Mr. Fink is a partner in the firm and specializes in representing companies and organizations involved in the transportation industry before the courts, arbitration panels, federal agencies and the Congress. He has more than 25 years of experience in transportation matters. Mr. Fink has litigated cases in both district and appellate courts in various jurisdictions and regularly deals with matters before the Federal Maritime Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Maritime Administration, the Surface Transportation Board and Customs and Border Protection. In addition to many years of litigation, Mr. Fink has significant experience in counseling companies and organizations on commercial, corporate and antitrust issues relating to the transportation industry.

Professional Background

Mr. Fink began his legal career with a clerkship at the U.S. Court of Claims. He then spent several years as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Fink entered private practice in 1977 and was a partner for two prominent law firms in the District of Columbia. In 1991, Mr. Fink became a founding partner of Sher & Blackwell.

Recognized as a leading member of the maritime law bar, Mr. Fink has served as President of the Maritime Administrative Bar Association. He has spoken on maritime and transportation issues before a number of transportation organizations, and testified on maritime related matters before the U.S. Congress. Recent projects include securing a dismissal of a federal antitrust complaint against an ocean carrier, securing an arbitration award in a contract dispute, representing a company in connection with an acquisition of international shipping services and pursuing a bid protest dispute before the General Accounting Office.

Practice Areas

Administrative law
Antitrust
Corporate & Transactional
Government Contracts
Government Relations
International Law
Litigation
Maritime Regulation

Professional Affiliations/Associations

District of Columbia Bar, 1973
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit, 1978 And the Fifth Circuit, 1982
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1980
Maritime Administrative Bar Association
Association of Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy

Publications and Articles

Mr. Fink has been a contributor to the discussion on ocean shipping in the Antitrust Law Developments published by the Section of Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association and is a co-author of "The Redundant Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988: Now It's Up To The Federal Maritime Commission," published in the International Law Journal of the Georgetown University Law Center.

Education

George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 1973
State University of New York, B.A. Political Science, 1967

 


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