Terrie Gleason practices extensively in the area of international trade. She routinely advises clients on a wide range of customs/import regulatory issues involved in the global movement of goods. Ms. Gleason is listed in the 2010 edition of The Legal Media Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law.

Practice Focus

Ms. Gleason assists US and foreign clients in all aspects of US Customs law, including classification and valuation, country of origin, quantitative import restraints, NAFTA-compliance audits, as well as enforcement actions and related matters. She regularly appears before the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection — as well as other US government agencies — regarding the importation of goods into the US and relevant trade policy issues. Ms. Gleason also assists multinational clients address multijurisdictional customs issues, including compiling multi-county duty and legal requirements surveys.

Representative Legal Matters

• Represented clients in the food-related industry prepare for an upcoming US Customs and Border Protection Focused Assessments (audits).
• Represented major retailer concerning the classification in the United States of certain light sculptures.
• Defended client in the auto-related industry against a multimilliion dollar penalty case brought by US Customs and Border Protection.
• Represented client in obtaining enforcement action against competitors who violate the country of origin marking laws.
• Represented client in the food-related industry in the development of a strategic classification for a particular food product to be used in major countries of import.
• Represented client in the food and beverage industry in a NAFTA Verification conducted by the Mexican Government.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association of Exporters and Importers
• Washington Homeland Security Roundtable
• International Trade Compliance Professionals Association

Admission

U.S. Court of Federal Claims~United States (1996)
U.S. Supreme Court~United States (1996)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit~United States (1991)
U.S. Court of International Trade~United States (1990)
District of Columbia~United States (1989)
Pennsylvania~United States (1988)

Education

University of San Francisco School of Law  (J.D. magna cum laude) (1988)
University of Exeter  (International Law) (1986)
William Smith College  (B.A.) (1985)