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Andrew M. Danas

Andrew Danas is a Partner with Grove, Jaskiewicz and Cobert LLP.  He represents clients on a wide variety of general commercial and regulatory issues.

Andrew has a specialized knowledge of legal issues involving companies engaged in international trade and transportation.  He regularly counsels companies on the corporate, commercial, and regulatory obligations they may have both in the United States and abroad.  He is an experienced negotiator and litigator.

Andrew regularly advises and represents clients in their dealings with federal agencies of the United States Government.  He assists clients in obtaining government licenses and bonds and has represented them in government investigations and litigation.  He has assisted clients on legislative matters and has testified before the United States Congress on their behalf.

As part of his practice, Andrew also regularly advises and assists his clients on matters pertaining to their intellectual property and the branding of their business, including matters pertaining to trademark registration and licensing.

In addition to his commercial practice, Andrew regularly represents firm clients in commercial litigation and arbitration.

A frequent speaker on business matters related to international commerce, Andrew publishes regularly in professional and academic journals.  He is also active in a number of professional organizations in a leadership capacity.  Andrew currently serves as the Immediate Past Co-Chair of the International Contracts Committee of the American Bar Association International Law Section and has previously served three consecutive terms as the Co-Chair of the ABA ILS International Transportation Committee.  He is also Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practices Committee of the Transportation Lawyers Association and is the Co-Chair of the Management Committee of the EALG Network of International Law Firms.

Andrew is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell®

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Recent Representative Client Matters

The following are a few representative matters that Andrew has handled:

  • With co-counsel, after a four-week bench trial successfully defended a $4 million dollar breach of contract and unfair competition claim related to a multi-national company’s acquisition of a last-mile delivery company, resulting in a $1.2 million judgment against the plaintiff in favor of the defendants/cross-complainants, plus an award of attorneys’ fees in favor of defendants.
  • Successfully defended a global manufacturer of shipping container flexitanks against a breach of contract claim brought by its U.S. materials supplier in an AAA ICDR arbitration.
  • Represented a Canadian lumber company in a U.S. Customs investigation.
  • Represented a Swedish beverage manufacturer in an arbitration brought by a U.S. distributor alleging breach of an exclusive distribution agreement.
  • Assisted a publicly-traded company with the regulatory and licensing issues related to its acquisition of another publicly traded company.
  • Assisted a client in the resolution of a contract dispute with a major oil company, resulting in a new contract for the client.
  • On behalf of a marketing communications company, resolved a trademark ownership dispute with an Italian fashion designer.
  • Coordinated the worldwide registration of trademarks owned by a U.S. boat manufacturer.
  • Litigated an international trademark ownership dispute between a U.S. company and its European supplier.
  • Provided advice on their international transportation contracts to a major U.S. Retailer.
  • Assisted a French company in preparing their distribution agreements in the United States.
  • Represented a technology company in a contractual dispute with a former contractor.
  • Represented claimants in a variety of bankruptcy preference actions.
  • Assisted a client in avoiding patent infringement claims against computer software technology that the client had independently developed for their business.
  • Helped develop corporate compliance programs for various clients.
  • Assisted clients in developing C-TPAT supply chain security protocols.
  • Advised a not-for-profit shippers’ association on corporate governance and antitrust and competition law compliance policies.
  • Represented and advised multiple companies in their international ocean carrier contract negotiations.
  • Advised multiple 3PLs in all aspects of their operations
  • Provided advice to licensed Customs brokers regarding their licensing and regulatory compliance obligations
  • Assisted a client in avoiding patent infringement claims against computer software technology that the client had independently developed for their business.
  • Assisted clients in TSA alleged security breach investigations.
  • Assisted a yacht manufacturer in Customs audit of country of origin classification inquiry.

Representative Speaking Engagements

The Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. 2023 Annual Conference (San Diego May 2022)

  • International Trade – An Update on OSRA 22 Developments

American Bar Association International Law Section Webinar (February 2023)(Moderator)

  • Your Contract is Now Unlawful:  What to do When the Sanctions are Imposed in the Middle of the Deal

The TLA Transportation Law Institute (Chicago, January 2023)

  • Two’s Company, Three’s a Possible Indictment

    • The In’s and Out’s of Joint Competitor Activities

EALG Webinar (October 2022)

The Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. Webinar (August 2022)

  • Cross-Border Shipping: What You Need To Know

Strafford Webinar (June 2022)

  • Structuring International Contracts: Choice of Law, Jurisdiction, Language, Arbitration Clauses, Terms of Art.

The Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. 2022 Annual Conference (Orlando, Florida March 2022)

  • International Ocean Bills of Lading: What You Need To Know

Strafford Webinar (February 2022)

  • International Logistics, Maritime Shipping, and Supply Chain Disruptions: Contracting Issues and Approaches
    Cybersecurity Issues, Blockchain and Looking Ahead

Transportation Lawyers Association Webinar (September 2021)

  • Too Much or Not Enough?  Competitive and Anti-Competitive Conduct and Regulation in the Post COVID Supply Chain Squeeze

Parcel Forum ’21 DC (Washington September 2021)

  • Navigating International Parcel Shipping – Legal Considerations
  • Avoid These Top Four Legal Issues

Strafford Webinar (May 2021)

  • Drafting Transportation Contracts:  Negotiating Key Terms in Shipper, Carrier, and Intermediary Agreements

The American Bar Association Section of International Law 2019 Annual Conference  (Washington April 2019)

  • When the Industry Standard is an Algorithm: Legal Issues in Developing and Implementing New Technology Standards for Multi-Party International Transactions

Transportation Lawyers Association Annual Meeting (Orlando, May 2018)

  • The Competitor Took the Trade Secrets – Did the UTSA Take the Unfair Competition Claims?

The American Bar Association Section of International Law 2017 Spring Conference  (Washington April 2017)

  • Disruptive and Emerging Technologies for and Beyond Transportation – Insurance and Liability Issues for the New Era

The American Bar Association Section of International Law 2015 Fall Conference  (Montreal October 2015)

  • Resolving Disputes on Your Terms: The Enforceability of Form Contract Choice-of-Law and Jurisdiction Clauses in Cross-Border Transactions:  The U.S. Approach

The Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. 2012 Annual Conference (April 2012)

  • Importing & Exporting:  New Developments in Ocean Pricing and Customs Supply Chain Security

44th Annual Transportation Law Institute (November 2011)

  • Key Transportation Contract Clauses For Today’s Changing Regulatory Environment – The International Perspective

American Bar Association Section of International Law Teleconference (August 2010)

  • International Antitrust Investigations in the Transportation Industry: The Pros and Cons of Seeking Government Leniency From Prosecution (moderator)

Transportation Lawyers Association Annual Meeting (May 2008)

  • Antitrust and the Transportation Industry:  Enforcement is Here to Stay

Recent Professional Articles

Parcel Shippers Beware:  Are you a Hazmat Offeror?
Parcel Magazine (May 10, 2023)(With Brent Wm. Primus, JD)

What to Know When Working With Customs Brokers
Parcel Magazine Cross-Border & Global 2022 – Nov 30, 2022

Protecting Your Trademark in the United States
Euro-American Lawyers Group Legal Interview Issue 22

The “Buy American” Provisions of the U.S. Economic Stimulus Legislation:  Laying the Groundwork for Economic Protectionism or Business as Usual?
Euro-American Lawyers Group Legal Interview Issue 20

International Arbitration – The American Perspective
Euro-American Lawyers Group Legal Interview Issue 15

NVOCCs Get New Contracting Rights
The Transportation Lawyer  Vol. 6 No. 4

The Antitrust Modernization Commission Report
The Transportation Lawyer Vol.9 No. 3 (Co-Author)

Academic Law Review Articles

Disruptive technologies and business models: emerging regulatory issues from the sharing economy.  Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 10(3), 39-54 (Fall 2018).

Europe 1992 and the Rise of the Pacific Rim: Do Changing World Trade Patterns Require a Change in United States Shipping Laws?, 22 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1035

Deregulation of the Liner Conference System: The Creation of Countervailing Power in Shippers as a Means to Control Oligopoly Market Power, 6 Northwestern University Journal of International Law & Business 373

Grassroots Lobbying and Goodwill Advertising: Are the IRS Regulations Implementing Section 162(e)(2)(B) Unconstitutional?, 62 Taxes 722

Honors and Awards

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Transportation Lawyers Association Distinguished Service Award

American Bar Association International Law Section Committee Leadership Award

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Professional Organizations and Activities

Euro-American Lawyers Group
Co-Chair and Member of Management Committee

Transportation Lawyers Association
Co-Chair, Antitrust and Unfair Practices Committee

American Bar Association Section of International Law
Division Chair, Trade, International Organizations, and Regulatory Practice Division
Council Member

American Bar Association Section of International Law
Co-Chair, International Transportation Committee
(2014-2017)

American Bar Association Section of International Law
Co-Chair, International Contracts Committee (2019-2022)

American Bar Foundation
Fellow

Court Admissions

Andrew is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.  He is also admitted to practice in the following federal courts:

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US Court of International Trade
  • US Court of Federal Claims

Education

University of Connecticut B.A. (cum laude)

National Law Center, George Washington University School of Law J. D.

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