Experience

Represented clients in international arbitration proceedings under ICC, ICDR, and AAA rules involving complex cross-border commercial disputes, including contract claims arising from multinational business relationships and transactions.

Served as tribunal secretary in institutional international arbitrations, assisting arbitral tribunals with procedural orders, dispositive motions, evidentiary and briefing schedules, and case management in disputes involving multinational parties.

Advised clients on jurisdictional and strategic issues arising from parallel arbitration and U.S. federal court proceedings, including anti-suit injunctions, stays pending arbitration, and the coordination of related proceedings in multiple forums.

Represented parties in U.S. federal court proceedings to confirm and enforce foreign international arbitral awards under the New York Convention, including briefing on grounds for enforcement and defenses to confirmation.

Prepared binding ruling requests submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including country-of-origin and tariff classification rulings under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), involving substantial transformation analysis under 19 U.S.C. § 1304, application of the General Rules of Interpretation, and NAFTA Rules of Origin and tariff-shift analysis.

Drafted mitigation petitions, scope review requests, rebuttal letters, and narrative responses to requests for additional information submitted to CBP and the Department of Commerce in connection with antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, Section 301 duty exposure, and NAFTA and USMCA country-of-origin determinations.