Leonard L. Fleisig

Maritime and Trade Counsel With Deep Logistics Experience

A partner in Mackrell International member firm Wilcox Savage's Maritime and International Trade & Commerce groups based in Virgina, USA (https://www.willcoxsavage.com/people/leonard-len-l-fleisig ), Len pairs twelve years in logistics between college and law school—moving hundreds of containers weekly across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia—with seasoned advocacy to deliver business-savvy counsel. He guides clients through export and import compliance before the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). From proactive planning to high-stakes enforcement, Len turns complex cross-border issues into practical action on classification, licensing, sanctions, and disputes. Clients value Len’s clear-eyed, responsive approach that keeps business moving.

Notable Work & Achievements United States Customs and Border Protection Leonard represents Canadian oil, gas, and electricity corporations in navigating the complex web of customs and trade regulations put in place between the U.S. and Canada in 2025. In the same vein, Len is providing ongoing advice to a multinational apparel company’s e-tailing operations regarding tariff and supply chain challenges that pose exposure to great costs and risks in our new tariff environment. Len continues to advise multiple divisions of an overseas headquartered multinational manufacturing corporation on matters relating to the new world of tariffs, with an increasing focus on measures that can be lawfully put into place to mitigate the client’s exposure to increased rates of duty. He also represents multiple large and small clients in enforcement proceedings initiated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and has s Successfully mitigated or reduced threatened fines and penalties in all such enforcement proceeding. When a foreign manufacturer needed a valuation and pricing structure that would work in the real world. Len mapped a corporate model for its United States manufacturing and distribution arm that maximized compliance with both tax and customs regulations, which often create conflicting standards so the business could create a viable pricing structure to avoid those conflicts. Len stood for a multinational energy client at the Court of International Trade, where the question was simple but sweeping: whether natural gas entering by pipeline qualified under the North American Free Trade Agreement. He built the record, framed the business impact, and drove a result that aligned trade rules with real-world operations.

Export Len advises multiple clients in all aspects of export trade controls relating to the export of military items (DDTC), dual-use items (BIS) and to the impact of U.S. and EU sanctions policies on shipments destined for sanctioned countries (OFAC). He provides export classification services for shippers seeking to export dual-use or military products and represent clients in filing voluntary disclosures arising out of their export transactions. Bureau of Industry and Security For a global pharmaceutical manufacturer, Len provided substantial advice and counsel with regard to export controls and sanctions. In other matters, Len managed voluntary disclosures, rebuilt compliance programs, and reset relationships with regulators.

Department of State Defense contracting raises unique control issues. Len helped a United States software and solutions provider design the right internal guardrails and, when needed, secured Technical Assistance Agreements from the United States Department of State—so teams could collaborate lawfully and deliver on mission.

Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions programs shift, but business cannot stand still. Len has advised domestic and foreign clients on transactions and risk involving Cuba, North Korea, Libya, and Iraq—translating complex restrictions into clear, operational guidelines.

Litigation And when disputes escalate, Len goes to court. Len has litigated in United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals for importers, transportation companies and logistics providers— with briefs built on commercial reality, legal arguments shaped for maximum effectiveness order to achieve results that keep goods, and companies, moving.