Leibowitz on Trade: Two Interesting Cases

Trade attorney and Steel Market Update contributor Lewis Leibowitz offers the following update on events in Washington:

As a participant of long standing in the saga of international trade cases, I can say that this week was particularly interesting. First, the U.S. International Trade Commission did something unusual—last Tuesday, it made a final negative determination (no duties) in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on “fabricated structural steel” from Canada, China and Mexico. And second, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, was not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power to the President of the United States. This decision affirmed the result last year by the Court of International Trade, the U.S. court that handles international trade litigation.

Lewis Leibowitz

Lewis Leibowitz, owner of the Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz, practices in the areas of international trade law, customs law, and international commercial transactions. He represents clients before all federal courts and agencies dealing with international trade matters. Mr. Leibowitz advises and assists clients in diverse matters including trade remedies, customs, foreign-trade zones and free trade agreements, trade negotiations, and related matters. He can be reached at lewis.leibowitz@lellawoffice.com.