The firm also represents trade associations and foreign governments.

The firm also has concentrated its practice heavily in other government agency regulatory matters, including the rules and regulations of the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish & Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Bureau of Industry and Security, State Department, Department of Defense and other agencies regulating international commerce.

While SPC&B stresses “preventive” law, and proactively works with its clients to create systems, internal controls and compliance programs that allow companies to minimize duties and avoid problems upon importation or exportation, it is also always fully prepared to challenge adverse determinations by Customs, the courts, or other agencies regulating international trade.

In this regard, SPC&B believes that Customs and international trade matters warrant the same type of planning as other financial matters, as careful attention to such matters can avoid unanticipated duty expenses and generate significant duty savings.

The firm is committed to assisting its clients with such planning on a global level and prides itself on its successful representation of its clients’ interests in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.