QUALIFICATIONS

Why choose us?
Our Qualifications are suited
to help you succeed.

Our qualifications enable us to understand how agency regulations impact the preventive controls that the importers and exporters need to implement, in order to become trusted traders and enjoy trade facilitation privileges within agency discretion. The expertise we offer means we can also seek agency remediation for our clients, avoiding costly agency litigation. Our credentials include, but are not limited to:

USA AND CANADA

The two principal partners in our company have the following degrees and certificates:

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Masters of Jurisprudence in Global Food Law from Michigan State University College of Law

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Certificate in United States Food Law from Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources / Institute for Food Laws & Regulations

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Certificate of International Food Laws and Regulations (including Canadian Food Law) from Michigan State University, Institute for Food Laws & Regulations

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Certificate of Master in Preventive Controls for Human Food from Michigan State University Food Safety Program

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Certificate in Codex Alimentarius from Michigan State University, Institute for Food Laws & Regulations

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Licensed US Customs Broker and Master Customs Broker

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Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration & Finance from the University of Georgia

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Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration & Human Resources from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia

SWITZERLAND:

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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Food Safety System (FSSC) 2200, ZHAW

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Advanced HACCP training from the University of Zurich (ZHAW) Life Sciences and Facility Management

FRANCE

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Fragrances and Fragrance Legislation training from GIP – A division of ASFO-GRASSE, Grasse

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International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Certificate in PIDA Training, International Contracts, Negotiating, Drafting, Dispute Resolution, Different Cultural and Legal Approaches

ITALY

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Certificate of Fashion Management from Polimoda/Cuoa, Florence/Vicenza

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IPSOA Business School, Master course of 200 hours in EU Customs Code AEO, Milan

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Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Customs Specialist Certificate in European Customs Law & Regulations registered with Italian Customs HQ as per Protocol 200784/RU Rome, 17 May 2022

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Italian Federation of Sommeliers, Hoteliers, and Restaurateurs (Federazione Italiana Sommelier Albergatori e Ristoratori [FISAR])

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Italian Sommelier Association (Associazione Italiana Sommelier [AIS])

WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO), C5:

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Certificates in the Application of the Harmonized System General Interpretative Rules, Expert training for rights holders on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, Customs Valuation and Transfer Pricing.

WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO), ACADEMY:

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Certificate of Achievement in the Harmonized System – Agriculture & Agrifood

Our network of professional trade organizations

Partners in our firm are past and/or present members of various professional trade associations. Our network contains highly qualified individuals from the following organizations:

  • Italian Food Law Association / Associazione Italiana del Diritto Alimentare (AIDA), Rome, Italy
  • Italian Association of Vine & Wine Jurists / Unione Giuristi della Vite e del Vino (UGIVI), Verona, Italy
  • International Wine Law Association® / Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin®, Paris, France
  • European Food Law Association (EFLA), Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Import and Export Certification (CCFICS) Head Delegate
  • International Association of Lawyers / Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), Paris, France – member as a jurist and law instructor, but not as an attorney
  • Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) Agrifood Commission, Paris, France; member as a Jurist & Law Instructor
  • UIA Fashion Law Commission, Barcelona, Spain; member as a Jurist & Law Instructor
  • UIA Administrative Law Commission, Florence, Italy; member as a Jurist & Law Instructor
  • Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI), Washington, DC, USA
  • General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria), Vicenza
  • Italian Fashion System / Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), Milan, Italy
  • Italian Association of Foreign Trade / Associazione Italiana Commercio Estero (AICE), Milan
  • American Apparel & Footwear Association, Arlington, Virginia, USA
  • National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA), Washington DC
  • New York New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Assn. Inc., USA
  • Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Specialty Food Association (SFA), New York, NY, USA
  • International Foreign Customs Brokers Association (IFCBA), Ottawa, Canada
  • Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy (CAFLP) / Association Canadienne en Droit et Politiques Publiques Agroalimentaires, Ottawa, Canada
  • Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CBSA) / Société Canadienne des Courtiers en Douane (SCCD), Ottawa, Canada