Background
Jacobs, Brenda A. was born on January 18, 1955 in New York, New York, United States.
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Brenda A. Jacobs
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Science, 1976). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1980).
Career
Worked at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Customs and International Trade Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, District of Columbia. 1982, California; 1988, United States.
Court of International Trade and United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Author: "Due Diligence: The Standard for Doing Business in China," Playthings, February 1991.
"China: Far From Over." Outerwear Today Magazine, March 1992. "Special Report: North American Free Trade Agreement"s New Rules," Bobbin Magazine, November 1992.
"North American Free Trade Agreement Bark May be Worse Than Its Bite," Asia Textile and Apparel Journal, April/May 1993.
"American Investors Look Forward to Chinese Consumer Market," Asia Textile and Apparel Journal, October 1993. "New Customs Law Enacted, Finally," Bobbin Magazine, January 1994. "Customs Proposes New Origin Rules," Bobbin Magazine, March 1994.
"Avoiding the Transshipment Trap: What You Don"t Know Can Hurt You," booklet for the National Retail Federation, April 1994.
"Textiles and Apparel Trade under the World Trade Organization," China Business Review, March-April 1995. "United States.-Vietnam Economic Normalization: Charting The Nest Steps," International Executive Reports, January 1996.
Contributing Editor, Bobbin Magazine, Columbia, South Carolina (U.S.), 1989. Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, United States.
International Trade Commission, 1983-1985.
Senior Counsel, Textiles and Trade Agreements, Office of the General Counsel, United States. Department of Commerce, 1985-1989. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on International Law).
State Bar of California.
American Bar Association (Member, Section on International Law and Practice). Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
Women in International Trade (Washington District of Columbia Chapter. Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1993.
President, 1991-1992.
Vice President, 1990-1991. Program Chairman, 1988-1990).
Achievements
Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on International Law). State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Section on International Law and Practice).
Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
Women in International Trade (Washington District of Columbia Chapter. Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1993.
President, 1991-1992. Vice President, 1990-1991.
Program Chairman, 1988-1990).
