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  • Don M. Obert

  • Practices

    Customs, International Cargo & Regulatory Compliance

  • Education

    Brooklyn Law School (JD 1998)

    Adelphi University (BS, Biology, 1992)

  • Bar & Court Admissions

    New York
    Washington, D.C.
    U.S. Court of International Trade
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • Don M. Obert

    Senior Attorney

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    • 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-6799 2016 Linden Boulevard, Suite 18, Elmont, NY 11003 Ph: 212.790.9245Fax: 212.575.0671

    Don concentrates on Customs and International Trade law. Don represents and counsels numerous American, foreign and multinational importers, exporters, manufacturers, customs brokers and freight forwarders involved in the movement of goods and delivery of services throughout the world.

    • Prior Experience

      Don has extensive experience in conducting both product and transaction reviews, obtaining binding ruling letters, contesting increased duty assessments, responding to government audits and investigations and defending clients involved in liquidated damages, penalty, seizure and forfeiture proceedings brought by U.S. Customs & Border Protection.

      He also advises clients with respect to applicable regulatory requirements enforced by other federal agencies (i.e., Food & Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, etc.), representing importers in related enforcement actions taken by said agencies.

      Don further advises and represents domestic industries and importers with respect to the effects of various trade remedies (i.e., antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings) on their products.

      In addition, he assists the export community with regard to export controls, sanctions, embargoes and anti-terrorism restrictions, reviewing proposed transactions to insure compliance with applicable law and regulations, obtaining necessary export licenses and addressing enforcement issues brought by the Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Defense and Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    • Articles & Speeches

      Article - “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”  The Benefits of Securing a U.S. Customs Binding Ruling (CLL Customs Alert, June 2010)

      Article - What You Are Letting Your Competitors Know About Your Business Practices—and What You Can Learn About Theirs (CLL Customs Alert, April 2010)

    • Affiliations

      Customs and International Trade Bar Association, Member
       
      Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member

      New York State Bar Association, Member (Currently serving as member of Customs and International Trade Committee) 

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