Underground Economies and Illegal Imports

Underground Economies and Illegal Imports: Business and Legal Strategies to Address Illegal Commerce is a unique resource for lawyers and their clients facing the chaotic landscape of illegal trade in the black and gray markets, where legal remedies are often unavailable or impracticable. Donald E. deKieffer - who has represented more than 60 Fortune 500 companies both in the US and abroad - provides easy-to-understand descriptions of how international supply and distribution chains are attacked by clever and not-so-subtle thieves around the world, provides examples and instructions on how to prepare for these attacks, and the best means of recourse when they do occur.Underground Economies and Illegal Imports helps lawyers, business people and policy-makers to address problems related to counterfeit and gray-market goods. This book considers the structure of international supply and distribution chains, dispute resolution, black and gray markets, counterfeiting and piracy, international product diversion, internet commerce, and health and safety issues. The author is an experienced practitioner who has represented more than 60 Fortune 500 companies both in the US and abroad.