(Main Office)

Simon Gluck & Kane LLP has represented a broad spectrum of participants in international trade, including importers, exporters, Customs brokers, freight forwarders, nonvessel operating common carriers, shippers, manufacturers, sureties, foreign governments, trade associations and individuals.

Because of the rapid changes occurring in this area of practice, particularly at this time of Customs Reorganization, we offer and participate in trade seminars and Customs meetings. This enables us to advise clients of current, existing and changing agency decisions, rules and regulations, legislation and judicial decisions affecting their businesses.

Simon Gluck & Kane LLP appears before the Bureau of Customs in New York, Washington, D.C., and at ports throughout the country, the United States Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Federal District Courts and other courts of appropriate jurisdiction. The firm also represents clients in matters before the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the International Trade Commission, Food & Drug Administration, Federal Maritime Commission and other government agencies.

The New York office legal staff consists of seven lawyers. Other lawyers with unique qualifications serve in an Of Counsel capacity through our New York and other offices. Working in conjunction with the partners and associates are technical advisors who add a dimension to our practice which has proven to be invaluable over the years.

Statement of Practice

Customs and International Trade Law. Export Law, Trade Regulations and Transportation Law. Administrative Federal Practice. Civil and Criminal Practice.

Address

1700 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10019, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: 212-775-0055; 1-800-46-TRADE
Fax: 212-839-9103

Website

http://www.customs-law.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Joel K. Simon (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1970, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1965); St. John's University (J.D., 1968). Member, Moot Court, 1967-1968. Law Clerk to Chief Judge of U.S. Court of International Trade, 1968-1970. Lecturer: International Trade in Meat, International Bar Association, Auckland, New Zealand, 2004. Member: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Customs and International Trade Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1982; Chairman, Membership Committee, 2004); International Bar Association (Senior Vice Chairman, Committee on International Sales). Practice Areas: Customs and International Trade Law; Trade Regulation Law; Administrative Law.Email: Joel K. Simon

Daniel J. Gluck (Member) born Rockaway Beach, New York; admitted to bar, 1986, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1988, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1977); St. John's University School of Law (1980). Law Clerk: Judge Abraham D. Sofaer, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1983-1985; Judge John M. Walker Jr., U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1985-1986. Attorney Advisor, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Regulations and Rulings, Value, Special Programs and Admissibility Branch. Instructor, Pace University, World Trade Institute, 1994—. Lecturer: Unz & Company, Importing Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals; Custom Law; E-Commerce. Lecturer, Fashion Institute of Technology, 1998—. Author, World Wide Shipping magazine articles dealing with Customs and International Trade issues, 1990—. Member: New York State, Federal (Member, International Trade Section, Washington, D.C., 1987) and American Bar Associations; Customs and International Trade Bar Association (Member, Special Committee on Electronic Interface). Practice Areas: Customs and International Trade Law; Trade Regulation Law; Administrative Law.Email: Daniel J. Gluck

Christopher M. Kane (Member) born Yonkers, New York; admitted to bar, 1983, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1993, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Adelphi University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974) SUNY Maritime College (M.S., with honors, 1978); New York Law School (J.D., 1982). Delta Tau Alpha. Adjunct Faculty, Marine Transportation, SUNY Maritime College, 1987-1990. Lecturer, Port Administration and Operation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1981-1985. Attorney/Investigator, Federal Maritime Commission, 1975-1990. Acting Director, FMC, New York and Miami Districts. Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States. Member, Long Island Import-Export Association, 1990—. Member, Irish-American Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1998. Lecturer, American Association of Exporters & Importers, "Customs Reconciliation Issues & Alternatives," May 2000. Member, American Association of Exporters & Importers, Drawback Committee, 2000-2003. Author, World Wide Shipping magazine articles dealing with International Trade, Regulation and Transportation issues, 1990—. Member: Customs and International Trade Bar Associations. Counsel, Association of Steamship Advertising & Promotion. Practice Areas: Customs and International Trade Law; Trade Regulation Law; Administrative Law.Email: Christopher M. Kane

PARTNERS

Robert M. Klingon (Partner) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1990, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1982); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Editorial Board, Ecology Law Quarterly; Moot Court Honors Board. Law Clerk: Judge Procter R. Hug, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1987-1988; Judge Evan Wallach, U.S. Court of International Trade, 1995-1997. Member: Federal Bar Association (Chair, Younger Lawyers Division; Member, National Counsel Executive Committee, 1991-1992; Vice President, Second Circuit, 1992-1998); New York County Lawyers Association (Chair Customs and International Trade Committee, 1998-2000); Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Customs and International Trade; Trade Regulation; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Litigation; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property.

Adonica-Jo Wada (Partner) born Agaña, Guam; admitted to bar, 1994, Washington; 2003, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 1990); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Theta. Law Clerk to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Charles Z. Smith, 1993-1995. Member: Washington State and American (Regional Vice Chair, International Law and Practice Section; Member, Customs Law Division) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Women in International Trade-Northern California (OWIT Representative, 2005; Vice President, 2003, 2004). Practice Areas: Customs Law; International Trade Law; Trade Regulation.Email: Adonica-Jo Wada

ASSOCIATES

Robert D. DeCamp (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2004, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 2000); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Customs Law; International Law; Trade Regulation.Email: Robert D. DeCamp

Neil Scott Helfand (Associate) born New Hyde Park, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., History, 1997); Washington College of Law (J.D., 2002); American University School of International Service (M.A., 2003). Attorney Advisor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington D.C., 2003-2005. Practice Areas: Customs Law; International Law; Trade Regulation.Email: Neil Scott Helfand

TECHNICAL ADVISORS

Chaim Appel

Martin L. Weiss