Mr. Wayne Rohde is senior counsel who represents clients before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in connection with regulatory requirements (including OTI licensing), adjudicatory proceedings and fact-finding investigations. He also represents clients in matters involving other government departments and agencies including the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition to his regulatory practice, Mr. Rohde advises clients on a wide variety of commercial issues (including various types of contracts and leases), as well as pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and in connection with corporate financings and acquisitions and mergers.
Professional Background
Mr. Rohde has practiced in his present field since1989, and
has been with Sher & Blackwell since its formation in 1991.
Mr. Rohde's recent projects include assisting clients in developing policies and practices to comply with new Customs and security requirements applicable to ocean transportation; preparing U.S. antitrust and Shipping Act compliance programs for a number of clients; representing ocean carriers in connection with inquiries by U.S. and foreign regulatory authorities; and advising and assisting in the preparation and filing of a number of major vessel-sharing arrangements among common carriers.
Practice
Areas
Administrative
Antitrust
Corporate & Transactional
Litigation
Maritime Commerce
Maritime Regulation
Professional
Affiliations/Associations
District of Columbia Bar, 1989
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1994
Maritime Administrative Bar Association
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. cum laude,
1989
Georgetown University, M.S., 1989
Middlebury College, M.A., 1985
Lake Forest College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1984
