PARTNER

Joseph M. Spraragen is a partner in the Firm’s New York office. His practice encompasses a broad range of federal regulatory compliance issues. He has represented clients in a broad spectrum of industries that include consumer products, electronics, pharmaceuticals, foods, chemicals, trade associations, textiles and apparel. He regularly appears before agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, US Customs and Border Protection, US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, US State Department and US Department of Agriculture. He prepares responses to agency inquiries and audits, voluntary disclosures, penalty petitions and export control opinions and has helped several companies develop internal compliance programs. Mr. Spraragen has appeared in over 50 cases before the US Court of International Trade. Prior to moving to private practice, Joseph was an attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the US Customs Service (now US Customs and Border Protection). Joseph has also spoken on customs and trade law issues at Georgetown University Law School, NYU School of Law and at Brandeis University.