Chandri Navarro
Biography
Chandri Navarro is Counsel in the Firm's International Commercial & Trade Practice Group, based in Washington DC. Chandri has extensive experience advising companies, multinationals, trade associations and governments on customs and trade law and policy, trade compliance matters, free trade negotiations, litigation and legislation. Chandri helps clients resolve trade issues before the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of the US Trade Representative, Department of Commerce (DOC), US Congress and the Court of International Trade.
Practice Focus
Chandri advises clients on complex customs and trade issues in numerous countries and before foreign trade and customs agencies, routinely guiding clients through problem identification, risk evaluation and efficient resolution strategies. Chandri's advisory services include tariff classification, customs value, country of origin, labeling, trade preference programs, free trade agreements and comprehensive trade compliance strategies.
Drawing from her tenure as a US State Department Security-Cleared Industry Adviser during the NAFTA negotiations, Chandri has experience in assisting companies and both US and foreign trade associations in navigating the intricate nuances of rules of origin, tariff phase-out schedules and accumulation provisions during trade negotiations.
Drawing from her tenure as a US State Department Security-Cleared Industry Adviser during the NAFTA negotiations, Chandri has experience in assisting companies and both US and foreign trade associations in navigating the intricate nuances of rules of origin, tariff phase-out schedules and accumulation provisions during trade negotiations.
Representative Legal Matters
Prior to joining the Firm, Chandri advised:
- An Executive Director of a trade association advocating for prominent US corporations engaged in offshore manufacturing.
- The world's leading pharmaceutical firms during an import compliance assessment and disclosure process to the US government.
- Asocaña, the Colombian Sugar Industry, in negotiations pertaining to the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Assisted FEDEARROZ, the Colombian Rice Industry, in navigating the implementation of the US-Colombia FTA and establishing a rice trading enterprise.
- A brewery in Central America during negotiations for the US-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
- Various consumer goods, food, pharmaceutical and medical device companies in addressing Customs compliance challenges.
- A global personal care corporation in developing trade compliance frameworks, policies and procedures; submitted disclosures to Customs resulting in zero penalties.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Court of International Trade Bar Association - Member
- Hispanic Bar Association - Member
- International Law Section of the American Bar Association - Member
- Phillips Academy-Andover Alumni Society of Washington, D.C. - Member
- Washington International Trade Association - Member
- Women in International Trade - Member
Admissions
- District of Columbia~United States
- U.S. Court of International Trade~United States
Education
- American University Washington College of Law (JD) (1993)
- College of William and Mary (BA) (1986)
Languages
- English
- French
- Spanish
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