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Biography

Erik D. Smithweiss is a partner in Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP, one of the leading customs and international trade law firms in the United States. He has over 30 years of experience representing clients on issues before U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Commerce, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and other agencies that regulate the international trade in goods. His practice involves import restrictions, rules of origin, preferential trade agreements, marking and labeling, valuation, tariff classification, antidumping and countervailing duty compliance, Fish & Wildlife restrictions, and similar matters. Mr. Smithweiss’ practice includes export controls and sanction programs administered by various agencies. Mr. Smithweiss represents clients in all areas of customs import/export procedure and administration, such as audits, investigations, Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) cases, False Claims Act litigation, penalties, judicial and administrative forfeiture proceedings, compliance programs, administrative rulings and litigation. Mr. Smithweiss is one of several trial attorneys in the firm and appears regularly in matters before the U.S. Court of International Trade, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and federal district courts. He is an officer of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association, and is the author of “A Race To The Courthouse?: Jurisdiction Over Customs Admissibility Decisions,” 21 Tul. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 291 (2013).