Andrea M. Ewart, P.C is a specialized law firm that works with businesses, governments, and individuals, to facilitate the successful movement of goods and services across national borders. Andrea Ewart is a trade attorney with extensive international experience. She has lived and worked in the Caribbean and Russia, is an experienced traveler, and speaks several languages.
We offer personal attention and world-class legal service. Our focus is to understand your unique situation and needs, then work closely with you to provide timely and affordable legal services to successfully resolve your legal issues. Please contact us about our creative alternatives to the billable hour fee arrangement. Read more about us ....
Practice
Businesses
The firm helps businesses comply with the regulations that the Customs and Border Protection agency oversees, minimizing the delays, fees, and possible penalties that add to the cost of doing business. Read more about our services for businesses.
Governments
The firm works with governments to address trade-related issues, including the development of WTO-consistent trade and customs laws and regulations. Read more about our services for governments.
Individuals
The firm assists individuals in working with Customs and Border Protection agency and other relevant agencies to clarify misunderstandings, to get the name cleared in a case of mistaken identity, and to recover seized assets. Read more about our services for individuals.
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Doha – the “non-Development” Round
Trade ministers from around the world met at the World Trade Organization’s Eighth (8th) Ministerial Conference in Geneva (December 15th – 17th, 2011). They left the meeting with no clear path toward concluding the Doha Development Round, launched in November, 2001 and with very little expectation of doing so in the near to immediate future. Although they are unlikely to take the bold step of labeling the...
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Another Look Behind the Label
An earlier post discussed the reality behind the proliferation of “Made in China” (or other countries) labels on the goods that we purchase. The product of outsourcing of the manufacturing processes, these labels can nevertheless hide the origin of other often more... |
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The WTO has updated its Services Profiles. Each profile provides detailed statistics on key infrastructure services, such as transportation, telecommunications, finance and...
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Washington - Theft of American intellectual property is a serious crime, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today...
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On 25 January 2012, Mexico notified the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to cross-appeal the panel report in DS381, “United States — Measures Concerning the...
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