Brian Janovitz

Brian Janovitz focuses his practice in the area of National Security and Global Trade.

Before joining DLA Piper, Brian spent over a decade as a leading international trade and national security official at the White House and the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), most recently as Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement Strategy and Competitiveness, and before that as Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement, and Director for International Economics at the National Security Council and National Economic Council.

During that time, Brian led a number of high-profile trade policy efforts, including the recent comprehensive four-year review of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, and the launch of a Section 301 investigation into mature-node semiconductors. He has extensive experience designing Section 301 tariffs, leading interagency discussions of Section 301 remedies, designing exclusions processes, and reviewing exclusion requests and public comments in conjunction with Section 301 investigations. He also achieved landmark litigation results, including in the large civil aircraft disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the recent biotech corn dispute under the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA).

Brian has experience chairing efforts with partner governments on non-market policies and practices and economic coercion and has represented the United States in high-level negotiations in international fora, such as the G7. He also regularly consults with industry leaders to understand factual developments and inform strategic thinking around critical technologies such as electric vehicles (EV), EV batteries, critical minerals, and semiconductors.

In addition, Brian previously represented USTR on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and represented the United States in several free trade agreement negotiations. He is also a nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center for The Atlantic Council.