Trade Law and Import/Export Training

A sample of training topics for 2015 via Braumiller Law Group. Any topic not listed that is very relevant to you may also be covered, simply provide us with a request. We offer webinars, seminars, as well as on-site training.

• Expansion of personal liability for fraud or negligence to owners, officers and managers of companies that import – the importance of reasonable care in light of the Trek Leather case
• A contrast and comparison of Free Trade Agreements – which one is best for you?
• Trade Agreements on the Horizon – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) is a comprehensive, and high-standard and trade and investment agreement being negotiated between the United States and the European Union whereas the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an ambitious, 21^stcentury trade agreement that the United States is negotiating with 11 other countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam). How T-TIP and TPP can help increase your bottom line.
• The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) will be opened to exporters in 2015 – how to better secure your supply chain.
• Customs audits – latest changes to the Regulatory Audit Program including the increased use of a survey in lieu of a formal audit: how importers can prepare for a successful outcome
• Successor Liability for import and export violations; when companies buy violations through acquisitions and how to mitigate the risk
• What is the proper method of valuation for imports from maquiladoras? Many US Companies get the correct value to declare to CBP wrong – why most imports use estimated values and how you can reconcile the values to avoid additional duties and penalties?

• Export Enforcement Trends, 9th Annual Defense Exports Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Traversing the Leading Logistical Trade Corridor, Laredo International Trade Conference, North American Strategy for Competitiveness: International Trade Considerations,
• Export Controls & Sanctions Enforcement Panel, Washington Foreign Law Society, Routed Export Transactions: Mitigation of Risk and Best Practices, National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Educational Institute,
• Introduction to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Educational Institute,
•  What Keeps You Up at Night? Mitigating Trade Compliance and Corruption Risks, Texas Lawyer Events Creating a Successful Export Management and Compliance Program, webinar for Compliance Online
• Exporting & Doing Business Abroad,
• What Canadian Companies Should Know About ITAR Export Reform,
• Legal Aspects of Globalization and International Trade,
• U.S. Export Controls and FCPA, Exporting with the Experts and educational program focused on exporting products and services abroad
• International Trade Compliance, Investment and Risk
• Creating a Successful Export Management and Compliance Program,
• U.S. Export Controls, Industry-Government Seminar on Strategic Trade Management for the Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce
• Non-U.S. Trade Controls: A Deeper Dive, Latin American
• International Trade Due Diligence: Merger and Acquisition Transactions

Suggested topics/on-site training requests, please email Bob Brewer