Steptoe LLP

Partner

Henry Cao represents domestic and international clients on international trade and regulatory compliance matters.

Henry’s international trade practice focuses on US international trade investigations and compliance, including trade remedies investigations, customs and export controls/sanctions. Henry has extensive experience in trade remedies and has advised many foreign producers and the US importers in responding to antidumping and countervailing duty investigations before the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and US International Trade Commission (ITC) and appeals at federal courts. His experience covers a variety of industries such as steel products, chemicals, engineering projects, shipping containers, auto parts, tires, furniture products, wood flooring and paper products. Henry has also advised U.S. and European producers in responding to the antidumping and countervailing duties investigations before the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM). With regard to customs, Henry counsels many foreign producers and US importers on China-US trade supply chain issues involving production in third countries, classification, country of origin, and customs entry issues. In the area of export controls and sanctions, Henry assists clients in handling compliance issues regarding the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) as well as sanction measures administrated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US Department of State.

As a Chinese background attorney, Henry has a deep understanding of China's regulatory environment and issues affecting multinational companies with China activities, and he counsels multinational companies on their China-related businesses.