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John Veroneau is a Chambers-ranked international trade lawyer and co-chairs the firm's International Trade Practice Group. Having served in senior positions in both Executive and Legislative branches, he provides legal and strategic advice to clients on a broad range of international trade and other public policy matters.
- Co-counsel in NAFTA investor-state claim against Canada.
- Advise U.S. medical companies on global trade matters.
- Advise global aircraft manufacturer on global policy matters.
- Advise Cuban claims-holders and US companies on law and policy affecting US-Cuba commercial relations.
- Advise the Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) on legal and regulatory reform.
- Advise air cargo provider on international commercial dispute.
- Advise consumer products supplier on enforcing the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
- Advise major telecommunications firm seeking national security (CFIUS) approval.
- Advise major U.S. television programmers and sports league in international trade enforcement matters
- Advise a leading social network company on market access matters in Vietnam.
Previous Experience
- Mr. Veroneau was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Ambassador and Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) under President George W. Bush. He previously served as USTR’s General Counsel. In these capacities, he worked on a wide range of matters, including negotiating trade and investment agreements, initiating and defending World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, executing U.S. trade laws, and assisting U.S. companies address foreign trade barriers.
- Mr. Veroneau was also confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton.
- He has extensive experience in the U.S. Congress, having served as Legislative Director to Senator Bill Cohen, Legislative Director to Majority Leader Bill Frist and Chief of Staff to Senator Susan Collins.
Border Adjustment Taxes: Tax Reform and Trade
January 27, 2017, Washington International Trade Association
April 6, 2016, Global Policy Watch
We think a new trade enforcement tool is needed that would give US companies an opportunity to seek Trade Enforcement Advisory Opinions from the International Trade Commission (ITC). We describe this proposal in an op-ed piece that was up on Politico today. Our proposal is that Congress should expand its use of Section 332 beyond...… Continue Reading
Recent Developments and the Future Outlook for the Ongoing US-EU Large Civil Aircraft Trade Dispute
November 16, 2020, Covington Alert
Latest Developments In the latest tit-for-tat action in a long-running trade dispute between the United States (“US”) and the European Union (“EU”), the EU announced that effective November 10, 2020 it would apply a 25% tariff on products found in 136 8-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule (“HTS”) numbers ranging from vitamins to video game consoles. (The full list ...
November 10, 2020, The Hill
September 22, 2020, Covington Alert
On September 15, 2020, the Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), published in the Federal Register a final rule (the “Final Rule”) amending the requirement to file with CFIUS certain transactions involving U.S. businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop one or ...
September 21, 2020, Covington Alert
On September 19, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") issued regulations that provide new details on the government’s plans for an “Unreliable Entity List” first proposed in May 2019.
August 20, 2020, Covington Alert
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress regarding its review of certain transactions involving foreign investment during 2019. The current Annual Report was released just two and a half months after the previous Annual Report, covering 2018, demonstrating the Committee has ...
June 9, 2020, Global Policy Watch
It has been publicly reported that discussions are underway within the Trump Administration for a coordinated interagency initiative to remove key industrial supply chain dependencies from overseas, especially China, and redouble efforts to secure such supply chains in the United States. While this initiative proceeds alongside ongoing efforts to secure supply ...
June 9, 2020, Covington Alert
It has been publicly reported that discussions are underway within the Trump Administration for a coordinated interagency initiative to remove key industrial supply chain dependencies from overseas, especially China, and redouble efforts to secure such supply chains in the United States. While this initiative proceeds alongside ongoing efforts to secure supply ...
May 29, 2020, Covington Alert
On May 27, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo certified to Congress pursuant to the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 that "Hong Kong does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997." In a statement, Secretary Pompeo attributed this action to the announced ...
CFIUS Proposes New Rules Governing Mandatory Filing Requirements for Critical Technology Businesses
May 21, 2020, Covington Alert
On May 21, 2020, the Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would amend the requirements to file with CFIUS certain transactions involving U.S. businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop ...
May 19, 2020, Covington Alert
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress regarding foreign acquisitions of, and investments in, U.S. businesses reviewed by CFIUS in 2018. The Committee also released a table reflecting data on the total number of formal reviews (not declarations) in 2019.
National Security Tariff Investigation Targets Steel-Based Components of Electrical Transformers
May 7, 2020, Covington Alert
The Commerce Department on May 4, 2020, announced a new investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, this time examining whether “laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers, and transformer regulators are being imported into the ...
April 29, 2020, Covington Alert
The day we have all been expecting has finally come — CFIUS filing fees are going into effect on May 1, 2020. As discussed in our earlier alert, on March 4, 2020, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a proposed rule regarding CFIUS filing fees, which were authorized under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”). ...
April 20, 2020, Covington Alert
In response to ongoing requests for tariff relief from importers facing economic hardship during the COVID-19 crisis as well as pressure from Congress, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a joint temporary final rule on April 19, 2020, that provides importers with an option to delay the payment of certain ...
April 8, 2020, Covington Alert
On Saturday, April 4, 2020, the White House released the long-awaited Executive Order (“EO”) formalizing the “Team Telecom” Process, titled the “Executive Order on Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector” (“the Committee”). This EO provides, for the first time, formal ...
April 1, 2020, Covington Alert
The scope and scale of recent events is almost inconceivable. All of us —including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) — are sailing in uncharted waters. That said, while we may not have all of the answers, we are able to share some insights from the CFIUS front lines regarding how the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic ...
COVID-19 Tariff Relief
March 25, 2020, Covington Alert
USTR may exclude tariffs on Chinese imports related to COVID-19 response In response to COVID-19, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") announced on March 20, 2020, that it is inviting comments on possible modifications to the list of goods from China subjected to additional tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301 ...
The Department of the Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations to Impose Fees for Certain CFIUS Filings
March 4, 2020, Covington Alert
Filing fees — one of the long awaited (and dreaded) innovations of the 2018 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) that has transformed the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) — have finally arrived. For more than 30 years, transactions could be submitted to CFIUS for review without a fee payable to the federal ...
January 30, 2020
On January 29, 2020, the Administration published Presidential Proclamation 9980 announcing that it would impose new tariffs on imports of certain derivative steel and aluminum articles. The tariff rates will be 25 percent on the steel derivatives and 10 percent on the aluminum derivatives, and will become effective February 8. This action expands the scope of ...
January 28, 2020, Global Policy Watch
Because labor-related obligations in existing U.S. trade agreements are general and largely hortatory, few enforcement actions have been taken with regard to these obligations. The labor obligations in the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (“USMCA” or “Agreement”), however, are specific and likely to be ...
January 28, 2020, Covington Alert
Because labor-related obligations in existing U.S. trade agreements are general and largely hortatory, few enforcement actions have been taken with regard to these obligations. The labor obligations in the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (“USMCA” or “Agreement”), however, are specific and likely to be ...
January 17, 2020, Covington Alert
On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the much-anticipated “Phase One” trade agreement between the U.S. and China. Set to take effect no later than February 14, 2020, the “Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China” (the “Agreement”) is the first formal accord ...
January 15, 2020, Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted in the Washington Post regarding a recently signed partial trade deal between the United States and China. Mr. Veroneau says, “This administration is more open to intervening in the economy than most recent Republican administrations have been.”
December 9, 2019, Covington Alert
On December 6, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice determining that the Digital Service Tax of France (“the DST”) is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
December 9, 2019
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress regarding foreign acquisitions of U.S. businesses reviewed by CFIUS in 2016 and 2017, a combined report covering the final year of the Obama administration and the first of the Trump administration. The report also reflects the crucial ...
October 21, 2019, Covington Alert
On October 18, 2019, the U.S. Administration announced the launch of a new product-specific exclusion request process for tariffs on approximately $112 billion in Chinese imports that were imposed on September 1, 2019. The exclusion process will close on January 31, 2020, and its requirements are similar to those applicable to the latest exclusion process for an ...
April 2020
For over 30 years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) focused on a narrow subset of M&A transactions and investments. That era is coming to an end. Covington is monitoring developments: CFIUS Publishes Final Rule Governing Mandatory Filing Requirements for Critical Technology Businesses, Covington ...
September 27, 2019
Last week the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) issued its proposed final regulations (“Regulations”) to implement its expanded authorities under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”). In doing so, CFIUS bifurcated the rulemaking process, proposing one set of regulations to govern ...
September 20, 2019
For over 30 years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) focused on a narrow subset of M&A transactions and investments. That era is coming to an end. On Tuesday of this past week, CFIUS issued its anticipated proposed final regulations (“Regulations”) to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization ...
September 10, 2019
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is expected to issue soon proposed regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”), legislation enacted in August 2018 that reformed the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”). FIRRMA transformed CFIUS’s authorities, but many of the most ...
What economic powers does Trump have at his disposal?
September 9, 2019, Marketplace
John Veroneau spoke with Marketplace about the President’s economic power and tariff law. According to Mr. Veroneau, the President could invoke Section 338 which gives the president broad authority to impose or raise tariffs if U.S. companies or interests are being discriminated against. He says that if Section 301 is used to address unfair trade practices, then ...
August 30, 2019, Covington Alert
On August 27 and 29, 2019, the U.S. Administration released notices concerning increases in certain tariffs on Chinese imports, marking the latest escalation in bilateral trade frictions.
August 28, 2019, Covington Alert
On August 23, 2019, President Donald J. Trump tweeted: "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing . . . your companies HOME and making your products in the USA."
June 21, 2019, Covington Alert
Earlier this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process through which companies can request that their products be excluded from duties imposed on $200 billion in Chinese imports under Section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1974 (Section 301). Tariffs on these imports have been in effect since September 2018, and recently increased ...
June 17, 2019, Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted in the Washington Post regarding the President’s plan to impose tariffs on virtually all products from China and its impact on U.S. companies and customers. Mr. Veroneau says, “Companies have tried to shield customers from tariff increases, but that will no longer be possible. To the extent possible, companies are working hard to ...
May 16, 2019, The Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted in The Washington Post regarding Presidential Trump’s decision to remove tariffs on industrial metals from Mexico and Canada. Mr. Veroneau says, “He thinks the government needs to be much more active in making decisions about cross-border trade flows, which is a departure from his predecessors.”
May 14, 2019, Covington Alert
On May 13, days after increasing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, the U.S. Administration proposed imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on a new list of $300 billion in Chinese imports. The Administration cited China’s “failure to meaningfully address” problematic intellectual property (IP) practices and its retaliatory responses to U.S. tariffs ...
May 8, 2019, Covington Alert
On May 8, the U.S. Administration confirmed its intent to increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent, effective Friday, May 10, 2019, and establish a process for requesting exclusions from these tariffs. As justification for these actions, the Administration cites the “lack of progress in discussions with China” and ...
May 7, 2019, Covington Alert
We are writing to provide an update on the current trends and operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”). Approximately nine months after the enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) and six months into the Critical Technology Pilot Program (“the Pilot ...
April 19, 2019, Covington Alert
On April 17, 2019, the Trump Administration announced that it would allow lawsuits to proceed against traffickers in property confiscated by the Cuban government. This decision, made pursuant to Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, or Helms-Burton Act (22 U.S.C. §§ 6082-6085), marks a sharp departure from the practice ...
Global Trade and Economic Nationalism
April 5, 2019, 2019 CFR Corporate Conference
March 28, 2019, Covington Alert
On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) denied a constitutional challenge to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, thereby upholding the steel and aluminum tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed in March 2018 on the basis of national security concerns.
March 5, 2019, Covington Alert
On March 4, 2019, the Trump administration announced that it would allow some lawsuits to proceed against traffickers in property confiscated by the Cuban government. This decision, made pursuant to Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, was a sharp departure from the practice of previous presidential administrations. This Client Alert will provide background ...
February 19, 2019, Covington Alert
Late last week, President Trump signed an appropriations bill to keep the government funded. In its Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying this legislation, Congress directed the Trump Administration to establish an exclusion request process for tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports by March 17, 2019, in line with the process provided for prior rounds of ...
February 11, 2019, Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia
John Veroneau discussed the U.S.-China trade negotiations and what would be needed to make a deal. He speaks on Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia. Regarding a delay in U.S. imposed tariffs on China, he says, “I don’t think it’s inevitable, but I think it’s likely.”
December 4, 2018, Global Policy Watch
On December 1, during a working dinner meeting in Buenos Aires following the G20 Summit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to temporarily ease trade tensions as both sides continue negotiating over longer-term solutions to U.S. concerns about bilateral economic relations. According to a White House press release, for a...… ...
December 3, 2018, Covington Alert
On December 1, during a working dinner meeting in Buenos Aires following the G20 Summit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to temporarily ease trade tensions as both sides continue negotiating over longer-term solutions to U.S. concerns about bilateral economic relations.
November 14, 2018, Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted in the Washington Post regarding the Administration’s use of potential tariffs on imported vehicles as threats in trade negotiations. Veroneau says, “The administration may view the threat of tariffs as more potent than actually imposing them. Unlike tariffs on intermediate goods, tariffs on autos will be very visible to consumers from ...
Emboldened Dems May Push Back On Trump's Trade Agenda
November 7, 2018, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted in Law360 regarding whether Democrats in the House of Representatives will support the Administration’s new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which includes a tightening of the agreement’s automotive rules of origin and a tethering of automotive tariff benefits to a $16 minimum wage. Mr. Veroneau says, “While the agreement includes much of ...
October 11, 2018, Covington Alert
Summary On October 10, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued interim rules (the “Interim Rules”) that update the CFIUS regulations to address certain definitional and procedural aspects of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”) and, for the first time, ...
October 2, 2018, Covington Alert
On September 30, 2018, the United States and Canada announced the successful conclusion of negotiations that will allow Canada to join the United States and Mexico in signing a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”).
September 18, 2018, Covington Alert
On September 17, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its final list of approximately $200 billion in Chinese imports subject to an additional ad valorem tariff. The final list, which covers 5,745 product categories, will take effect on September 24, 2018.
August 13, 2018, Covington Alert
Earlier today, President Donald Trump signed into law the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act. As we have previously reported, FIRRMA will transform the jurisdiction, authority, and operation of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Our previous ...
August 8, 2018
The Trump Administration has released its final list of approximately $16 billion in Chinese imports that will be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff, which will go into effect on August 23, 2018. The Administration has announced that it will provide an opportunity to request that "particular products" subject to the additional duties be ...
July 25, 2018, Covington Alert
Summary For over a year, we have reported to our clients as the U.S. government considered and developed legislation that would fundamentally reform the operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). That effort has been driven by concerns about risks arising from evolving foreign investment composition and business ...
July 11, 2018, Covington Alert
Last night, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released a new proposed list of $200 billion worth of products from China that could face an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff. The list covers 6,031 product categories, including a multitude of consumer goods such as luggage, tires, furniture, apparel, mattresses, household goods, components ...
Trump tariffs put U.S. in "New Terrain" says Veroneau
July 11, 2018, Bloomberg
John Veroneau appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas, to discuss the latest U.S. tariff list on $200 billion of Chinese-made products.
July 10, 2018, Covington Alert
As anticipated, an additional 25 percentage point ad valorem tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports into the United States (covering 818 product categories in sectors including aerospace, information communication technology, machinery, and medical instruments) went into effect on July 6, 2018.
June 27, 2018, Covington Alert
We write to report on two important developments regarding the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), a bi-partisan effort to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and the broader policy debate within the U.S. government on regulatory mechanisms to address foreign investment, particularly from China. On June ...
June 19, 2018, Global Policy Watch
While overshadowed by other remarks during the recent Group of Seven meetings, President Trump suggested that trade agreements could be “much simpler” and that they should eliminate all barriers to trade. The president’s instincts that trade agreements could be both simpler and more comprehensive are correct. Paradoxically, simpler agreements could go further ...
June 15, 2018, Covington Alert
As anticipated, the Trump Administration today released its final list of Chinese imports subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff. The imposition of the tariffs follows the Administration’s determination in March that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. companies, and the submission of public ...
U.S. Slaps 25% Tariffs on $50 Billion of Chinese Goods
June 15, 2018, Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas
John Veroneau appeared on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas" to discuss the U.S. announcement of a target list of Chinese goods as part of tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports.
June 1, 2018, Covington Alert
On May 31, 2018, the Trump Administration announced that it would implement tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union (EU). The tariff rates will be 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, and are effective June 1.
Trump’s fluid approach to national and economic security is leaving his allies baffled
May 28, 2018, The Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted by The Washington Post in an article regarding potential tariffs on foreign cars. “While U.S. trading partners have been fairly measured in responding to the steel and aluminum tariffs, they will have no choice but to exhaust every option in opposing tariffs on autos,” says Veroneau. “Also, unlike steel and aluminum tariffs which hit U.S. ...
May 24, 2018, Covington Alert
On May 23, 2018, President Trump directed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to initiate an investigation of the U.S. automobile, SUV, light truck, van, and auto parts sectors to determine whether imports of those products threaten to impair U.S. national security. This investigation will be conducted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, ...
May 24, 2018, Financial Times
John Veroneau is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding the federal government's decision to begin a Section 232 investigation into automotive imports. “Everyone was in on the joke that 232 tariffs on steel were thinly veiled protectionist measures. There's not even a veil on this one—just naked protectionism,” says Veroneau. “Because it would unleash ...
May 23, 2018, Covington Alert
Summary We are writing to report the latest developments related to legislative reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (“Senate Banking Committee” or “SBC”) held a markup of S. 2098—the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act ...
May 16, 2018, Covington Alert
We are writing to report on the current status of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”), legislation to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”). FIRRMA, a bill introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Senate and Congressman Robert Pittenger (R-NC) in the House, seeks to ...
May 8, 2018, Covington Alert
It has been publicly reported that the Trump Administration is considering invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to further regulate—and in certain areas potentially preclude—Chinese direct investment in the United States, beyond the authorities exercised by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The prospect ...
May 4, 2018, Covington Alert
The Trump Administration’s senior economic and trade officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing, May 3-4. The talks concluded with no agreement, and each side tabled expansive demands that appear well beyond what the other side would be able to accept.
April 30, 2018, Covington Alert
We are writing to report on the latest Congressional hearing related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). On April 26, 2018, the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (the “Subcommittee”) held an open hearing entitled “Perspectives on Reform of the CFIUS ...
BigLaw On Track For A Big Lobbying Year In 2018
April 23, 2018, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted in a Law360 article regarding first quarter LDA filings. "The Administration's determined efforts to address long-standing trade issues with China through tariffs and other means creates both risks and opportunities for many American businesses,” Veroneau says. “Recognizing that U.S.-China trade relations are likely to remain uncertain ...
April 17, 2018, Covington Alert
We are writing to report on the latest Congressional hearing related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). On April 12, 2018, the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services (the “Subcommittee”) held an open hearing entitled “H.R. 4311, the Foreign Investment Risk Review ...
April 4, 2018, Covington Alert
On April 3, the Trump Administration proposed a list of approximately 1,300 products originating from China that would bear an additional 25 percent ad valorem import tariff and requested public comments on the list, following the Administration’s determination last month that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. ...
March 23, 2018, Global Policy Watch
March 22, 2018 Earlier today, the administration announced its findings that China’s theft of U.S. technologies and intellectual property (“IP”) have caused at least $50 billion in harm to the U.S. economy per year. In response, President Trump issued an order announcing its intent to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports, curtail Chinese investment ...
March 22, 2018, Covington Alert
Earlier today, the administration announced its findings that China’s theft of U.S. technologies and intellectual property (“IP”) have caused at least $50 billion in harm to the U.S. economy per year.
Administration Announces Procedures for Product-Specific Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
March 20, 2018, Global Policy Watch
On March 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce published procedures for seeking product-specific exclusions from the tariffs on steel and aluminum announced on March 8, 2018. According to these procedures, an exclusion may be granted only if (1) a particular product is not produced in the United States “in a sufficient and reasonably available...… Continue ...
Administration Announces Procedures for Product-Specific Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
March 19, 2018, Covington Alert
On March 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce published procedures for seeking product-specific exclusions from the tariffs on steel and aluminum announced on March 8, 2018.
March 16, 2018, Covington Alert
Summary We are writing to report on the latest Congressional hearings related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and potential efforts to enhance and reform the U.S. export control regime. Specifically, on March 14, 2018, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (“House Foreign Affairs Committee” or “HFAC”) held an ...
March 15, 2018, Global Policy Watch
Following the recent U.S. announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States is now poised to implement trade sanctions against China stemming from an investigation of that country’s intellectual property (“IP”) practices. Such sanctions, which could include significant and maybe even ...
March 15, 2018, Covington Alert
Following the recent U.S. announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States is now poised to implement trade sanctions against China stemming from an investigation of that country’s intellectual property (“IP”) practices.
March 14, 2018, Covington Alert
In our March 9 client alert we outlined the proclamations issued by President Trump announcing tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum in the United States, which will go into effect on March 23. The European Union—which is the second-largest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, after Canada—has expressed concern about the imposition of ...
March 9, 2018, Covington Alert
On March 8, 2018, President Trump issued two proclamations announcing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. As foreshadowed on March 1, the tariff levels will be 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports. These tariffs will go into effect on March 23.
March 6, 2018, Borderlex
John Veroneau is quoted in a Borderlex article regarding President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. “The systemic concern is that at the WTO, there has been a practice of allowing countries to effectively self-define their own notions of national security and there has been an understandable deference to WTO members on this basis,” says ...
March 2, 2018, The Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted by The Washington Post in an article regarding President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. According to Veroneau, “Applying tariffs to Canada, despite its being part of the U.S. defense industrial base since the 1940s, will strengthen WTO claims that this decision is not really about national security."
March 1, 2018, Covington Alert
On March 1, 2018, President Trump announced that the Administration plans to institute tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States.
March 1, 2018, Financial Times
John Veroneau is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding President Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. “This will either close the door on being able to self-define ‘national security’ or open the door on being able to block imports simply by waving the ‘national security’ flag," says Veroneau.
February 16, 2018, Covington Alert
On February 16, 2018, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the Department of Commerce’s recommendations in the ongoing national security investigations of steel and aluminum. These investigations were initiated in April 2017, pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
US eyes global tariff of ‘at least’ 24% on steel imports
February 16, 2018, Financial Times
John Veroneau is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' recommendation to impose a global tariff on imports of steel and aluminum. According to Veroneau, the “failure to categorically exclude Canada” and other allies “shows that this is not really about national security." He adds, “Section 232 is simply being used as ...
January 26, 2018, Covington Alert
We are writing to report on the latest significant developments in the effort to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). On January 25, 2018, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (“Senate Banking Committee” or “Committee”) held an open hearing entitled “CFIUS Reform: Administration Perspectives on the ...
January 26, 2018
WASHINGTON—Covington won a significant trade case today before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of its client Bombardier. In a 4-0 ruling, the ITC rejected Boeing Co.’s complaint that it was threatened with material injury by imports of Bombardier’s new C Series aircraft. The decision means that the U.S. Department of Commerce can no ...
January 22, 2018, Covington Alert
On January 18, 2018, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (“the Committee”) held a hearing to consider the Foreign Investment Risk Review Management Act (FIRRMA), a bill introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Senate and Congressman Robert Pittenger (R-NC) in the House to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United ...
January 11, 2018, Covington Alert
We are writing to share our report of two Congressional hearings held this week that are relevant to the ongoing legislative discussion concerning potential reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
December 15, 2017, Covington Alert
We write to offer our perspective on two developments relevant to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).
Section 301 seen as wrong way to handle trade issue
December 14, 2017, China Daily
John Veroneau is quoted in a China Daily article regarding the recently launched investigation into China's policy and practice of intellectual property under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974. Commenting on the potential negative impact of the action, Veroneau says that it will depend on how the U.S. threatens unilateral actions, in a full-blown way or ...
Building a U.S. Trade Enforcement Agenda that Works
December 13, 2017, Webcast
NAFTA defense strategies face political pitfalls
November 20, 2017, Automotive News
John Veroneau participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Washington International Trade Association and is quoted in this Automotive News article regarding the future of NAFTA. Veroneau suggested that President Trump might put the ball in Congress' court, as he did with the Iran nuclear deal. Such a move would be a political act without any real statutory ...
Trump’s NAFTA powers could hit a tariff wall
November 16, 2017, Politico
John Veroneau participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Washington International Trade Association and is quoted in this Politico article discussing whether President Trump has authority to abolish NAFTA. According to Veroneau, the Constitution clearly gives Congress jurisdiction over tariffs, even if the White House shares some powers on trade, so Trump ...
November 8, 2017, Covington Alert
Earlier today, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), the second-highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, introduced a bill to reform the authority and operation of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on ...
Newly-Released CFIUS Annual Report for 2015 Foreshadows Heightened Scrutiny of Foreign Investment
September 21, 2017, Covington Alert
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) this week released its long-awaited Annual Report to Congress regarding foreign acquisitions of U.S. businesses reviewed by CFIUS in 2015. The report provides important data that yields insights into the types of transactions the Committee reviewed and the Committee’s treatment of those ...
September 14, 2017, Covington Alert
We are writing to provide our perspective on two significant developments involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).
Trump Puts China Under Microscope With WTO Envoy Nom
July 12, 2017, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted in a Law360 article regarding President Trump's appointment of Dennis Shea to serve as the deputy U.S. trade representative in Geneva. “The main focus of this administration has been the impact of China’s accession to the WTO," says Veroneau. “To the extent that there are concerns about the WTO these days, it’s often revolved around ...
June 23, 2017, Covington Alert
We are writing to provide our perspective on recent developments regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), including the plans of Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to introduce significant legislation to reform CFIUS, and the operation of CFIUS in the first six months of the administration of President Donald Trump.
June 2017, Pratt's Energy Law Report
May 18, 2017, Global Policy Watch
On May 18, 2017, newly-confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Trump Administration has indicated that it will request public input on the “direction, focus, and content” of these negotiations, and will publish notice in the ...
May 18, 2017, Covington Alert
On May 18, 2017, newly confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Trump Administration has indicated that it will request public input on the “direction, focus, and content” of these negotiations, and will publish notice in the ...
April 28, 2017, Global Policy Watch
Just one week after launching a national security investigation of steel imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, President Trump has announced plans to institute a similar investigation regarding aluminum. In a memorandum of April 27, 2017, President Trump announced that the Secretary of Commerce had initiated an investigation under ...
April 27, 2017, Global Policy Watch
On April 26, 2017, the U.S.-based solar manufacturer Suniva, Inc. filed a petition for global safeguards with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). In particular, Suniva requests the imposition of tariffs on solar cells and the establishment of a minimum price for solar modules imported into the United States. The petition was filed under Section...… ...
Trump's Trade Agenda: The First 100 Days
April 27, 2017, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted in a Law360 article providing an analysis of the biggest international trade developments since President Trump took office. According to Veroneau, “Relative to the rhetoric around NAFTA, most people saw it as a fairly reasonable approach, and it reflected the fact that this is going to Congress, and Congress shares power with the ...
April 27, 2017, Covington Alert
On April 26, 2017, the U.S.-based solar manufacturer Suniva, Inc. filed a petition for global safeguards with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). In particular, Suniva requests the imposition of tariffs on solar cells and the establishment of a minimum price for solar modules imported into the United States. The petition was filed under Section 201 ...
April 21, 2017, Covington Alert
On April 20, 2017, President Trump issued a memorandum announcing that the Secretary of Commerce had initiated an investigation to determine the effects of imported steel on national security. The investigation was initiated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. While it remains to be seen what actions the Administration might ...
March 31, 2017, Los Angeles Times
John Veroneau is quoted by the Los Angeles Times in an article regarding the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). According to Veroneau, the draft hardly qualifies as “protectionist and the first shots of a trade war. People may take issue with different items in the letter, but there’s nothing alarmist or ...
March 30, 2017, The Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted by The Washington Post in an article regarding the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “Compared to some of the campaign rhetoric, the letter [to Congress] seemed quite reasonable and measured,” says Veroneau. “It didn’t strike me as suggesting a departure from the status quo in any ...
Trump's six hidden trade weapons
February 28, 2017, Politico
Politico references a Law360 article by John Veroneau uncovering Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 in a roundup of “hidden trade weapons” that can be used by President Trump. According to Veroneau, they have “uncovered no public record relating to Section 338” since a telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson mentioned it in 1949.
Trump team looks to bypass WTO dispute system
February 27, 2017, Financial Times
John Veroneau is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding exploration by the Trump Administration to circumvent the World Trade Organization’s dispute system. “There is growing frustration that this [WTO] system alone is not enough to get countries to honour their trade commitments,” says Veroneau. “It is clear that the Trump administration is sympathetic ...
February 3, 2017, Inside U.S. Trade
John Veroneau was a panelist at the Washington International Trade Association’s “Border Adjustment Taxes: Tax Reform and Trade” event and is quoted in an Inside U.S. Trade article examining the tax proposal. According to Veroneau, the WTO-consistency of the tax plan could influence its fate in the Congress, adding that a loss at the WTO would cut into any of ...
January 23, 2017, The Washington Post
John Veroneau is quoted by The Washington Post in an article regarding President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). According to Veroneau, the Trump administration could still pursue bilateral deals with individual countries, particularly Japan and Vietnam, that mirror the deals negotiated under the TPP. But he pointed out ...
January 15, 2017, South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post references a Law360 article by John Veroneau uncovering Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 which gives the president the ability to impose tariffs of up to 50 per cent and then, if escalation was required, block imports completely.
January 15, 2017, South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post highlights the re-discovery of Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 by John Veroneau in an article regarding Donald Trump’s ability to affect trade with China.
Presidential Report Recommends U.S. Action to Counter Chinese Policies in the Semiconductor Industry
January 11, 2017, Covington Alert
Late last week, a group of technology industry leaders, researchers, and former policymakers comprising the President’s Council on Science and Technology (“PCAST”) issued a report entitled Ensuring Long-Term U.S. Leadership in Semiconductors. The report concludes that China is seeking to reshape the global semiconductor industry in a manner that threatens U.S. ...
Trump’s troops prepare the ground for trade battles
January 5, 2017, Financial Times
The Financial Times highlights a statute uncovered by John Veroneau allowing presidents to impose tariffs on imports from countries found to “discriminate” against the U.S. in an article regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for trade policy. Veroneau and Gibson’s article on Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 can be found here.
January 3, 2017, New York Law Journal
John Veroneau is quoted in a New York Law Journal article regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert Lighthizer to serve as the next U.S. trade representative. “As a practicing attorney, Bob has a concrete sense of the problems facing U.S. importers and exporters," Veroneau says. “And as someone who has grappled with trade policy for a long ...
October 17, 2016, Covington Alert
Effective today, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (“CACR”) and the U.S. Commerce department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to expand permissible dealings involving Cuba, further easing the longstanding U.S. ...
July 21, 2016, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted in a Law360 article regarding reported BigLaw LDA filing numbers at the midyear point. According to Veroneau, Covington’s LDA filings “exceed our levels from a year ago, which is especially good in light of reports that overall federal lobbying expenditures are down this year.” He continues, “We are also very pleased with some very good ...
Trump’s tough talk on trade faces legislative hurdles
June 3, 2016, Financial Times
John Veroneau is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding Donald Trump’s plans to disrupt current trade agreements by imposing punitive tariffs on exports from China and Mexico. According to Veroneau, “There is no standing authority for a [US] president to raise tariffs.” He continues, “Tariffs are revenue measures and Congress has the power of the purse.”
May 31, 2016
WASHINGTON—Chambers USA has selected Covington for its 2016 Award for Excellence in International Trade. The Award for Excellence in International Trade is presented at Chambers USA’s annual awards dinner and awarded to one law firm. The award coincides with the release of the Chambers USA 2016 guidebook, in which Covington received a top-tier ranking nationally ...
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States CFIUS Briefing
April 1, 2016, Council on Foreign Relations
Obama Issues Formal TPP Call As GOP Clashes Loom
January 13, 2016, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted by Law360 in an article discussing President Obama’s call for lawmakers to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership during his final State of the Union address. According to Veroneau, “Most of the business statements are qualified so far as they acknowledge there are some things that Congress is looking to have addressed in some way, shape or ...
September 28, 2015, American Bar Association of Section of Antitrust Law
April 22, 2015, The Hill
Covington's Marney Cheek and John Veroneau wrote this article on Investor-state dispute settlement: "Recent calls by anti-trade groups to abandon investor-state arbitration (often referred to as “investor-state dispute settlement,” or ISDS) ignore the modern reality of the global economy and conjure images of Chicken Little’s warnings that the sky is falling. ...
April 22, 2015, The Hill
U.S.-Cuba Trade Relations
January 24, 2015, C-SPAN
Covington’s John Veroneau moderated a Washington International Trade Association panel discussing U.S. relations with Cuba, following President Obama’s December 2015 announcement that eased some ties between the two countries. Panelists discussed whether a full embargo lift was possible, commercial opportunities, and how the international community responded to ...
December 19, 2014, Bloomberg
John Veroneau are mentioned in the article on future business opportunities in Cuba: "Covington & Burling LLP, in response to Obama’s speech, started what it’s calling a Cuba Working Group “to assist clients in complying with changes in U.S. sanctions, taking advantage of new business opportunities, shaping additional policy changes by the administration or ...
December 17, 2014, Covington E-Alert
August 1, 2014, Law360
John Veroneau is quoted in this article regarding the news that WTO members have failed to convince a group of developing countries led by India to budge from their demands that enactment of a trade facilitation agreement over agricultural subsidies run in parallel with efforts to shield their domestic food security programs from legal challenges: “The fact ...
July 11, 2014, Covington Advisory
Covington Co-Hosts Program on Cyber Espionage
9/27/2013
WASHINGTON, DC, September 27, 2013 — Covington & Burling and George Washington University’s Cybersecurity Initiative yesterday co-hosted a program that examined the growing threat of economic and cyber espionage and the need to protect trade secrets. In conjunction with the event, Covington and GW’s Cybersecurity Initiative released an issue brief on the legal ...
March 27, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2013 — Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff addressed the complexity of cybersecurity threats at a program sponsored by Covington & Burling and The Chertoff Group. Mr. Chertoff is senior of counsel at Covington and chairman and founder ...
Congressional Leader Howard Berman Joins Covington
March 14, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2013 — Congressman Howard Berman, a widely respected leader in the U.S. Congress, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. The addition of Rep. Berman, the former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, comes a week after Sen. Jon Kyl joined Covington’s public policy and government ...
Senator Jon Kyl Joins Covington
March 6, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, March 6, 2013 — Senator Jon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. “Senator Kyl’s deep knowledge and extraordinary legislative skills from his years as a senior leader in Congress make him ideally suited to ...
2/13/2013
WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2013 — The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on Tuesday approved CNOOC Ltd.’s bid to acquire the U.S. assets of Canadian energy company Nexen Inc. It was the final regulatory hurdle in the $15.1 billion acquisition, the largest overseas investment ever by a Chinese company. Covington & Burling represented ...
December 28, 2012
BEIJING, December 28, 2012 — Chambers has named Covington & Burling as a finalist for the 2013 Chambers China Awards for Excellence in the International Trade category. The awards recognize preeminence in key practice areas and significant achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client ...
March 19, 2012
LONDON, 19 March, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP received 46 individual mentions and 20 practice mentions in the Chambers Global 2012 edition. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers globally by pan-regional and country practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. The Covington lawyers ...
October 18, 2011, Covington E-Alert
6/10/2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — In presenting Covington & Burling LLP with the Chambers USA Award for Excellence in International Trade on June 9th, Chambers noted how the firm’s “comprehensive team covers the complete spectrum of international trade matters and clients benefit from the close-knit and interdisciplinary approach of the department's various ...
June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 123 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2011. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Covington’s Veroneau Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee - Details Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
April 4, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2011 — John Veroneau, a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, recently testified before the Senate Finance Committee about the role that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has in fostering global trade and investment. Mr. Veroneau, the former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and USTR General Counsel, told senators about the economic ...
China’s Export Restrictions on Rare Earths, Tungsten, and Antimony and the World Trade Organization
February 22, 2011, Covington E-Alert
September 30, 2010, Covington E-Alert
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 112 individual mentions and 44 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2010. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
4/16/2010
WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2010 — Peter Trooboff was presented the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law by the American Bar Association Section of International Law last night during the Section’s Spring Meeting in New York. The award, given annually, honors Mr. Trooboff’s “distinguished, long-standing contributions to the development of ...
March 8, 2010, Covington E-Alert
Covington’s Veroneau Advises U.S. House Judiciary Committee to Apply Section 211 Equally
March 3, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, March 3, 2010 — John Veroneau, the former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and USTR General Counsel, testified today before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on international treaty obligations related to Section 211 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999. Mr. Veroneau’s testimony focused on steps the United States needs to take to comply ...
February 22, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, February 22, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy P. Stratford, who most recently served as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for China Affairs, has joined the firm as a partner. He will be resident in the firm’s Beijing office and will practice in the International Trade and Finance group. Mr. Stratford’s ...
USTR Requests Public Comments on SPS and Standards Related Measures That Create Barriers to Trade
September 29, 2009, Covington E-Alert
Border Tariff Adjustments: An International Trade Perspective
May 21, 2009, AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies
April 7, 2009, Covington E-Alert
April 1, 2009, Covington E-Alert
Sovereign Investment and the Economic and Political Climate
March 26, 2009, London Sovereign Wealth Management Conference
2/11/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, February 11, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that Ambassador John K. Veroneau, who most recently served as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, has joined the firm’s international practice as a partner. Mr. Veroneau will be resident in Covington’s Washington office. At USTR, Mr. Veroneau had broad supervisory responsibility ...
February 5, 2009, Covington E-Alert
Politics of International Economic Law
November 14, 2008, American Society of International Law
Globalization at the Tipping Point?
November 13, 2008, Chatham House Annual Members Conference
U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
March 12, 2008, White House press briefing
Challenge of Sovereign Investment
February 26, 2008, Bank of New York Mellon
2008, Threshold: Global Markets and Corporate Governance
Rule of Law and Economic Growth
October 24, 2007, U.S.-Russia Business Council
Trade In the Age of Anxiety
September 11, 2007, National Association of Business Economists
U.S.-Colombia Trade Relations
August 9, 2007, Colombia Business and Industry Association
Global Trade in Services
April 13, 2007, Peterson Institute for International Economics
U.S. Trade Agenda
April 10, 2007, American Bar Association International Law Section
Trade in Latin America
January 4, 2007, Citibank Latin America Leaders Summit
National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct Investment
May 17, 2006, Testimony Before U.S. House Financial Services Committee
October 2005, International Government Contractor
- Chamber USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, International Trade
- Chambers Global, International Trade - Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (US)
- Legal 500 US, Government Relations
- Legal 500 US, Litigation - International Trade
- Best Lawyers in America, International Trade & Finance
- American Bar Association Task Force on Foreign Investment and Trade Policy, Member
- Council on Foreign Relations Trade Task Force, Member
- USTR Distinguished Public Service Award
- University of Maine School of Law 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award
- U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award
- U.S. Department of the Army Exceptional Public Service Award
- U.S. Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award
- U.S. Department of the Air Force Distinguished Public Service Award

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