Events

Join Partnering For Compliance
For a Virtual Import Export Boot Camp

January, 28th 2021
Conducted by Adrienne Braumiller, Partner & Founder, and Bruce Leeds, Senior Of Counsel, Braumiller Law Group

Full Boot Camp agenda:
http://www.partneringforcompliance.org/pfcimp21.pdf

Adrienne Braumiller, Braumiller Law Group Partner and Founder

Adrienne is an innovative force in the international trade law arena. With more than 25 years of experience, she is widely recognized as a leading authority in Customs, import, export, foreign-trade zones, free trade agreements and ITAR compliance.

She has been involved in every aspect of import and export compliance, from developing compliance programs to conducting audits and assessments, representing clients who are under investigation, preparing and submitting voluntary disclosures, preparing and filing classification requests and licenses, analyzing whether specific transactions should be pursued, providing tailored training on specific import/export topics, addressing penalty assessments, and serving as an expert witness in a number of trade cases.

Full bio: https://www.braumillerlaw.com/bio/adrienne-braumiller/

Bruce Leeds, Senior Of Counsel, Braumiller Law Group

Bruce has decades of experience in international trade law and has successfully served his clients in diverse capacities, from classification and due diligence, to ITAR compliance and drawback. He has significant expertise with importing and exporting high tech products.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Bruce was an Import Specialist at the U.S. Customs Service in Los Angeles for seven years. During this period, he was promoted to Team Leader at LAX. Bruce then joined Hughes Aircraft Company, where he worked in various positions related to import and export compliance. He went on to Hughes Space & Communications Company and The Boeing Company – all in export and import compliance positions. Bruce served on the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee to CBP and the Private Sector Advisory Group at the World Customs Organization. He holds a customs broker license and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Full Bio: https://www.braumillerlaw.com/bio/bruce-h-leeds/

Registration: (click the link below)

http://www.partneringforcompliance.org/pfcimp21.pdf

Join NCBFAA for an informative webinar on the topic of “Challenges in Exporting to China”

With Bruce Leeds & Devin Sefton of Braumiller Law Group

Tuesday, February, 11th, 2021 

1 pm – 2 pm EST

Exporting to China has become increasingly difficult. The change in status of Hong Kong has added to the difficulty. In this webinar we will cover the major restrictions that U.S. exporters and freight forwarders may encounter when exporting to China. These include the following:

• • Table of Denial Orders

• • Office of Foreign Assets Controls sanctions

• • End of special Hong Kong status

• • Obtaining licenses for exports to China

• • Increased use of the Entity List

• • Huawei restrictions and sanctions

• • Military End User List

• • Military end user/military end use due diligence

Navigating these restrictions may be a challenge – let Devin Sefton and Bruce Leeds from Braumiller Law Group help you understand the obstacles along the way.

Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel, Braumiller Law Group has decades of experience in international trade law and has successfully served his clients in diverse capacities, from classification and due diligence, to ITAR compliance and drawback. He has significant expertise with importing and exporting high tech products.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Bruce was an Import Specialist at the U.S. Customs Service in Los Angeles for seven years. During this period, he was promoted to Team Leader at LAX.  Bruce then joined Hughes Aircraft Company, where he worked in various positions related to import and export compliance. He went on to Hughes Space & Communications Company and The Boeing Company – all in export and import compliance positions. Bruce served on the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee to CBP and the Private Sector Advisory Group at the World Customs Organization. He holds a customs broker license and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Full Bio: https://www.braumillerlaw.com/bio/bruce-h-leeds/

Devin Sefton, Senior Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group

Devin advises clients on a host of international trade issues, including matters pertaining to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., among other regulatory agencies.

Devin returns to Braumiller Law Group to head up our new Detroit office after having practiced law in Washington, D.C. for several years. He has extensive experience in advising companies, both large and small, on international trade compliance. By leveraging his comprehensive background with both import and export-related matters, Devin has assisted clients in achieving substantial duty savings and mitigating regulatory risks associated with cross-border transactions.

Full Bio:https://www.braumillerlaw.com/bio/devin-sefton-senior-associate-attorney/

Registration: (click the link below)

https://www.ncbfaa.org/4DCGI/events/898.html?Action=Conference_Detail&ConfID_W=898&menukey=events

This webinar is approved for

1 CCS/CES/MES credit.

Join ICPA in San Antonio, TX for the Spring Conference. If you are involved in Import/Export Compliance or Operations, Supply Chain Compliance or Security, Internal Controls or Government Relations, then this is the conference for you.

The conference speakers are experienced, knowledgeable professionals. The sessions are educational and provide time for questions. You will be provided access to all of the speaker presentations, which ICPA has permission to share after the event.

There will be three tracks running simultaneously; Import, Export, and General. All sessions will be available onsite and online. You are not restricted to one track and may move between them. There will be a limited number of registrations available.

There is ample opportunity to network with your peers during breaks and during the networking reception. A continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks are included in your onsite registration fee.

We are looking forward to seeing you onsite or online!

VENUE/HOTEL
Grand Hyatt
600 E Market St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
$209 per night
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SATGH/G-ICPA

Adrienne Braumiller, Partner & Founder
Braumiller Law Group, to speak on the topic of:

Conducting Successful Investigations and Prior Disclosures,

Tuesday, March 30th, 8:30 – 9:30 AM (Import Track) 

This presentation will cover:

• What do you do when you discover a violation? Who should be notified?
• What options are there to identify the breadth and severity of the deficiencies?
• What factors should be weighed whether to disclose?
• What tips are there for ensuring a favorable outcome?

Adrienne Braumiller is the founder of Braumiller Law Group PLLC and Braumiller Consulting Group LLC, and an innovative force in the international trade law arena. With almost 30 years of experience, she is widely recognized as a leading authority in Customs, export control, free trade agreements, tariff mitigation, and compliance programs.

Adrienne has received numerous awards in recognition of her leadership and dedication to excellence:

• The State Bar of Texas named Adrienne as the recipient of the prestigious Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award for 2019. The award honors the accomplishments of women who have achieved outstanding recognition in their professional area and who, by doing so, have paved the way for success for other women attorneys. One female attorney is chosen for this award annually from among over 44,000 female attorneys in the state of Texas.
• Adrienne serves as the Co-Chair of the Customs Law Committee of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association.
• Adrienne has been named by Chambers and Partners as a Leader in her Field related to International Trade: Customs in both its U.S. and Global Guides every year from 2015 – 2020. Chambers and Partners, identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers in over 180 jurisdictions throughout the world.

Full bio: https://www.braumillerlaw.com/bio/adrienne-braumiller/

License Exceptions and Exemptions Under the ITAR and EAR 

Monday, March 29th

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

(Export track)

Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel, Braumiller Law Group has decades of experience in international trade law and has successfully served his clients in diverse capacities, from classification and due diligence, to ITAR compliance and drawback. He has significant expertise with importing and exporting high tech products.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Bruce was an Import Specialist at the U.S. Customs Service in Los Angeles for seven years. During this period, he was promoted to Team Leader at LAX.  Bruce then joined Hughes Aircraft Company, where he worked in various positions related to import and export compliance. He went on to Hughes Space & Communications Company and The Boeing Company – all in export and import compliance positions. Bruce served on the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee to CBP and the Private Sector Advisory Group at the World Customs Organization. He holds a customs broker license and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Full Bio: https://www.braumillerlaw.com/bio/bruce-h-leeds/

Incoterms

Wednesday, March 31st

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

(General track)

Bonnie Kersch, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group

Bonnie Kersch, a Licensed Customs Broker and Certified Customs Specialist, has worked in the compliance world for many years, specializing in the chemical sector. She has experience in almost every aspect of compliance including Classification, Free Trade Agreements, Export Licenses, Broker Management, Denied Parties Screening, Country of Origin Determination, Deemed Exports, Incoterm Determination, Internal Audits of Import Files, Duty Drawback, Transfer Pricing Reconciliation, Valuation, Return Order Imports, Record Retention, and more.

Bonnie has extensive teaching experience and has developed and presented training on numerous Trade Compliance topics throughout her career.

Full bio: https://www.braumillerconsulting.com/bio/bonnie-kersch/

Registration: (click the link below)

https://web.cvent.com/event/4b852d53-54e8-43f6-9f05-5fabb431c67a/summary

Agenda: https://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2021-Spring-Agenda_20201029.pdf?v=3

Global Partner-ICPA