Member Profile

CHARLES CROWLEY is a member of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., resident in the New York office. As a nationally-recognized authority on international trade and business law, Mr. Crowley has substantial experience leading and directing global trade and customs practices.

He concentrates his practice on assisting multinational corporations with a wide variety of customs and international trade activities, including international supply chain security and management, intellectual property rights, import/export process management, antidumping and countervailing duty matters, unfair trade actions and anti-corruption compliance.

In addition, Mr. Crowley provides counsel to clients on customs issues such as first sale and other valuation matters, duty refunds and tax/tariff reductions, foreign-trade zones and customs audits. He also advises clients on penalty matters and brings considerable insight to these issues as a former attorney with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Regulations and Rulings and as a licensed U.S. Customs Broker in good standing since 1999.

Founded in 1977, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. has set the standard for providing comprehensive and effective international trade-related legal and consulting services to clients worldwide. With employees in nine offices across the United States and Asia and strategic alliances around the globe, ST&R is the largest dedicated international trade, customs, and export law firm in the world. The firm offers expertise to importers, exporters, manufacturers, governments, brokers & forwarders in complying with the laws, rules, and regulations affecting imports and exports.

Mr. Crowley is experienced in a wide variety of customs and international trade activities including:

• international supply chain security and management

• intellectual property rights

• import/export process management

• antidumping and countervailing duty matters

• unfair trade actions

• anti-corruption compliance

Among his clients are companies who import and export products such as food, textiles and apparel, electronics, high-technology equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automotive products, heavy equipment, steel, machinery, footwear and eyewear. In the textile and apparel industry, Mr. Crowley advises several large, well-known manufacturers and retailers.

Prior to joining Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, Mr. Crowley was a senior partner with two of the Big Four accounting firms for a combined tenure of 15 years. This experience enables Mr. Crowley to provide clients with comprehensive advice associated with the various aspects of imports and exports, including tax, finance, logistics and global risk management.

J.D., New England School of Law

International Law Coursework, Georgetown University Law Center

B.A., Political Science, Albany University

Mr. Crowley is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Tax Court. He is a member of the bar in New York, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.

Mr Crowley’s publications include the Import Handbook (1997; co-editor) and a bi-monthly column in the TradeWatch Customs and International Trade Global Newsletter. He is a member of the editorial board for the International Tax Newsletter.

Charles Crowley belongs to the Customs and International Trade Bar Association and the National Council of International Trade in Business. He is a member of the board of the American Association of Exporters and Importers and a former president of the Customs Lawyers Association.