Attorney Profiles

Mark A. Sullivan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


phone	(215) 575-7082
fax	(215) 575-7200
email	Email Me

Areas of Focus:

Associate, International Trade Group. Mr. Sullivan concentrates his practice in the areas of export compliance law, international trade law, customs law, and international taxation. In the course of his practice, Mr. Sullivan advises U.S. and foreign clients on U.S. export control laws and regulations, (including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations, the Foreign Asset Control Regulations, Anti-Boycott Regulations, and the Census Regulations), U.S. import laws and regulations (including the Customs Regulations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Regulations), international economic sanctions, trade embargoes, and free trade agreements.

Representative Matters

Preparing export license applications for client submissions to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the Bureau of Industry and Security, and the Office of Foreign Asset Controls;
Drafting Manufacturing License Agreements and Amendments, Technical Assistance Agreements and Amendments, Advisory Opinions, General Correspondence, Commodity Jurisdiction Requests, Commodity Classification Requests, Export Compliance Audit Reports, Voluntary Disclosure Letters, and Customs Rulings;
Counseling clients in establishing export compliance programs for defense articles and dual-use items, technology and services, and the employment of foreign nationals;
Assisting clients in conducting investigations and internal audits of potential violations of U.S. export control laws and regulations;
Conducting due diligence investigations of potential merger and acquisition candidates' export compliance activities; and
Writing agency, distribution, equipment lease, and sales agreements.

Education:: Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006
LL.M.
Major: Taxation; American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996
LL.M.
Major: International Legal Studies; Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1993
J.D.; Drexel University, 1998
M.B.A.
Major: International Business; University of Pennsylvania, 1982
B.A.
Major: International Relations; Bucks County Community College, 1978
A.A.
Major: Humanities

Professional Activities:: Philadelphia Bar Association; New Jersey Bar Association; World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia; Member; New Jersey District Export Council; Member; World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia; Former International Trade Consultant; United States Department of Commerce; Former International Trade Specialist

Bar Admissions:: Pennsylvania, 1995; New Jersey, 1995; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1995; New York, 1996; District of Columbia, 1998; U.S. Court of International Trade, 2002

Dilworth Paxson LLP has offices located in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Neptune and Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and Washington, DC. We service clients in cities throughout the east coast including Camden, Haddonfield, Marlton, Mt Laurel, Harrisburg, West Chester, Glassboro, Mt Holly, Mechanicsville, Reading, Newark, King of Prussia, Norristown, Trenton, Levittown, Conshohocken, Morgantown, Chester, Dover, Middletown, as well as Camden County, Bucks County, Montgomery County, Delaware County, Chester County, Gloucester County, Burlington County, Allegheny County, Monmouth County, Philadelphia County, and Lackawanna County.

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