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Provided by Matthew Nicely

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International Trade

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Matt’s practice covers the full range of the U.S. trade regulatory regime, including trade policy, trade remedies, customs, export controls, economic sanctions, antiboycott and anticorruption laws. He also advises clients on opportunities and risks presented by international obligations under bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements, including World Trade Organization dispute resolution and counseling.

Matt represents clients across multiple industries in antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguard litigation, and provides counsel on the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. Matt represents clients before multiple U.S. government agencies and U.S. courts. His clients vary in scope and span the globe: governments, exporters of goods and services, importers, and producers and users of various metals, high-tech goods, auto parts, chemicals and many different consumer items from all over the world.

Matt serves as President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association. As an adjunct law professor at American University Washington College of Law, Matt teaches a course called The U.S. Trade Regime and coaches the school’s WTO moot court team.

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American University Law School, JD (1991, cum laude); Oberlin College, BA (1987).

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Chambers Global Guide

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy - USA

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Matthew Nicely regularly handles trade disputes, and his clients include governments and companies. He is particularly strong at handling antidumping and countervailing duty matters.

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