Yesterday was a great panel about ISF, ACAS and eBond

The Atlanta International Forwarders & Brokers Association yesterday hosted a panel along with Avalon Risk Management on three topics that are of great interest to Customs brokers and freight forwarders alike. I was honored to be a panel participant, along with Craig Clark of CBP in Washington and Lisa Gelsomini, President/CEO of Avalon Risk Management. […]

Archived compliance webinar available online.

At the end of October, I partnered with Arnall Golden Gregory to present a webinar on  compliance. I’m proud to say that the archive of this webinar is now available online! Click here to access it.  All you need to do is provide some contact details to register and sit back and learn.  

“From the seat of your pants to compliance” webinar, October 29 from 1 – 2 ET

If you’re a broker, you’re required to have due diligence.  If you’re an importer, you’re required to have due diligence.  Absent compliance programs to support both of your efforts, you’ll find yourself looking to legal counsel for assistance if an issue arises with Customs.  Compliance, in the most basic form, is following the rules, costs […]

Export and ITAR Presentation at The Refractories Institute

I was honored to be invited on Oct 3rd to give an Export and ITAR Compliance Basics presentation to The Refractories Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, for their annual Fall Meeting. The presentation was given to approximately 120 attendees who are involved in the manufacturing and distribution of refractory goods. In 2005, I was a key contributor […]