Wayne Rohde

Practice Areas

Wayne has over 30 years of experience advising companies involved in international transportation (carriers, terminals, and intermediaries) on U.S. regulatory issues, particularly those arising under the U.S. Shipping Act of 1984 and the regulations of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). He has represented numerous entities in litigation with and before the FMC. He advises clients on U.S. regulatory requirements in other areas relating to transportation and trade, including U.S. sanctions and export control regulations. He also has extensive experience advising clients on corporate and commercial issues, including a wide variety of contracts (including trucking and logistics) as well as antitrust/competition law issues.

Career

Wayne has spent his entire career in the international transportation field. He has been with Cozen O’Connor since 2010, and before that spent 19 years with Sher & Blackwell.

Professional Memberships

Association of Transportation Law Professionals; Maritime Administrative Bar Association.

Publications

"The Operational Impact of Covid-19 on the International Ocean Supply Chain and the Legal Issues Presented by Supply Chain Congestion" in Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy (2022); “Government Regulation of Ocean Transportation,” in Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law, 4th ed. (2004); "Compliance Challenges in International Ocean Transportation" in Complying With Transportation Regulations (Thomas Reuters/Aspatore, 2014)

Education