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Lewis Leibowitz
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Lewis Leibowitz practices in the areas
of international trade law, Customs law and international
commercial transactions. He represents clients before all
federal courts and agencies dealing with international trade
matters, including the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade
Representative's office, the International Trade Commission,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Court of International
Trade and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He
has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland
School of Law and he is a frequent speaker and panelist on
international trade law and policy subjects.
A leading attorney in trade law matters
under United States and international law, Lewis advises and
assists clients in antidumping and countervailing duty matters,
both actual and potential. He also works with clients on other
trade remedy issues, including matters under Section 201 and
301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930. He is active in dispute settlement activities
involving the World Trade Organization (WTO), advising clients
in private industry and government on these matters.
As a member of the firm’s legislative
group as well as the international trade group, Lewis is active
in legislative matters affecting international trade law and
policy. He is a leading expert in matters affecting consuming
industries under U.S. trade law and policy. He works extensively
with matters involving foreign trade zones for expediting
the flow of commerce. He counsels clients in the benefits
of foreign trade zone use, and represents clients in numerous
FTZ application proceedings and related matters.
In the Customs area, Lewis represents
clients in matters involving special Customs procedures, entry
rulings, classification of imported merchandise, bonds, fines,
penalties, seizure and forfeiture proceedings, valuation,
country of origin marking and NAFTA eligibility of products
and activities in North America.
Lewis also works on matters affecting
international trade in aerospace, agriculture, the automotive
industry, energy and the steel industry. He was very active
in the successful effort on behalf of steel consuming industries
to remove the Steel Safeguard measures in effect from 2002
to 2003. In other areas, he counsels clients on the outlook
for trade liberalizing agreements and other policy initiatives
to assist international clients in meeting their objectives.
He has experience in numerous industries, including health
and life sciences (pharmaceuticals and medical devices).
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