Robert Kossick, Esq.
Robert Kossick is a Board-Certified International Attorney, Licensed Customs Broker, and Certified Export Specialist whose practice focuses on the planning, compliance, enforcement, and security dimensions of U.S. import and export transactions. With over twenty years of professional experience split between the United States and Latin America, Robert brings seasoned, specialized, and multicultural know-how and perspective to the analysis and resolution of customs and trade issues.
As a member of A.N. Deringer's international trade law group, Robert helps clients optimize duties, demonstrate reasonable care, comply with PGA requirements, obtain export licenses and permits, protect intellectual property rights, achieve supply chain security, navigate import entry/liquidation and export clearance/verification processes, challenge administrative determinations, respond to agency inquiries and communications, and disclose violations. On enforcement matters, Robert works zealously to blunt the impact of penalty, seizure/forfeiture (merchandise and currency), and liquidated damages claims.
Robert has, over the course of his legal career, practiced customs and trade law with a Fortune 50 corporation, worked as a foreign legal consultant in Mexico, served as a trade policy analyst under former U.S. Trade Representative William Brock, and provided trade consulting/advisory services for the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Washington District Export Council (DEC). Prior to becoming a lawyer, Robert worked as a credit analyst with a large commercial bank, conducted independent archaeological fieldwork under the auspices of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, and served as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps.
Robert holds a Ph.D. in International Trade and an LL.M. in Inter-American Law, writes and speaks on international trade matters, and is proficient in Spanish. When not engaged with clients on customs and trade issues, Robert enjoys reading, writing, preserving historic properties, woodworking, gardening, skiing, trekking, and Airstreaming with his wife.