White & Case LLP - Lawyers - Sarah O'Hare O'Neal

Practice Experience

Ms. O'Neal joined White & Case's International Trade Group in September 2007, and practices in the areas of customs law, export control law, and international trade regulations.

Ms. O'Neal's experience includes representing clients in US Customs administrative proceedings and related judicial proceedings in US Federal Courts, involving country of origin and marking, classification, and valuation of imported merchandise. Ms. O'Neal has advised clients on a broad range of Customs compliance issues, including eligibility for duty preference programs, first sale appraisement, drawback refunds, and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification. She has also advised clients on export control and sanctions rules of the US Bureau of Industry and Security and Office of Foreign Assets Control. Recently, Ms. O'Neal has been involved in client representation in trade remedy proceedings before the US Department of Commerce and US International Trade Commission.

Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. O'Neal worked as an associate at a customs and international trade firm in New York. Ms. O'Neal also clerked with the Office of the US Trade Representative, the US Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs, and the American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative.

From 1999 to 2003, Ms. O'Neal was a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy. She served as a Division Officer onboard the USS Port Royal (CG 73), deploying to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf. Ms. O'Neal then joined the Destroyer Squadron Nine staff, deploying with the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 2007
US Court of International Trade, 2007
District of Columbia Bar, pending

Education
JD, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, Comparative and International Law Certificate Program, Catholic University Law Review, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 2006
Visiting Student, Fordham University, 2006
BSE, Tulane University, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships
New York State Bar Association
Customs and International Trade Bar Association
Organization for Women in International Trade
American Society of International Law
American Bar Association, Section of International Law

Awards and Recognition
Navy Commendation Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Publications
Note, "U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel v. United States: The Impact of Inconsistent Domestic Agency Procedures Governing Textile-Specific Safeguard Measures on the Business Operations of U.S. Importers," 55 Catholic University Law Review 1169, 2006

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States

Not engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia.