Offering years of experience in customs and international trade law and a deep understanding of global supply chains

The Suarez Firm helps clients take the risk out of international commerce. After a dramatic shift in U.S. trade policy, importers have felt the pain of extra tariffs and uncertainty in their international business. The Suarez Firm helps clients understand what to expect next and to adjust their business transactions to minimize costs and mitigate the risk of penalties or other enforcement actions by customs authorities.

Debate Concerning Renewal of African Growth and Opportunity Act Has Begun

BY: EVELYN M. SUAREZ AND SINGLETON B. MCALLISTER Signed into law by President Clinton on May 18, 2000 and subsequently expanded, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a unilateral system of trade preferences that allows thousands of types of goods produced in Sub-Saharan Africa to be imported duty-free…

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Influential Leadership for Public and Corporate Leaders Programme

Evelyn Suarez was invited to speak at the Influential Leadership for Public and Corporate Leaders Programme that took place December 2-6, 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. The program aims to equip a select number of students with the practical tools to realize their full leadership potential.

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After the Broken Broker: Protecting the Honest Broker Presented by the Customs Brokers & International Freight Forwarders Association of Virginia, Inc.

The Customs Brokers & International Freight Forwarders Association of Virginia, Inc. invites you to attend its monthly meeting and luncheon. Evelyn Suarez will give a presentation entitled, “After the Broken Broker: Protecting the Honest Broker Presented by the Customs Brokers & International Freight Forwarders Association of Virginia, Inc.”…

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DOJ & SEC Release Long Awaited FCPA Guidance

BY: EVELYN M. SUAREZ & J. FORBES THOMPSON On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released the much anticipated guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) entitled A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“Guide”). The Guide…

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