Feldman, Lenny

Lenny Feldman, Esq. is a Senior Member of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. where he serves on the Firm’s Operating Committee. Lenny innovatively and efficiently advises customs brokers, freight forwarders, importers, exporters and carriers to develop and adopt best practices and compliance programs in the import and export context. Prior to joining the Firm, Lenny served nine years as a senior attorney with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (formerly the U.S. Customs Service) responsible for issuing national rulings, decisions and directives relating to import and export compliance and enforcement.  He then served as the Chief Compliance Officer of a software development company created to automate global import and export regulatory requirements.  Lenny has been recognized for his efforts by numerous trade publications and associations over the years.  By serving on local and national boards and taskforces he passionately advocates for laws, policies and strategies that increase two-way trade and stimulate international business.  Lenny currently serves as Co-Chair of the 15th Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) having previously served as the Co-Chair of the 14th COAC’s Trade Modernization Subcommittee.  He has led COAC working groups including: Ecommerce/Section 321, Broker Regulatory Reform, Regulatory Modernization, Centers of Excellence & Expertise Uniformity and International Engagement & Trade Facilitation.