Laura El-Sabaawi
USA Guide 2023
Up and Coming : International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Laura El-Sabaawi
Practice Areas
Laura represents clients in a variety of international trade matters, including antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, Section 201 safeguards investigations, export controls, and anti-corruption compliance programs. She counsels clients on trade issues in diverse industries, including steel products, renewable energy products, including the solar products and wind towers industries, and manufactured wood products.
Career
Summer Legal Associate, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (2007); Law Clerk, Arlington Immigration Court (2008)
Professional Memberships
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2021); American Bar Association (ABA), Section of International Law, International Trade Committee; Women in International Trade; Association of Women in the Metals Industries; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade
Experience
Represents clients in trade remedy litigation before the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), and the Court of International Trade.
Represents numerous U.S. industries in trade litigation and trade policy matters, including solar cells and panels, mobile access equipment, wood mouldings, wooden cabinets and vanities, steel and steel products, utility scale wind towers, and large diameter line and structural pipe.
Represents clients in matters involving Section 232 national security investigations and Section 301 investigations related to protecting U.S. rights under trade agreements and responses to certain foreign trade practices.
Advises clients on compliance with export controls maintained by the U.S. Department of State and DOC, as well as with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-bribery laws.
Provides guidance on national security issues, including regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., cum laude
Tulane University
B.A., cum laude
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Energy and Utilities