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John B Brew

John B Brew

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

International Trade; Customs; Unfair Trade Investigations & Litigation (antidumping, countervailing duties and Sections 201, 232, 301 and 307); WTO, WCO, FTAs & Market Access; Litigation, Regulatory & Policy; Retail and E-commerce; Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare; Agricultural, Food and Beverage; Textile, Apparel and Footwear; Electronics and Consumer Goods; and Automotive, Aerospace and Heavy Industry.

Career

John Brew is the co-chair of Crowell & Moring's International Trade Group and a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He has extensive experience in import and export trade regulation, and he regularly advises corporations, trade associations, foreign governments, and nongovernmental organizations on matters involving customs administration, enforcement, compliance, litigation, legislation and policy. He assists

clients in a broad array of industries providing creative solutions that enable clients to obtain duty savings and mitigate customs penalties.

Professional Memberships

Court of International Trade Bar Association, Sports and Fitness Industry Association, American Apparel and Footwear Association and International Compliance Professionals Association

Publications

John is a co-editor and author for the ABA's International Practitioner's Deskbook, U.S. Customs: A Practitioner's Guide to Principles, Processes and Procedures, and the interview editor for Kluwer Law’s Global Trade and Customs Journal.

Personal

Biking, hiking, boating, the New Yorker and Tottenham Hotspur

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

International Trade: Customs - USA - Nationwide

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Band 1

Individual Editorial

John Brew comes highly recommended for his customs compliance practice and strong knowledge of trade agreements.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • John is a subject matter expert and knows how to deliver service and value.

    International Trade: CustomsChambers Guide to the USA
  • John is very much commercially-oriented. He has that ability to take out the legalese and is understandable, adaptable and creative. He thinks holistically about the issues and builds relationships, tying advice back to prior projects.

    International Trade: CustomsChambers Guide to the USA
  • John is great at managing the overall team. I can go to him with any trade question and he will give me the answer. He is a great resource.

    International Trade: CustomsChambers Guide to the USA
  • John is responsive and knowledgeable. He is a skilled and commercially-minded attorney.

    International Trade: CustomsChambers Guide to the USA

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