paris Panthéon Sorbonne and was admitted into the Bar of Paris in 1994. From 2002-2004, Mr. Ledru was the Director of the Customs and Value Added Tax (VAT) practice group for French legal arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. From 1996-2002, he was the Manager of the Customs and Trade Practice Group for Arthur Andersen International in Paris. Mr. Ledru is fluent in English and French. Mr. Ledru’s practice areas include: VAT, Customs, and Tax Compliance, and represents clients in a various industries, including energy, environmental, agricultural, and beverage companies.
Oswaldo Leite de Moraes
Of-Counsel
info@exportimportlaw.com
214.720.7720
Mr. Moraes graduated from Universidade de São Paulo Law School in 1973 and admitted to the Brazilian Bar (OAB/SP) in the following year. In 1979, he earned an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law. Mr. Moraes is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT). Mr. Moraes practices international trade and tax.
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