Deanna Clark, Esq., is the Managing Attorney and Founder of the Clark-Esposito Law Firm, P.C., and brings over 20 years of experience in helping companies navigate the complexities of global trade regulations. On the import side, her firm offers a comprehensive approach to regulatory compliance and management for importers of goods subject to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other federal agencies. Their work emphasizes both proactive compliance and responsive enforcement support, including tariff classification, customs valuation, and country of origin analysis; trade agreements and duty mitigation strategies; import compliance and regulatory counseling across industries such as food, tobacco, and dietary supplements; seizures, detentions, audits, protests, and responses to agency inquiries; and supply chain risk mitigation and enforcement matters.
On the export side, Deanna's firm offers a comprehensive approach to regulatory compliance and management for manufacturers and exporters of goods subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), providing legal authority, strategy, and representation. They focus on international trade transactions, U.S. export controls, sanctions, and defense articles; EAR jurisdiction analysis, license applications, "No License Required" (NLR) opinions, BIS Advisory Opinions, and compliance program development; ITAR exemption analysis, commodity jurisdiction requests, and compliance program development; OFAC sanctions risk assessments, voluntary self-disclosures, specific license applications, and M&A sanctions due diligence; DFARS export control compliance, integrating ITAR/EAR into contracts, and legal road mapping for entering U.S. defense markets; and investment screening for M&A and CFIUS filings.
Deanna's personalized approach ensures that clients streamline their international business operations while adhering to U.S. regulations. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor in International Business Law and as President of the New York Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT).
