Schuchat International Law Firm joins IR as the exclusive Trade Law Member in US-Colorado.

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Frank Schuchat  of Schuchat International Law Firm. Frank has joined IR as our exclusive Trade Law Member in US-Colorado Frank Schuchat advises domestic and foreign companies and organizations, entrepreneurs and individuals on laws, regulations and practices governing exports, imports, investments and transfers […]

Lauri Railas signing ceremony of the General Conditions of the Nordic Freight Forwarders

In this picture, Lauri signs on behalf of the Finnish users of freight forwarding services in the signing ceremony of the 2015 version of General Conditions of the Nordic Freight Forwarders. The set of general conditions, abbreviated NSAB 2015, is an agreed document (meaning that the contents have been negotiated between suppliers and buyers of […]

Lauri RailasFounder of the Firm, Railas Attorneys Ltd.

BREAKING NEWS – USTR RELEASES TEXT OF TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (“TPP”) AGREEMENT

In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2015, the President announced that he has notified the Congress of his intention to sign the recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”).  This follows closely on the heels of a November 5thpublic release of a “Subject to Legal Review” text of the […]

Breaking News – USTR Releases Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) Agreement

In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2015, the President announced that he has notified the Congress of his intention to sign the recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”).  This follows closely on the heels of a November 5th public release of a “Subject to Legal Review” text of […]

ITALY AMERICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS

We are pleased to announce that, on September 22, 2015, GDLSK founding member Frank J. Desiderio was re-elected to the Board of the Italy America Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Desiderio has served as advisor to the Chamber on Tariffs and Trade for over 25 years and has served as a Director on a number of occasions since […]

CBP ISSUES DIRECTIVE ON GSP REFUND PROCEDURES

On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295), which renewed the Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP), effective July 29, 2015 and retroactively to July 31, 2013. CBP has posted a directive on its website outlining how it intends to process duty refunds for GSP eligible merchandise […]

CPSC RECEIVES PETITION REQUESTING AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CLOTHING TEXTILES

In a Federal Register notice dated April 8, 2015, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking comments concerning a petition it received requesting changes to the clothing textile flammability standard. The petitioner claims that the current pre-test conditioning requirements for textile samples are not appropriate for silk fabrics, thereby resulting in higher failure rates […]

Van Traa Advocaten N.V. joins IR as the exclusive Trade Law Member in Netherlands

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Steven Oude Alink of Van Traa Advocaten N.V. Steven has joined IR as our exclusive Trade Law Member in Netherlands. Steven has specialized in commercial (cross-border) litigation/arbitration in the field of international trade and transport since 2001. Among his clients are (commodity) traders, […]

RECENT INQUIRIES BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has recently received applications made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which request the production of records and information regarding certain FWS practices and specifics relating to importations of products comprised, in whole or part of, wildlife which is subject to controls and permits managed under the Convention […]

Our Practices – CDR Legal

CDR Legal has a group of highly experienced lawyers capable of providing a wide range of legal services, especially related to the following fields: Trade and commercial law;Company law;IP and unfair competition law;Distribution, agency, and franchising relationships;National and International transport law;Labour law;Support in insolvency and arrangement with creditors proceedings, and general bankruptcy proceedings;Recovery of credits;Recovery […]

Maurizio RubenCofounder of CDR & ASSOCIATI and founding partner of CDR legal, CDR Legal