While technically challenging, AD and CVD cases generate important benefits as soon as they are filed, allowing a domestic industry to benefit in terms of both pricing and market share. Once imposed, AD and CVD orders are periodically reviewed, but will remain in place indefinitely.

For our clients, success in these cases results in special duties being imposed on specific imports. This “levels the playing field” and allows our clients to recover from harm caused by unfairly traded imports, earn a reasonable return, invest in their operations, and preserve jobs and manufacturing in the United States.

For our clients, we monitor and participate in the development of changes to important laws and regulations. Whether concerning the creation of new laws (such as the Enforce and Protect Act of 2015) to improve the enforcement and operation of our trade laws, the propriety of allowing significant changes to China’s status as a non-market economy country, or the operation of numerous technical aspects of the AD and CVD laws, our professionals are actively engaged in ensuring that U.S. law best reflects our clients’ interests.

In this as in so many areas, the best approach often is not the most visible approach. With this in mind, we craft results-oriented, cost-effective strategies that recognize and emphasize the benefits of quiet diplomacy as well as assertive public action. The benefits of our approach have been demonstrated repeatedly for our clients.

Specifically, we can advise clients regarding:

· Customs Matters, including determining the correct classification, valuation, country of origin, and applicable duties and fees for imported merchandise; identifying and addressing potential evasion of AD/CVD orders; compliance with free trade agreements, trade preferences, and other duty-free programs; duty drawback and other mechanisms for reducing duties; and administrative processes;

· Import and Export Controls, which restrict, and in some instances require licenses for, imports and exports of certain goods, services, software, or technology (including releasing certain technology to foreign nationals);

· Economic Sanctions and Embargoes, which restrict transactions with certain countries, individuals, and entities for national security and foreign policy reasons;

· Anti-Boycott Regulations, which impose reporting requirements regarding, and in some instances prohibit, compliance with foreign boycotts in which the U.S. does not participate as well as certain forms of discrimination; and

· The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which prohibits payments to foreign officials with the aim of influencing or inducing them or securing or maintaining business.

We can design and help clients implement customized compliance programs and training for personnel to prevent potential violations, screen potential parties to international transactions to determine whether they are subject to restrictions, and conduct due diligence reviews for potential mergers and acquisitions.

Violations of these laws and regulations may result in significant penalties. The U.S. government has prioritized enforcement and imposed record-breaking penalties in recent years.

In the unfortunate instance where a potential violation may have occurred, we can investigate the matter and provide advice regarding addressing a potential enforcement action and potential ways to mitigate penalties, which may include disclosure of an apparent violation