Subscribe

  • How Can We Help You?

    Global Problem Solving from Covington: Deal with Complex Problems Anywhere in the World

William R. Isasi

Of Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5102

  • About
  • Representative Matters
  • Credentials
  • About

    Clients turn to William Isasi to advise them in all aspects of antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings and World Trade Organization (WTO) litigation.

    With more than 20 years’ experience as an international trade lawyer, William has secured low antidumping and countervailing duty tariffs for his clients and regularly advises clients in all aspects of these trade remedy proceedings and customs matters including:

    • representing producers and exporters outside the United States and U.S. importers in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations before the U.S. Department of Commerce;
    • litigating antidumping and countervailing duty determinations before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the WTO Appellate Body and panels, and binational panels under the North American Free Trade Agreement;
    • advising U.S. companies on the viability of petitioning for antidumping or countervailing duty orders;
    • achieving effective customs compliance with antidumping and countervailing duty orders; and
    • developing effective business strategies to adapt to potential tariff risks.

    William has represented clients in a wide variety of industries including: aerospace, consumer products, chemical and agrochemical, steel, oil and gas, paper, and ball bearings.

    He joined the firm after serving as an Assistant Chief Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement & Compliance. In that role, he provided extensive legal advice on trade enforcement to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, and other Department officials.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Represented KT&G Corp. before the U.S. Department of Commerce in an antidumping investigation of cigarettes from Korea.
    • Represented OCP before the U.S. Department of Commerce in the countervailing duty investigation of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco.
    • Represented Doyon, Ltd. before the Department of Commerce in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of fabricated structural steel from Canada.
    • Represented SK Chemicals before the Department of Commerce in an antidumping investigation of PET resin from Korea.
    • Represented the News Media Alliance before the Department of Commerce in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada.
    • Represented Bombardier before the Department of Commerce in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of large civil aircraft from Canada.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1998
    • University of Illinois, B.S., 1993
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Court of International Trade
    Government Experience
    • U.S. Department of Commerce
    Languages
    • Spanish
    Accolades
    • Attorney of the Year, Office of the Chief Counsel, Import Administration (2009)
    • Member of Silver Medal Winning Team for Uranium Investigations (2002)
    • Member of Gold Medal Winning Team for Steel Report (2000)
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Hispanic National Bar Association
    • Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor of Law (2003-2010)

    Areas of Expertise

News and Insights

Events