Jack A. Levy advises companies and trade associations on all aspects of international economic regulation and trade policy. He has been recognized by Chambers and Partners for his "impressive" and "wide-ranging practice," which includes CFIUS reviews; complex customs matters; export control advice under the ITAR and EAR; OFAC sanctions and anti-boycott compliance; and trade remedy litigation, including antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, safeguard cases, and section 337 unfair competition actions. He has substantial experience litigating before the US Department of Commerce, International Trade Commission, United States Court of International Trade, NAFTA panels, and the World Trade Organization. Mr. Levy also represents individual companies and associations on trade legislation in the Congress and trade policy issues under review by the executive branch of the United States government.

Mr. Levy has the distinction of being the youngest attorney ever ranked among the Top 25 International Trade Lawyers in the World by Expert Guides. Most recently, he was recognized for his international trade practice in Best of the Best USA 2008.

His recent experience includes:

• Regulatory counseling in connection with foreign direct investments in various US sectors, including nuclear technology, financial services, heavy equipment, real estate, and telecommunications.
• Defense of a global chemical manufacturer in an export control enforcement action.
• Representation of US chemical producers in more than a dozen antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, administrative reviews, changed circumstances reviews, new shipper reviews, and sunset reviews.
• Defense of Canadian softwood lumber producers in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings and related appeals, and representation in negotiation of international settlement agreement.
• Representation of US IT industry in a successful campaign to obtain key changes to dual-use export control laws to reflect technological and market developments.
• Defense of US commodity importer in multi-million dollar customs fraud investigation.
• Advice to trade association on complex North American market access and investment issues.
• Strategy advice for US IT companies in connection with import remedy issues in section 337 cases at the International Trade Commission.
• Pro bono advocacy before the Congress and Administration to obtain funding for rule of law reform in Latin America.

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• United States Court of International Trade
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Memberships

• American Bar Association, International Trade Committee
• American Society for International Law
• District of Columbia Bar, International Law Section
• International Bar Association

Publications

• Congress Reforms CFIUS Review Process, NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER NEWS (Fall 2007).
• Trade Sanctions and Export Controls, REPORT OF ICC TASK FORCE ON EXTRATERRITORIALITY (forthcoming) (contributing author).
• International Trade Update: US Trade Remedy Decisions, INTERNATIONAL LAWYER (Summer 2003).
• Wither MAI, TRANSLEX (October 1999) (co-author).

Seminars

• US Trade Challenges for Canadian Industry, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Panelist (April 2009).
• The Extraterritorial Reach of US Export Controls and Sanctions, Canadian Information Technology Law Association (September 2008).
• US Trade Controls: Important Considerations for Canadian Technology Companies, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (March 2008).
• CFIUS and Sovereign Wealth Investments, DLA Piper Symposium, Panelist (February 2008).
• Crossing Borders: Strategies and Experiences in the Global Market Place, World Trade Center Institute, Embassy Day Panelist (October 2007).
• Chinese Market Access and Intellectual Property Enforcement: Opportunities and Challenges for US Health Care Companies (February 2007).
• The Top 3 Emerging Issues in International Trade and Investment Law: Proactive Advice for North American Businesses, before the Association of Corporate Counsel, Greater New York Chapter (December 2006).

Clerk Information

• The Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Civic and Charitable

• General Counsel, US Committee for the UN Development Program