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Anne Brandon

Associate

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Anne Brandon focuses her practice on providing sophisticated strategic advice and counsel to a diverse portfolio of clients on complex international trade and customs law matters. She guides clients in implementing cost mitigation strategies while ensuring robust trade compliance, and effectively navigating interactions with federal agencies responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations governing global trade.

Anne advises clients on a wide range of duty reduction opportunities, including First Sale for Export programs, non-dutiable charges and costs, Chapter 98 provisions, Temporary Import Bonds, tariff engineering, and sourcing diversification.  She also supports clients in achieving comprehensive trade compliance through country of origin determinations, complex valuation analyses including for related party transactions, HTSUS and other classification assessments, and due diligence for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) programs.

In her trade advocacy work, Anne prepares prior disclosures, ruling requests, protests, petitions for relief for liquidated damages and penalty notices, post-summary corrections, and responses to a range of US government actions, including CBP-28 and CBP-29 notices, and has represented clients before agencies such as US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).  Her depth of experience enables clients to proactively manage risk, optimize duty savings, and maintain defensible compliance programs in an ever-changing and highly regulated trade environment.

Anne’s experience spans a wide range of industries, including apparel and luxury goods, automotive, consumer products, health and wellness, industrial manufacturing, chemicals, cryptocurrency, electronics, medical technology, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals.  

Originally from Northern Ireland, Anne has lived in the US for 14 years, first in New York City and now in New Hampshire.

 

Admissions & Certifications

New York

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Thought Leadership

Presentations

Co-Presenter, Navigating Tariffs: How U.S. Trade Measures Are Reshaping Sales and Distribution Contracts, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Webinar, July 2025


Professional Memberships & Associations

New Hampshire Bar Association


Education

J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Honors and Activities:

    • Law Dean’s Scholarship
    • Pro Bono Promoter award in recognition of outstanding public service work
    • Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ), Articles Editor
    • President and Student Advocate for Unemployment Action Center Cardozo Chapter
    • International Law, Research Assistant

M.St., Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, University of Oxford
Honors and Activities 

    • Linacre College Boat Club 

B.A., Classics, University of Bristol
Honors and Activities 

    • First Class Honors
    • William Beare Prize for best final year undergraduate performance in Latin
    • Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Volunteer in Nepal


Prior Experience

International Trade Senior Associate, KPMG
Perrotin Gallery, Logistics Manager
Christie’s Inc., Tour and Exhibitions Coordinator

*Anne works remotely and is licensed to practice in New Hampshire, New York and Massachusetts, practicing in New Hampshire.  Contact Anne via email or phone for virtual meetings.  Use the Cleveland office address for mail/deliveries only

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Meet Our Team

Learn more about our professional's background and expertise.

Jon P. Yormick

Founder / Managing Member

Founder and Attorney with over 30 years of experience in international business and trade law. His practice often centers on sensitive investigations, self-disclosures, penalties, enforcement, compliance, and litigation involving antiboycott regulations, customs, export controls, economic sanctions, FCPA/antibribery, and government procurement.

Pavit Arora

Associate

Specializing in international trade, with a focus on export controls, economic sanctions, and U.S. imports, she advises clients in sectors like aerospace, defense, automotive, and telecommunications. Originally from Massachusetts, she is based in the Firm’s Fort Lauderdale office.

Andrea J. Tommasini

Paralegal

A key part of the Firm since its inception, Andrea Tommasini joined its predecessor in the late 1990s. Over the years, she has managed a variety of substantive client matters and supported numerous attorneys, along with handling business development and administrative tasks.

Coraly Schreiber

Counsel

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Caylan Fazio

Of Counsel

Caylan supports clients in the space, aerospace, and defense sectors by addressing their unique compliance challenges with practical, tailored solutions. A graduate of Cleveland State University College of Law, her research has focused on FAA launch licensing, international coordination on the moon, and public-private partnerships for spaceports.

Kathleen August

International Trade Advisor

A former Sr. Auditor and Team Leader at U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Kathleen August brings 34 years of government experience to her role as an International Trade Advisor. She helps businesses interpret complex trade regulations, enhance compliance programs, and identify opportunities for duty savings across multiple industries.