Profile of the Firm

Neville Peterson LLP is a law firm concentrating in international and domestic trade regulation matters. The firm provides legal counsel and representation to foreign and domestic corporations, trade associations, governments, Customhouse brokers, freight forwarders, carriers and individuals with respect to international trade, Customs, antitrust, shipping, product safety, export controls, domestic and foreign product standards, and Federal and State legislation and regulations.

The firm represents clients before a wide array of Government agencies, including the United States Customs Service, the United States Departments of Commerce, Treasury and State, the United States International Trade Commission, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Congressional Committees, and Federal and State Courts -- including, particularly, the United States Court of International Trade and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Members of the firm write, lecture and teach extensively concerning their respective areas of expertise.

Neville Peterson LLP's goal is always to provide clients with legal services of the highest caliber, in a timely, efficient and courteous manner. The firm also supports its clients with extensive and timely information resources. The firm's monthly Global Trade Report newsletter highlights selected developments of importance to clients in international and domestic trade regulation. The firm's Website (www.npwtradelaw.com) connects clients to international trade and legal databases worldwide. The firm also sponsors seminars on topics of interest for various industry groups throughout the year, including the firm's innovative and respected Corporate Counsel Institute.

Clients of the firm are involved in all facets of international and domestic commerce. They include multinational corporations in the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, chemicals, computers, metals, medical device, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries, food products manufacturers, textile, apparel and accessory manufacturers, information technology, electronic and photographic product manufacturers, software publishers, consumer product manufacturers in diverse industries, customhouse brokers, bond sureties, carriers, trade associations and government agencies.

The firm's New York City offices provide ready access to all Federal and State courts (particularly the United States Court of International Trade), as well as to the National Commodity Specialist Staff of the United States Customs Service. In Washington, the offices are convenient to Federal agencies responsible for trade regulation and policy, as well as to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The firm's practice is global in scope, and includes clients from all parts of the United States, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.