Lydia Pardini Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Advise manufacturers and importers regarding issues at the intersection of unfair trade and trade remedies, import regulatory compliance, and international trade policy. I help companies from a diverse spectrum of industry sectors evaluate supply chain risks, identify beneficial opportunities, create effective trade compliance programs, and resolve issues practically and efficiently when they arise.Drawing on my prior government experience, I help clients navigate complex U.S. trade… Show more Advise manufacturers and importers regarding issues at the intersection of unfair trade and trade remedies, import regulatory compliance, and international trade policy. I help companies from a diverse spectrum of industry sectors evaluate supply chain risks, identify beneficial opportunities, create effective trade compliance programs, and resolve issues practically and efficiently when they arise.Drawing on my prior government experience, I help clients navigate complex U.S. trade investigations. I regularly represent clients in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations before the Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission, Section 201 safeguard proceedings, Section 232 national security investigations, and Section 301 retaliatory actions. Lydia appears on behalf of clients in trade litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. I argue trade disputes before, and advise clients regarding, multilateral dispute settlement panels under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), its predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the World Trade Organization (WTO).In addition, I am a licensed Customs Broker. I works with clients to identify and resolve issues involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including tariff classification, valuation, country of origin, and the agency’s penalty and enforcement proceedings. Using my deep understanding of trade remedies proceedings, I advise clients regarding customs entry and liquidation issues arising from those proceedings, as well as concerns regarding the scope, circumvention, and evasion of trade remedies orders. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Advised clients on all areas of import regulatory compliance and policy, trade remedies, and international trade litigation. Represented both foreign and domestic companies in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, Section 201 “safeguard” investigations, and Section 232 proceedings. Also advised clients on matters involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including enforcement, classification and valuation of merchandise, country of origin, and Section 301 issues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Office Of The Chief Counsel For Trade Enforcement And Compliance

Office Of The Chief Counsel For Trade Enforcement And Compliance

Defended Commerce's final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations in litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, North American Free Trade Agreement dispute settlement panels, and World Trade Organization dispute settlement panels. Routinely developed legal strategy, drafted briefs and other substantive written submissions, and prepared for and attended oral argument for litigation in the above fora. Reviewed… Show more Defended Commerce's final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations in litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, North American Free Trade Agreement dispute settlement panels, and World Trade Organization dispute settlement panels. Routinely developed legal strategy, drafted briefs and other substantive written submissions, and prepared for and attended oral argument for litigation in the above fora. Reviewed substantive and procedural determinations under the U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty statutes and regulations to ensure legal defensibility under domestic law and consistency with international agreements. Advised agency officials regarding statutory and regulatory obligations, judicial precedent, agency practice, and customs issues arising in the course of trade remedy proceedings.In addition, advised Commerce's Customs Liaison Unit and other offices regarding Customs-specific issues, including the circumvention of Commerce's antidumping and countervailing duty orders and implementation of Customs' determinations under the Enforce and Protect Act. Recognized as the 2018 Attorney of the Year for the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance, and awarded two Commerce Gold Medals for work relating to the countervailing duty investigation of softwood lumber from Canada and the amendments to the agreement suspending the antidumping duty investigation of sugar from Mexico. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Cum Laude, With Certificate In Comparative & International Law

Catholic University Law Review, editorial staff and staff associate * Moot Court, participant and coach Pro Bono High Honors * Faculty.

B.A., Cum Laude, International Studies (International Relations/Foreign Policy); Spanish With Distinction

Study Abroad: La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile & La Universidad de Chile January 2008 to July 2008 in Santiago, Chile Took.

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