Cohen & Grigsby Adds U.S. Customs Specialist

April 24, 2002

Cohen & Grigsby announces the addition of Megan E. Finkelstein as a U.S. Customs Specialist in its International Business Group.

Megan E. Finkelstein specializes in U.S. Customs consultation, including advice concerning ongoing customs compliance issues, such as internal control procedures, and responding to routine inquiries and investigations. Megan served as an import specialist and a special agent for the U.S. Customs Service from 1987 to 2001 and has been trained as an import specialist, criminal investigator, U.S. Customs special agent, and national special agent recruiter. She received her B.S. in Psychology in 1984 and her M.A. in Administration of Justice in 1996 from the University of Pittsburgh.

“To assist our clients with their management of their import business, Megan brings to the International Business Group a wealth of experience and depth of understanding of customs and civil and criminal investigatory matters. We try to stay ahead in anticipating our clients’ needs, and the added value of having a customs consultant on staff will prove to very resourceful for our clients,” said V. Susanne Cook, chair of Cohen & Grigsby’s International Business Group.

Cohen & Grigsby’s International Business Group (“IBG”) is comprised of 16 attorneys advising clients globally on a wide range of international matters, including transnational tax planning and compliance, immigration, inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions, U.S. customs, import/export controls, and much more. The IBG represents many foreign companies doing business in the United States and many more U.S. companies investing abroad.