Our People

Kensie Sugama is an associate attorney and licensed customs broker at Trade Pacific who represents publicly traded and privately owned manufacturers, exporters, and importers on a broad array of trade remedy, policy, and customs issues.  As a licensed customs broker, Kensie’s practice focuses on advising companies on matters before the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which includes tariff classification, valuation, country of origin requirements, protests, and penalty and mitigation issues.

Kensie also represents clients in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).  In addition, Kensie contributes her legal research and writing skills for cases on appeal before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  Kensie has assisted and advised clients in multiple countries and throughout multiple industries including chemical products, manufacturing components, and renewable energies and products.

Prior to Joining Trade Pacific

Prior to joining Trade Pacific, Kensie held a year-long judicial fellowship with the Commerce Court of Philadelphia where she drafted court opinions on matters of complex business disputes.  Kensie spent a semester of law school working in Tokyo, Japan for an American biomedical device company where she researched and advised company personnel on FCPA compliance.  In addition, Kensie held internships at the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and the Office of National Flood Insurance at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

During law school, Kensie served as the Executive Editor of the Temple International & Comparative Law Journal.  Prior to law school, Kensie spent two years working as a language consultant and translator for various companies and manufacturers in Nantes, France.