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Arim J. Kim

Arim “AJ” Kim is admitted to practice in Florida. She is not currently admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. She is supervised by a member of the D.C. Bar.

AJ Kim is an associate and a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice group. She focuses her practice on customs, economic sanctions, export controls, national security, and international trade law. 

Prior to joining the firm, AJ served as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings Directorate at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). She advised CBP and other U.S. Government agencies, and drafted binding administrative decisions and rulings, concerning country of origin, entry, free trade agreements and preference programs, liquidation, tariff classification, trade remedies and exclusions, and other customs compliance matters.

  • CBP On-the-Spot Award for Exemplary Performance, 2023-2025
  • Trainer, “CARICOM Customs Trade Facilitation Fundamentals & Skill-Building Program,” CBP, Miami, FL, 21 October-1 November 2024
  • Trainer, “Central America Integrated Customs and Border Management Academy,” CBP, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 16 May 2024
  • Speaker, “An Overview of the 484(f) Committee,” CBP National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) Virtual Trade Forum, 3 April 2024
  • Speaker, “HTS Updates 2023,” National Association of Chemical Distributors “Fly By” Event, Arlington, VA, 11 May 2023
  • Trainer, “Trade Facilitation Workshop Part I: Advance Rulings,” U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law and Development Program (CLDP), Pristina, Kosovo, 26-27 April 2023
Additional Thought Leadership Pages
  • The Untouchable Executive Authority: Trump and The Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, 28 U. MIAMI BUS. L. REV. 176 (2019).
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