Heather Litman is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP (“GDLSK”), a customs and international trade law firm. Heather has over twenty years of experience in helping domestic and foreign-based companies to establish, maintain, and optimize compliant international trade programs. Over the years, Heather has represented clients in a full range of traditional customs matters and has litigated disputes before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Heather received her A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, graduated cum laude with a J.D. from Tulane University Law School, and is a licensed customs broker. Prior to her work as a customs attorney, Heather served three years as a law clerk at the Los Angeles Superior Court.
The daughter of a customs broker, Heather is committed to giving back to the international trade community. As a member of the 17th term of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (“COAC”), Heather serves as Co-Chair of the Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee, as the Trade Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group, and as a Trade Co-Chair of the Centers Working Group. Heather has also served on the boards of trade associations, including the American Association of Exporters and Importers, and for years taught the Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association Customs Broker preparatory class.
