Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP’s strong expertise in the steel industry continues to drive its trade practice. The group represented several global steel manufacturers in antidumping and countervailing duty cases including Turkey-headquartered Borusan Mannesmann, South Korea’s Hyundai Steel and Taiwan-based Prosperity Tieh. The team’s other industry strong suits include rubber, lumber, foodstuffs and chemicals. Julie Mendoza chairs the Washington DC-based department and specializes in trade remedies cases, customs law matters and WTO dispute resolution, with a focus on representing foreign manufacturers and foreign governments. Will Planert and Brady Mills are also noted for trade disputes.

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Key clients

  • Borusan Mannesmann
  • Canfor Corporation
  • Hyundai Steel
  • Minh Phu and Mseafood
  • NEXCO SA
  • KG Dongbu Steel
  • POSCO
  • ARLANXEO Emulsion Rubber
  • Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co.
  • Kiswire
  • Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi
  • Kingtom Aluminio
  • Federation of Indian Quartz Surface Industry
  • Government of China
  • Prosperity Tieh Enterprise Co.

Work highlights

  • Representing Borusan in multiple antidumping and countervailing duty cases, as well as in exclusion requests from Section 232 duties on large diameter line pipe.
  • Representing Hyundai Steel in several antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings.
  • Acting for Minh Phu, and its subsidiary Mseafood, in an Enforce and Protect Act investigation arising from an allegation that Minh Phu transhipped Indian shrimp to the US.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Julie Mendoza

Other key lawyers

Will Planert, Brady Mills, Mary Hodgins, Jordan Fleischer