Leslie Glick is a shareholder and co-chair of the International Trade and Customs Specialty Team in the Washington, D.C. office of the Michigan-based law firm of Butzel Long P.C. He has practiced in the international trade and customs law area for over 40 years and served as counsel to a Congressional subcommittee.
As an adjunct to his work in these areas he has developed subspecialties in various regulatory areas, particularly Food and Drug Administration regulation of imports and exports of foods, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and tobacco and cannabis products. He has also handled issues with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the Department of Transportation dealing with imports of automobiles and auto parts. Mr. Glick has been a frequent speaker at seminars sponsored by the National Association of Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Practicing Law Institute, and foreign chambers of commerce such as the CONFINDUSTRIA VICENZA in Italy.
Mr. Glick’s daily practice involves representing importers and exporters in the automotive industry; food industry; medical devices, including Covid-related personal protective equipment (PPE products) such as masks and ventilation equipment; metal fabrication and consumer goods; in cases involving tariffs under the antidumping and countervailing duty laws; section 301 unfair trade practices, and obtaining exclusions from 301 tariffs from China; Section 232 national security tariffs, and in obtaining exclusions from those tariffs from various countries; and Section 337 cases involving imports infringing U.S. patents, trademarks, and copyrights. He has been involved in sanctions matters involving Cuba and Iran and in legislative activities as a registered lobbyist. Mr. Glick has represented companies in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, France, Italy, Turkey, China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Cornell Law School and is conversant in Spanish.
He is the author of several books on customs and trade issues including:
"The United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) Legal and Business Considerations," WaltersKluwer, 2020
"Guide to United States Customs and Trade Laws, 3 rd Edition," WoltersKluwer, 2008
"Navigating US Customs: What You Need to Know," ThomsonReuters-QuickBook series, 2015
"Understanding the North American Free Trade Agreement," WaltersKluwe, 2010
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