Bridget Brennan
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- International Trade
- International Trade Policy
- Customs & Import Controls
- Export Controls
- Technology
- Counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business.
- Focuses on client advocacy and compliance on matters before U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other regulatory agencies
Bridget advises on U.S. trade laws and policies, with a particular focus on matters relating to U.S. customs and import control laws spanning the technology, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace, and retail sectors. Based on her time in the executive and judicial branches of the federal government, Bridget brings an invaluable perspective to helping clients resolve legal and regulatory challenges. Key areas of practice include:
- Binding rulings
- Civil and criminal penalties
- Country of origin marking and Made in USA marking
- Cross collaboration with local counsel in other countries
- Detentions
- Direct to consumer and business to business compliance
- Disclosures
- Electronic Export Information
- Protests
- Strategic investigations
- Tariff classification
- Tariff mitigation
- Trade agreements and duty preference programs
Prior to joining Akin, Bridget served as a law clerk for the Honorable Timothy M. Reif of the U.S. Court of International Trade, as Executive Secretary in the White House Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and as an attorney at the U.S. General Services Administration.
EducationJ.D., Chapman University, Fowler School of Law, 2016
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2012
J.D., Chapman University, Fowler School of Law, 2016
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2012
ClerkshipsU.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of International Trade
Bar AdmissionsCalifornia
California
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Timothy M. Reif of the U.S. Court of International Trade
- Executive Secretary, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Counsel to the General Counsel, U.S. General Services Administration
- Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury
