ArentFox Schiff

Well weighted between customs work and export controls and sanctions matters, ArentFox Schiff finds favor for its ‘great forensic and legal expertise as well as practical experience and guidance’. As a part of the wider firm’s full-service international trade department, the Washington DC-based group benefits from its ability to draw on complementary offerings in forced labor laws and trade litigation, among other areas. High-profile figure Kay Georgi is highly regarded for export controls and sanctions work, where she specializes in representing clients before BIS, the DDTC and OFAC; she also has a significant customs component to her practice. Experienced counsel Matthew Tuchband is additionally recommended for export controls and sanctions, where he provides ’both technical and practical advice’ due to his former position as a Deputy Chief Counsel at OFAC. On the customs side, international trade and investment chair David Hamill is noted; he handles the full range of matters with a focus on duty preference programs, duty deferral programs, customs valuation and country of origin marking. Marwa Hassoun left the firm for an in-house position.