The Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) is holding its Fall Semi-Annual Meeting on November 16, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm EST.

Crowell Counsel Frances Hadfield is moderating the Customs Exclusion Panel.

You can sign up to attend at this link.

Agenda
3:00 – 4:00 pm Trade and Environment Panel  – Panel discussion regarding the interaction between the Biden administration’s environmental agenda and international trade tools.

Rishi Gupta, Associate at Covington & Burling (moderator)
Timothy Brightbill, Partner at Wiley Rein
Kelly Ann Shaw, Partner at Hogan Lovells, former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs
John Smirnow, General Counsel & Vice President of Market Strategy at Solar Energy Industries Association
Mike Williams, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress

4:00 – 5:00 pm Customs Exclusions Panel  – Panel discussion regarding exclusion determinations by CBP which prohibit merchandise from entering the United States (e.g., intellectual property violations, forced labor statute).

Frances Hadfield, Counsel at Crowell & Moring (moderator)
Shara Aranoff, Partner at Covington & Burling, former Commissioner and Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission
Marcella Powell, Senior Trial Counsel, Int’l Trade Field Office, Department of Justice
Alexandra (Sasha) Khrebtukova, Senior Attorney—Trade & Finance, Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

5:00 – 5:30 pm Semi-Annual Meeting of CITBA