Seminars - Customs Lawyer,Customs Attorney,U.S. Customs,Export,Customs Broker,Freight Forwarder, Classification, Harbor Maintenance FeeCustoms Broker Freight Forwarder NVOCC

The Mooney Law Firm offers a variety of seminars that will help your company or Trade Association gain deeper insight and knowledge into various customs and trade issues. Our Customs Lawyers can readily tailor seminars to your company or organization's specific needs, and develop new seminars relating to Customs law and trade issues upon request.

To arrange for a Customs lawyer from The Mooney Law Firm to present a seminar to your company or organization, please contact Neil Mooney directly.

Currently Available Seminar Topics: (All are two hour presentations by Customs Lawyers, excepting C-TPAT, which is four hours and may be given by other than Customs Attorneys)

SEMINAR: Managing Legal Risks for Freight Forwarders, Carriers, and Customs Brokerage Industry

TOPICS COVERED:

What is my financial risk as NVOCC or an Air Consolidator?
What should I know about co-loading?
Am I using the right wording on by BL's, HAWB'S and Warehouse Receipts?
What risks are involved in receiving cargo into a warehouse?
Why are COGSA and the Warsaw Convention important?
How can I inform my customers about my legal liability?
How can I limit my company's risk of errors and Omissions claims?

SEMINAR: Federal Maritime Commission Enforcement Issues and Defenses

TOPICS COVERED:

At what is the FMC looking now?
What has been penalized recently and in what amounts?
What steps can I take to avoid steep penalties?
What are the most commonly found violations of OTI's?
What are the different rights and obligations of the two OTI's: NVOCC's and Ocean Freight Forwarders?

SEMINAR: Managing Credit and Collections in the USA and Abroad

TOPICS COVERED:

Fundamental Credit Analysis
How to use a Credit Report
Establishing Formal Credit Application
Collection Procedures within your office
Tools for dealing with problem accounts
Your legal rights regarding liens against freight
The legal process of obtaining judgments and collecting on them
Strategies to protect and collect from your overseas trading partner
How to establish reasonable but effective credit practices and contracts

SEMINAR: Professional Handling of Customs Penalties

TOPICS COVERED:

The best procedures for responding to Customs demands for penalties and/or liquidated damages.
Common basis' for Customs Penalty or Customs Seizure actions.
Reviewing actual penalty cases and how they were handled.
Discussion of various ports and how they interpret and implement inspection, detention, seizure and other enforcement rules differently.
The Administrative and Judicial procedures of petition and Appeal.

SEMINAR: How to Handle A Client's Bankruptcy

TOPICS COVERED:

Advance steps to minimize exposure and maximize dollar recovery.
Detecting warning signs of a Client's impending bankruptcy.
Your rights as a creditor of a bankrupt entity
The procedural agenda of a bankruptcy
Fighting preferences and the demand to return payments
Breaching a bankruptcy by showing fraudulent transfers by debtor

SEMINAR: Valuing Your Business

TOPICS COVERED:

Adding a partner or investor to your business
Selling or acquiring an ongoing business
Valuing a closely held business for estate planning purposes

SEMINAR: Corporate or Partnership Formation

TOPICS COVERED:

Is incorporation necessary for the intended undertaking?
Differences between Corporations, Partnerships, LLC's and LLP's.
Minimizing costs of formation and maintenance of the entity
When CPA's and Attorneys may be unnecessary.

SEMINAR: C-TPAT Registration and Training

Why join the C-TPAT effort with U.S. Customs
A complete outline of the Processes and Rules for participation
Hands-on Practice completing a sample application and attachments

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