Companies increasingly need strategies to address trade remedy proceedings, both in the United States and around the world. Powell Goldstein's lawyers have over twenty years of experience in helping companies and governments achieve the best results possible in such proceedings. We are experienced in the details of antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard proceedings, as well as ITC investigations of competitive conditions, Section 301 actions, and similar proceedings. We help companies to continue to trade and to protect companies from unfair international trade practices. We advise governments on subsidy issues. In addition, we represent clients in appellate litigation arising from trade remedy proceedings before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the WTO, and NAFTA panels.

Antidumping: Antidumping actions arise when a domestic industry believes that imports are being sold at less than normal value and causing it economic injury. Powell Goldstein's attorneys have experience in representing companies in the investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce as well as in reviews of antidumping duty orders. Our attorneys have an excellent success record. We help companies address both the antidumping proceedings and the customs issues that frequently arise from those proceedings. Moreover, we help companies devise strategies to reduce the risks of antidumping proceedings. Our involvement in developing the antidumping rules in the U.S. and in the WTO enables us to provide additional insight into the provisions.

Export Controls: To help you stay up to date on the latest developments on export issues please visit exportlawblog.com.

Subsidies and Countervailing Duties: Subsidy disputes raise issues of national and international policy and can lead to border measures that restrict trade. Subsidy investigations are directed against the government providing the subsidy and can adversely affect the competitiveness of companies receiving the subsidy. Both the government and the companies involved need advisors who can develop a defensive or offensive legal and policy strategy and who work closely with the relevant government agencies to implement those strategies. Powell Goldstein attorneys have a proven track record in subsidy disputes. We have advised companies and governments defending against charges of improper subsidization and have worked with companies and the U.S. government to open markets formerly closed to importers through the use of subsidies. We have also defended numerous countervailing duty cases and advised governments on structuring their programs to ensure consistency with international subsidy rules.

Safeguard Investigations: Safeguard investigations, such as investigations under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, arise when a domestic industry believes it is being injured by increasing imports. Safeguard cases entail complexities that other trade remedy investigations do not. Both international and domestic legal issues are involved. Because the final decision to impose import restrictions often rests with the President, policy and political considerations must also be addressed. Moreover, these cases often involve multiple products and countries. Powell Goldstein's experienced attorneys assist our clients in using all the legal, political, and policy tools available to achieve their business objectives.

Section 337: To learn more about our 337 capabilities please visit that area of our web site.