Edward D. Greenberg
Ed Greenberg focuses on representing diverse groups of clients engaged in transportation and international trade in a wide variety of administrative, corporate, export controls, litigation, government contracts and white-collar issues. Ed has represented his individual and trade association clients before a large number of federal agencies, including the Federal Maritime Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOT, Department of Justice, and various federal and state courts throughout the country. Among Ed's corporate clients are major industrial rail shippers, oil companies, and numerous international freight forwarders.
Ed was selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 and 2021 in the field of Transportation Law.
Education
- Catholic University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1968)
- Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1964)
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1968
- Maryland, 1984
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eleventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Association of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Maritime Administrative Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association
Publications
- Contributing editor for Inbound Logistics (a traffic management trade journal)
Civic & Professional Activities
- General Counsel, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.
- Former President, D.C. Chapter of Association of Transportation Practitioners.
- Lectures to various carrier and shipper groups on a wide variety of issues affecting transportation.
Honors and Publications
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 and 2021 in the field of Transportation Law
- Catholic University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1968)
- Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1964)
- District of Columbia, 1968
- Maryland, 1984
- United States Supreme Court
- Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eleventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- American Bar Association
- Association of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Maritime Administrative Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association
- Contributing editor for Inbound Logistics (a traffic management trade journal)
- General Counsel, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.
- Former President, D.C. Chapter of Association of Transportation Practitioners.
- Lectures to various carrier and shipper groups on a wide variety of issues affecting transportation.
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 and 2021 in the field of Transportation Law
- GKG Law's Ed Greenberg and Kristine Little Speak at the NVOCC Summit on "The New Normal at the FMC"
- GKG Law's Ed Greenberg Speaks at GEODIS USA Seminar on Regulatory Issues for US Exporters
- GKG Law's Ed Greenberg Speaks at the 46th NCBFAA Annual Conference
- GKG Law's Ed Greenberg Speaks at the Virginia Maritime Association's International Trade Symposium
- STB: Analysis of Recent Demurrage Decisions
- Idle Goods Drag Down Shipping, Trade During Pandemic
- FMC Grants Petition to Broaden NRA and NSA Exemption
- SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirements
- Canada eManifest and US Export Controls
- Surface Transportation Board Announces Public Proceeding on Competition in the Railroad Industry
- GKG Law Transportation Principal to Retire from Full-Time Practice in December
- GKG Law Recognized Locally & Nationally as 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firm" for Transportation Law
- Ed Greenberg Featured in American Shipper Profile
- GKG Law Wins Circuit Court Decision Affirming Summary Judgment in In re Containership Co.
- Four GKG Law Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers for 2021
- History of Trucking Regulation: 1935 to 1980
- GKG Law, on Behalf of the NCBFAA, Files Comments With FMC Regarding Direct Final Rule in Docket No. 19-07
- GKG Law Wins District Court Decision Affirming Summary Judgment in In re Containership Co.
- GKG Law’s Ed Greenberg and Tom Wilcox Recognized in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
- GKG Law Submits Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court Following Granting of Certiorari in CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd.
- U.S. Supreme Court Grants Petition for Certiorari in Oil Spill Case in which GKG Law Filed Amicus Brief Requesting Certiorari Be Granted
- GKG Law’s Ed Greenberg Recognized by the NCBFAA for his "Unwavering Dedication and Persistence"
- GKG Law’s Ed Greenberg Leads Successful Campaign to Ease Federal Maritime Commission Tariff Obligations on NVOCCs
- U.S. Department of State Imposes Sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries
- New FMC Investigation on Demurrage and Detention Practices
- GKG Law Submits Comments To FMC Addressing Shipping Act Violation
- Treasury Provides Guidance on Humanitarian Shipments to Iran; Sanctions Shipping Agents in PRC and Hong Kong; and Amends Cuba Sanctions
- BIS Offers Streamlined Process for License Extension Requests / PRC Expands Export Controls
- FMC Reviews Carrier Billing Practices
- Treasury Expands Sanctions on Iranian Financial Institutions; Census Confirms BIS Rules for EEI Filing Requirements Under New MEU Rule
- The Named Account Rate Conundrum
- Executive Order 13936 on Hong Kong Normalization
- BIS Suspends EAR License Exceptions for Hong Kong
- BIS Postpones Part of New EEI Filing Requirement for Exports to China, Russia, and Venezuela Under New MEU Rule
- STB Issues Final Rule in Demurrage Billing Requirements
- FMC Issues Long-Awaited Decision on Demurrage and Detention
- Important Changes to BIS License Exceptions
- Issues Relating to the Export of Personal Protective Equipment
- Federal Maritime Commission and COVID-19
- COVID-19 and Shelter in Place Orders
- FMC Approves New Final Rules
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Removes Sanctions on Turkish Ministries and Officials
- Federal Maritime Commission to Issue New NPRMs
- STB Issues Final Offer Rate Review NPRM
- STB Announces Hearing on Revenue Adequacy Recommendations of the RRTF
- STB Proposes Streamlined Approach for Pleading Market Dominance in Rate Reasonableness Proceedings
- FMC Issues Proposed Rule on Demurrage/Detention Practices
- STB Decision to Discontinue its Review of HDF Index Fuel Surcharges Increases the Urgency to Reform the Agency’s Rate Reasonableness Rules
- U.S. Dept of Commerce Revises & Extends Temporary General License Authorizing Some Business with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Affiliates
- Class Certification Denied in Rail Freight Surcharge Antitrust Litigation: Individual Claim Filing Deadline Set for September 30, 2019
- Venezuela-related Sanctions: President Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
- Are VGMs Back?
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Designates Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. as a Specially Designated National: Issues 8 New General Licenses
- Vetting Motor Carriers
- FMC Clarifies the "Unreasonable Practice" Provision of the Shipping Act
- U.S. Re-imposes Sanctions on Iran Following the U.S. Withdrawal from the JCPOA and the End of the Wind-Down Period
- U.S. Imposes Additional Sanctions on North Korea