International Trade & Investment

We have earned our reputation as a leading firm for assisting companies to develop and execute strategies to improve market access and minimize risk arising from international trade developments.  Our record demonstrates that we are consistently able to put our clients in the best competitive position in the US market.  Steptoe has one of the largest and most respected international trade law practices in the world, and consistently has received the highest rankings from highly regarded reference guides to law firms. For example, in 2007, Chambers and Partners named Steptoe's International Trade group the International Trade Practice of the Year and in 2010 and 2009, Chambers Asia recognized Steptoe as the market leader for its work in Asia.

 Dedicated to advancing our clients’ business interests, we have one of the largest and most experienced international trade practices in the United States, able to marshal significant trade experience.  Many of our attorneys bring insight gained from senior government service.  We deliver substantive knowledge on a wide range of trade issues and policy disciplines in a cost-effective manner.  We have in-depth knowledge of numerous industries with recurring trade policy concerns, and are skilled in many cutting-edge industries that are increasingly confronted with trade policy issues.  Several of our attorneys have strong backgrounds in economics, which is often essential in successful trade policy advocacy.

 Our ability to design strategies to solve trade problems is reflected in the broad range of trade policy matters we have handled: antidumping and subsidies rules and regulations, tariff and non-tariff barriers, trade with non-market economies, agricultural trade, government procurement standards, and telecommunications.  Additionally, we advise on a wide range of domestic and international clients regarding compliance with the increasingly complex US regulatory regime, including new Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection compliance requirements.

 Furthermore, we are a leader among US law firms in counseling and assisting clients in handling public international law matters, which often affect trade and investment transactions that transcend national boundaries.  We not only assist clients to resolve complex controversies (such as expropriation and international boundary disputes), but also represent clients before governmental agencies on broad public law issues that affect competitiveness in the global market (such as extraterritorial jurisdiction, conflict of laws, and discriminatory treatment).

Noteworthy

• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2010: America's Leading Business Lawyers; International Trade (Nationwide)

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Trade Team Successfully Challenges Commerce Department Dumping Margin Calculations
• Legal 500 US Honors Seven Practices and 23 Attorneys from Steptoe
• Chambers USA Honors 18 Steptoe Practices and 41 Attorneys
• Chambers Global Honors Nine Steptoe Practice Areas and 20 Attorneys
• Coalition for the Rule of Law in Global Markets, US Chamber of Commerce
• Co-Chair, Managing and Litigating High-Stakes Section 337 Actions Under Extreme Time Constraints, Advanced Forum on ITC Litigation in Washington, DC
• The End of Quotas: What You Can Do to Prepare for US Trade Actions
• Apparel & Textile Trade After 2008: Trade Remedies in a Post-Quota World

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Publications

• International Law Advisory - House, Senate Pass New Iran Sanctions Legislation
  February 26, 2010
• Duty Suspension Requests Due by the End of the Month
  October 13, 2009
• Obama's Section 421 Decision on Tires Lauded by U.S. Apparel Industry
  September 16, 2009, Apparel Industry Alert
• Apparel Industry Alert - Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Case Filed Against Woven Ribbon from China
  July 15, 2009

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