Alexandra E.P. Baj

Associate

• abaj@steptoe.com
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Alexandra E. P. Baj is an associate in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP where she is a member of the International Department. Ms. Baj's practice primarily involves international trade matters and investigations under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Ms. Baj counsels clients on trade issues arising out of the US antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguards statutes, as well as bilateral and multilateral relationships with various US trading partners to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization, and customs matters with US Customs and Border Protection.  Ms. Baj represents clients in international trade investigations before the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission and in appellate litigation before the Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and before NAFTA panels.  Ms. Baj also represents clients in foreign trade-related proceedings.

Ms. Baj's practice also involves conducting internal investigations, audits, and risk assessments under the FCPA.

Ms. Baj has represented clients in the steel, lumber, uranium, capital equipment, and food processing industries.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Ms. Baj gained experience in corporate and transactional matters involving international clients. Her work included international securities offerings for clients in South Africa and Portugal, joint ventures with US and Russian clients, and structured finance projects.

Prior to law school, Ms. Baj worked in St. Petersburg, Russia, and also served as a Regional Director of Sister Cities International, a US-based citizen diplomacy organization.

Ms. Baj provides pro bono representation to clients in a number of areas, including family law and immigration.

Success Stories

• Enriched Uranium Producer Achieves Sunset Review Win
• Two International Trade Litigation Victories for Canada Clients

News

• Steptoe FCPA Alert Published by Competition Law360
• Sunset Review Victory for Enriched Uranium Producer

Publications

• International Law Advisory - Recent Oil-for-Food Program Cases Show the Government's Willingness to Pursue "Improper" Payments Outside the FCPA's Antibribery Provisions, Call Attention to Foreign Enforcement
  March 17, 2008
• International Law Advisory - Sight-Seeing Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Lucent Fined for Financing Sight-Seeing Trips for Chinese Officials
  February 1, 2008
• International Trade Decisions of the Federal Circuit: 2006 Cases and Highlights of 2003-2005
  Volume 56, Number 4
  May 2007, American University Law Review

Professional Affiliations

• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association