Neil S. Helfand is Of Counsel to the firm and resident in its New York office. He also currently serves as an officer in the United States Navy Reserve. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Helfand served as an attorney with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Office of Regulations and Rulings in Washington, DC and as an Information Specialist focused on illicit trade issues in the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. 

Mr. Helfand’s practice is concentrated in Customs and international trade law. He regularly counsels clients in connection with a variety of issues, including country of origin determination and marking requirements, tariff classification and valuation, supply chain security, free trade agreements, focused assessments, detentions, seizures, liquidated damages, and complex penalty investigations. Mr. Helfand also has extensive experience setting up first sale and other duty savings initiatives and internal compliance programs.

Mr. Helfand has authored articles on customs and international trade matters for numerous business and trade publications.

U.S. Naval War College JPME I (2024)

American University School of International Service M.A. (2003)

American University Washington College of Law J.D. (2002)

Binghamton University (1997)

US Court of International Trade (2007)

American Bar Association

California Brokers and Forwarders Association of Northern California

New York State Bar Membership