The devil is in the deadline

This issue, Lisa Harig looks at the subject of navigating administrative enforcement actions.

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that it plans to amend its mitigation guidelines for fines, penalties, forfeitures and liquidated damages in order to, amongst other things, tighten its policy with respect to late Continue reading →

Size isn’t everything

Len Kirsch proposes additional contract clauses to take into account the uncertainty of the longer term agreement.

Long term contracts.

Sounds great?

Not always.

Long term agreements can be a problem without a mechanism for price increases when unforeseen circumstances increase the cost of providing those services. Continue reading →