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. In 2007, Chambers USA, a leading international legal publication, named Steptoe's International Trade group the International Trade Practice of the Year.

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 & Success Stories

• Ranked, Chambers USA 2008, America's Leading Business Lawyers; International Trade (National)
• International Trade Group Named International Trade Practice of the Year by Chambers USA in 2007

News, Seminars & Events

• 39 Steptoe Lawyers and 17 Practice Areas Named Among Best in the US by Chambers USA 2008
• Steptoe’s International Trade Attorneys Make History at Supreme Court: Justices to Hear First Antidumping Case in the Fall
• US-India Business Council Selects Steptoe to Lead Strategic Trade Initiative
• Legal Times Names Mark Moran a Leading Lawyer in International Trade
• Economic Challenges of China: US & Canadian Responses

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Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Apparel Industry Alert - The End of Quotas: What Chinese Companies Can Do to Prepare for US Trade Actions
  June 12, 2008
• Immigration Law Advisory - Executive Order Issued Requiring Federal Government Contractors to Use Electronic Employment Verification (E-Verify) System
  June 10, 2008
• Apparel Industry Alert - Vietnamese Apparel Imports
  May 6, 2008
• Customs Law Advisory - US Court Decision Highlights the Need for Importers to Review the Terms and Conditions that Govern Customs Broker Services
  March 31, 2008
• 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
• Doing Business in the Global Economy
• Trade Remedies in Regional Trade Agreements