Experience 

Sydney Mintzer’s international trade, customs and investment practice is primarily focused on helping clients to comply with US import regulations, optimize global sourcing options, identify markets for export and investment and eliminate barriers to market entry. A licensed customs broker, he has assisted major US and foreign corporations involved in customs audits and focused assessments. In addition, Sydney has worked with clients to develop, implement and audit internal compliance programs; identify optimal sourcing patterns to minimize tariffs and duties; litigate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations; lead Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations; and advise on WTO and other trade policy initiatives.

Sydney has substantial experience working on trade matters around the world. For example, he has advanced market access concerns for clients with US policy makers to resolve barriers to entry in China and the Philippines, and he often advises clients on other countries’ WTO commitments. Sydney also has substantial experience working with clients in defense of antidumping cases in China and Brazil.

Sydney has been published in numerous professional journals and has served on the editorial board of the “China Trade Law Report,” a publication of The American Lawyer. He joined Mayer Brown in 2006.

Education 

New York University School of Law, JD, 1998 • University of California, MA in Political Science and International Relations, 1994 • University of California, Berkeley, BA, 1991; Phi Beta Kappa

Admitted

• District of Columbia, 1999
• California, 1998