International Trade
The International Trade group performs research, analysis, and advocacy on behalf of corporations and associations facing challenges in the areas of global trade and competition.
Areas of Expertise
International Trade LitigationAssistance in Customs Matters
Industry and Price Research
Experience
- Participated in more U.S. international trade investigations than any other economic consulting firm.
- An unsurpassed record of success in U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, compiling the best won-lost record of any economic consulting firm or law firm in the field (winning 126 of 152, or 83%, of its investigations).
- Senior staff includes former employees of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
- An extensive history of analyzing and protecting sensitive business proprietary information.
- Broad experience in manipulating and analyzing large databases of sales, cost, and financial information.
Industries Represented
- Metals, including stainless steel sheet and strip, plate, bar, wire rod, round wire, angles, pipe and tube, pipe fittings and flanges; carbon wire rod; brass sheet and strip; electrical steel; and titanium products.
- Agricultural and processed food products, including garlic, preserved mushrooms, canned pineapple, table grapes, pork, lamb meat, honey, fresh Atlantic salmon, pasta, and leather.
- Chemical products, including activated carbon, saccharin, synthetic indigo, and graphite electrodes.
- Textile products, including polyester staple fiber.
- Downstream processed metals products, including kitchen racks, garment hangers, nails and other fasteners, PC strand, forged crankshafts, valves, and construction castings.
- Paper products, including tissue paper and crepe paper.
- High-tech products, including DRAMS and DRAM modules, and flat panel displays.
- Other major manufactured products, including color televisions, color television picture tubes, bicycles, drafting machines, forklift trucks, and mechanical transfer presses.
