Lawyers Alan G. Kashdan

Alan G. Kashdan

Alan G. Kashdan

Blank Rome LLP

Alan Kashdan focuses his practice on regulatory matters, particularly international trade regulation, including compliance with U.S. export controls and sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S. Department of State. He also handles countervailing and antidumping duty actions before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission.

Additionally, Alan has experience with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States national security reviews of acquisitions of U.S. businesses by foreign persons, U.S. customs laws and regulations, U.S. anti-boycott regulation, and U.S. government rules and regulations on procurement from foreign sources.

Alan speaks Chinese (Mandarin) and Russian.

Outside the Firm

Alan enjoys cooking, gardening, swimming, and spending time with his family.

Practice Areas & Work Department

White Collar Defense & Investigations

International Trade

Trade Remedies, Trade Litigation & Trade Negotiations

Cross Border / International

Internal Investigations

Government Relations & Political Law

Compliance & Investigations

Cross Border M&A

Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, CFIUS & Geopolitical Risk

Anti-Money Laundering & Economic Sanctions

Memberships

District of Columbia

U.S. District Court - District of Columbia

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of International Trade

Education

Princeton University, AB, magna cum laude

Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude

The BR International Trade Report: October 2025

Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses domestically and abroad.

16.10.2025

Court of Appeals Rules That President Lacks Authority for Broad Tariffs

On August 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the President cannot impose broad tariffs of unlimited duration using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

08.09.2025

Key Takeaways from the CFIUS 2024 Annual Report

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) recently published its Annual Report to Congress, covering activity for the 2024 calendar year.

27.08.2025

The BR International Trade Report: August 2025

Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses domestically and abroad.

15.08.2025

New U.S. Tariff Rates Set to Take Effect on August 7, as Negotiations Continue

In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has taken a range of actions intended to significantly alter the U.S. trade landscape. Specifically, during the course of July, President Trump unveiled a series of letters to U.S. trading partners, identifying adjusted tariff rates set to take effect on August 1, 2025.

13.08.2025

The BR International Trade Report - July 2025

In early July, President Trump began releasing copies of letters that his administration sent to U.S. trading partners, outlining updated tariff rates for products imported into the United States.

22.07.2025

The BR International Trade Report: June 2025

United States and China agree on framework to ease trade tensions in London talks. On June 9-10, following weeks of escalating tensions over export controls, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with their Chinese counterparts in London ...

17.06.2025

Court of International Trade Sets Aside Presidential IEEPA Tariffs and Federal Circuit Postpones Nationwide Injunction

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade issued a landmark decision on May 28, 2025, in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States, concluding that tariffs imposed by the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act exceeded the President’s statutory authority.

02.06.2025
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