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

Leading partners
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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