Office:
Sidney N. Weiss Attorney at Law
675 Third Ave., Suite 2600, New York, NY 10017
Specialties:
International Trade, Customs Law, International Commercial Transactions, Commercial Litigation in all Courts, Copyright, Licensing, Trademark Law, Intellectual Property, Telecommunications Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law, International Trade Law, Import and Export Regulations, Trial and Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Federal and Administrative Practice, Penalties, Forfeitures, and Seizures, Nafta and Other Free Trade Area Agreements, International Law, Business Law, Business Development and Litigation
Memberships:
Customs and International Trade Bar Association (President, 2000-2002, Member, Board of Directors, 1990-2004), International Bar Association (Council Member, 2000—, ), American Foreign Law Association (Vice President, 2001—, ), The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on International Trade, 1985-1990, 1994-1996), American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Committee on Customs Law, 2004-2006), State Bar of California (Member, Section on International Law), New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair, International Competition and Trade Policy, 1988-1991).
Admitted:
1974, California, 1975, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1976, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1976-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
University:
University of Chicago, A.B., 1971
Law School:
University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1974
Reported:
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES: United States v. Mead Corporation, 533 U.S. 218 (2001); APPEALS: Novacor Corporation v. United States, 171 F. 3d 1376 (1999); Kalan Inc. v. United States, 944 F. 2d 847 (1991); Furman Lumber, Inc. v. Revson, 86 A.D.2d 797 (1982); S & S Media, Inc. v. Vango Media, Inc., 84 A.D.2d 356 (1982); Rank Precision Industries, Inc. v. United States, 660 F. 2d 476 (1981) United States v. Arnold Pickle & Olive Co., 659 F. 2d 1049 (1981); S.J. Stile Associates Ltd. v. Snyder, 646 F. 2d 522 (1981); The Ferriswheel v. United States, 644 F. 2d 865 (1981); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. v. United States, 626 F. 2d 168 (1980); Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. United States, 622 F. 2d 1027 (1980); ASG Industries, Inc., et al. v. United States, 610 F. 2d 785 (1979); ASG Industries, Inc., et al. v. United States, 610 F. 2d 770 (1979); United States v. Exxon Corporation and Chevron Oil Company, 607 F. 2d 985 (1979); The United States v. Watson, Judge, 603 F. 2d 192 (1979); Air-Sea Brokers, Inc. v. United States, 596 F. 2d 1008 (1979); United States v. Rockwell Import Corp., 564 F. 2d 72 (1977); United States v. Aceto Chemical Corporation, Inc., 553 F. 2d 685 (1977) TRIALS, SUMMARY JUDGMENTS, ETC.: Novacor Chemical Co. v. United States, 980 F. Supp. 1288 (1997); Summit Metal Prods. Corp. v. Lubow, et al., — F. Supp. — (1996); Marcor Development Corp. v. United States, 926 F. Supp. 1124 (1996); Bennet v. U.S. Secretary of Labor, —C.I.T.—, 18 ITRD 1904, 1996 WL 434685 (1996); Dent Manuf'g. Co. v. Zafir, 1995 US Dist. Lexis 15045, 1995 WL 605501 (1995); Modern Computer Corp. v. Ma, 862 F. Supp. 938 (1994); Bennet v. U.S. Secretary of Labor, 18 C.I.T.1063 (1994); Kalan Inc. v. United States, 752 F. Supp. 455 (1990); Former Employees of General Electric Corporation v. United States Department of Labor, 14 C.I.T. 1608 (1990); Kalan Inc. v. United States, 12 C.I.T. 1142 (1988); Washington International Insurance Co. v. United States, 12 C.I.T. 259 (1988); Washington International Insurance Co. v. United States, 678 F. Supp. 902 (1988); Liamuiga Tours v. Vacation Travel Concepts, 617 F. Supp. 920 (1985); Gilmore Steel Corp. v. United States, 585 F. Supp. 670 (1984); Steinberg v. Schweiker, 549 F. Supp. 114 (1982); S & S Media, Inc. v. Vango Media, Inc., 84 A.D. 2d 356, 446 N.Y.S. 2d 52 (1992); Holly Stores, Inc. v. United States, 534 F. Supp. 818 (1981); Sprague Electric Company v. United States, 529 F. Supp. 676 (1981); Michelin Tire Company v. United States, 2 C.I.T. 143 (1981); Genender Wholesale v. United States, 520 F. Supp. 278 (1981); Real Estate Data, Inc. v. County of Nassau, 7 Med. L. Rptr. 2095 (1981); Heraeus Amersil, Inc. v. United States, 515 F. Supp. 770 (1981); Corporacion Sublistatica, S.A. v. United States, 511 F. Supp. 805 (1981); Haarman & Reimer Corp. v. United States, 1 C.I.T. 127 (1981); Arnold Pickle & Olive Co. v. United States, 506 F. Supp. 647 (1980); Rank Precision Industries, Inc. v. United States, 498 F. Supp. 1348 (1980); ASG Industries, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., Libby-Owens-Ford Company, etc. v. United States, 495 F. Supp. 904 (1980); F.W. Myers & Co., Inc. v. United States, 85 Cust. Ct. 83 (1980); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 489 F. Supp. 269 (1980); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 483 F. Supp. 312 (1980); G.M. Rubber Industries, Inc. v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 127 (1980); Southern Air Transport, Inc. v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 7 (1980); Sprague Electric Company v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 243 (1980); Sprague Electric Company v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 260 (1980); Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. United States, 476 F. Supp. 1025 (1979); ASG Industries et al. v. United States, 467 F. Supp. 1187 (1979); ASG Industries et al. v. United States, 468 F. Supp. 1195 (1979); ASG Industries et al. v. United States, 467 F. Supp. 1200 (1979); Braverman v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 165 (1979) Novo Enzyme Corporation v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 240 (1979); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 463 F. Supp. 1316 (1979); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 344 (1979); Mitsubishi International Corporation v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 350 (1979); Exxon Corporation, Chevron Oil Company v. United States, 462 F. Supp. 378 (1978); Mitsubishi International Corporation v. United States, 454 F. Supp. 458 (1978); Air-Sea Brokers, Inc. v. United States, 454 F. Supp. 451 (1978); G.M. Rubber Industries v. United States, 81 Cust. Ct. 162 (1978); J.E. Bernard & Company, Inc. v. United States, 80 Cust. Ct. 111 (1978); J.D. Smith Inter Ocean et al. v. United States, 79 Cust. Ct. 137 (1977); International Mercantile Corp. v. United States, 79 Cust. Ct. 175 (1977); Alexander v. United States, 78 Cust. Ct. 137 (1977); Micropoint, Inc. v. United States, 426 F. Supp. 569 (1976); Alexander v. United States, 77 Cust. Ct. 162 (1976) Rockwell Import Corp. v. The United States, 422 F. Supp. 279 (1976).
Languages:
Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hebrew and Hungarian
Biography:
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, 1976-1981. Recipient, Attorney General's Meritorious Achievement Award, 1979. Member, Advisory Committee of Un...