Lawyers

Experience

Global Practice Summary
Serve as counsel on corporate, litigation and regulatory issues. Serve as outside general counsel to companies and advise individual clients. Serve as special counsel to other lawyers on international legal and regulatory issues. Possess broad industry and geographic experience, including Asia, Europe, Africa and South America. Key client benefits include:

• long term client relationships
• identifying legal solutions and strategies that drive revenue to clients
• welcome alternative billing arrangements, including fixed fees

Noteworthy Experience

• Outside general counsel (GC) to U.S. subsidiary of $13 billion publicly traded Japanese corporation (technology and digital imaging solutions) (advised regarding corporate, litigation, employment, regulatory, and related issues)
• Outside intellectual property (IP) counsel to open source content management system with 200,000 registered members in 40 languages (advised on IP and other issues)
• Outside GC to corporation that operated 12 shopping outlets from New Jersey to Virginia (retail) (obtained complete dismissal with prejudice of federal class action filed regarding Fair Credit Reporting Act, negotiated legal agreements, etc.)
• Outside GC to start-up commercializing innovative medical device (and counsel to inventor's national medical specialty practice)
• Worked closely with In House Counsel and executive leadership team of international humanitarian NGO with $500 million budget and operations in 90+ countries regarding compliance with various U.S. international obligations
• Represented BVI holding company in navigating the Foreign Interest Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) and secured tax refund on sale of real property in United States
• $1 billion Section 337 IP investigation ("Augmentin")
• $970 million NAFTA investor-state arbitration ("Methanex")
• $300 million aircraft dispute at WTO
• Resided one year in Vietnam as Legal Advisor to a USAID grant helping the government implement economic reforms
• Served twice as an International Trade Expert for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (based on a competitive selection process)
• Government and international service as a trainee includes: Member of U.S. delegation to the WTO with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva; the legal offices of the United Nations in New York, the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C., and the National Security Council in Washington, D.C.; the Office of Political-Military Affairs of the U.S. Department of State

General Information

Positions

Boards & Advisory Councils:

• Enoch Pratt Free Library System (public library of Baltimore City and the Maryland State Library Resource Center) (Trustee and Board Member) http://www.prattlibrary.org/
• Jhpiego (international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University) http://www.jhpiego.jhu.edu/
• Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership http://www.mdaep.com/
• Maryland/Washington, D.C. District Export Council Member (appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce) (term expires December 31, 2013) http://www.mddcdec.com/

Law Schools:

• Creative and Innovative Economy Center of the George Washington University Law School (2006 - 2011) http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/research_centers/ciec/Pages/
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• University of Baltimore School of Law (2007 & 2008) http://law.ubalt.edu/index.cfm (Adjunct Professor)

Awards / Honors

• AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2011 & 2012
• Listed in International Who's Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers (one of only 254 world wide in 2010 and 257 in 2011)
• Listed in International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2011 & 2012
• Listed as a "Litigation Star" in Benchmark Litigation 2011: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (and a "Rising Star" in 2009 & 2010)
• Listed in Baltimore's Legal Elite, 2010 - Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine
• Member: Wranglers Law Club

Selected Publications

• Study on the Economic Impact of "TRIPS-Plus" Free Trade Agreements, Koff, et. al., (independent study funded jointly between the International Intellectual Property Institute and the United States Patent and Trademark Office) (with Laura M. Baughman Joseph F. Francois, and Christine A. McDaniel)
• Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China: Is It Time To Believe?, The Legal Pulse, the blog of the Washington Legal Foundation, January 18, 2011
• Why China Will Follow Korea to the ITC, Managing IP Magazine, July/August 2010 pp. 2-4 (considering whether Korea is a model for the development of IP rights in China)
• Warning to Maryland Lawyers: Understand International Law, The Maryland Bar Journal, vol. XLIII, No. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 24-31 (explaining how to help clients drive revenue and avoid regulatory pitfalls)
• A Healing Justice, The Legal Times, July 14, 2008 (after a civil war, Sierra Leone's hybrid court seeks to punish the worst while easing the pain of ordinary citizens) (with Joseph L. Morales)
• Business and Arbitration in China - Practical Guidance, Global Link, American Society of Association Executive (ASAE) Newsletter, September 19, 2007 (addressing dispute settlement provisions, administrative enforcement, arbitration factors, and the art of compromise)
• The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic and Political Analysis, ed. By P. Macrory et. al., vol. I "Implementation and Enforcement of Dispute Settlement Decisions," pp. 1341-1371 (2005) (with Andrew Shoyer and Eric Solovy) (in three volume reference work)
• A Drinking Water Duel, The Legal Times, August 2, 2004, at 31 (describing action to reduce high lead levels in D.C. drinking water) (with Charles A. Patrizia)
• Auto Regimes Riding on Empty?, Journal of Commerce, May 13, 1999, at 4A (about WTO TRIMS Agreement)
• All Fall Down: The Treaty Power in the Clinton Administration, 16 Berkeley Journal of International Law 55 (1998) (with Phillip R. Trimble)
• Policing Illicit U.S. Business Actions Overseas, 18 Michigan Journal of International Law 679 (1997) (reviewing Jeffrey P. Bialos et. al., The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1997)) (with Paula Stern)

Selected Presentations

• Tradewinds Asia, U.S. Commercial Service Business Development Conference and Trade Mission, Vietnam and Singapore, May 14 to 18, 2012 (Participated as Vice Chair of MD/DC District Export Council).
• Moderator and Speaker, Export This! Roadshow Event, "How to Increase Jobs and Drive Revenue," April 19, 2012 (Easton, MD) (sponsored by MD/DC District Export Council, the Office of Economic Development for Talbot, Queen Anne's, Dorchester, Caroline, and Kent Counties, and the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service) (focusing on small and medium-sized businesses interested in exporting).
• Guest Lecture, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, International Business Environment II, April 17, 2012, (addressed trade in goods, services, and intellectual property rights to MBA Strategy 581 class, with emphasis on markets in Brazil and China).
• Speaker, "Lawyers as Leaders: Professional Ethics in Non-Profit Board Service," April 4, 2012, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law - Ceremonial Moot Court Room, (Baltimore, MD) (organized by The Community Law Center and The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law) (panel discussion about professional responsibility for attorneys who serve or are considering serving on small nonprofit organizational boards).
• Organizer, "Panel Focusing on the Section 337 Mediation Program," March 16, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) (sponsored by the ITC Trial Lawyers Association featuring The Hon. Paul R. Michel, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, The Hon. Charles E. Bullock, Chief Administrative Law Judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission, and moderated by James Holbein, Secretary of the U.S. International Trade Commission).
• Presenter, "IPR Strategies for the Environmental Technology Industry," March 13, 2012 (Webinar) (U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of China and Mongolia) (addressing the special issues affecting the U.S.-China relationship, the emphasis placed on environmental technology, IPR concerns involving China, and how companies are addressing these concerns).
• Moderator, Jurisdiction Under Section 337 Roundtable, "Live at the ITC: Fourth Annual Forum on Section 337 and Other Developments at the U.S. International Trade Commission," February 15, 2012 (Washington, DC)
• Moderator and Speaker, Export This! Roadshow Event, "How to Increase Jobs and Drive Revenue," February 9, 2012 (Frederick, MD) (sponsored by MD/DC District Export Council, Frederick County Office of Economic Development, and the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service) (focusing on small and medium-sized businesses interested in exporting).
• Speaker, AmCham Intellectual Property Committee Meeting, "Connections between U.S.-Government IPR Technical Assistance Programs and Increased Business Activity in Selected Countries," February 3, 2012 (Hong Kong)
• Speaker, International Intellectual Propert Institute Round Table, "U.S. Government IPR Technical Assistance and Growing U.S. Exports," February 1, 2012 (Seoul, South Korea)
• Speaker, Seminar on Specialized Intellectual Property Rights Courts, "Pharmaceuticals: Data Exclusivity and the Role of the Courts," Global Intellectual Property Academy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, January 17-19, 2012 (Alexandria, Virginia)
• Moderator of Seminar, Day 1, Seminar on Specialized Intellectual Property Rights Courts at the Global Intellectual Property Academy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, January 17-19, 2012 (Alexandria Virginia)
• Panelist: ABA Section of International Law, Pathways to Employment in International Law, University of Baltimore Law School (November 3, 2011)
• Speaker at conference "Handling of Counterfeits & Trademark Infringement Under the Loop of U.S. Law" sponsored by the Intellectual Property Association of Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with the Management Training Institute of the Ministry of Science and Technology and USAID/STAR Vietnam (October 20, 2011) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
• Speaker at conference "Intensive Training Course for Liaison Officials on IPR Enforcement" sponsored by the Management Training Institute of the Ministry of Science and Technology in coordination with USAID/STAR Vietnam (October 19-20, 2011) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
• Speaker at "Workshop on IPR Enforcement with regard to Pharmaceutical Inventions" sponsored by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Science and Technology in coordination with the Institute of IP Services and USAID/STAR Vietnam (October 18, 2011) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
• "Key Concepts for the International Business Executive" Strat 270 (Advanced International Business) Georgetown University Lecture (October 11, 2011) (Washington, D.C.)
• Speaker at WTO Public Forum on panel "Lessons learned from Regional and Bilateral FTAs with TRIPs- Plus Provisions" sponsored by the Global Intellectual Property Center (September 19, 2011) (Geneva, Switzerland)
• Speaker/moderator at conference "Harnessing Intellectual Property to Protect and Promote Traditional Arts and Crafts and to Empower Women" sponsored by the International Intellectual Property Institute (July 25 - 28, 2011) (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
• Speaker, Vietnam Business Seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (July 14, 2011) (Baltimore, MD) (hosting Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong)
• Guest Lecturer to UMUC Executive MBA Program, Class 660: Risk and Opportunity in Global Business, "The U.S.-China Relationship: Open for Business?" (July 9, 2011) (Adelphi, MD)
• Speaker/moderator at conference "Export This!" sponsored by the MD/DEC District Export Council (to provide assistance to U.S. companies) (Gaithersburg, MD) (June 28, 2011)
• Speaker at conference "Harnessing Intellectual Property to Protect and Promote Traditional Arts and Crafts and to Empower Women" sponsored by the International Intellectual Property Institute (May 30 - June 2, 2011) (Lima, Peru)
• "Filing a Section 337 Case," Speaker for Section 337 Seminars for Chinese Enterprises organized by the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (May 23-27, 2011) (Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai & Guangzhou, China)
• National Export Conference for Small Businesses, Speaker on behalf of the District Export Council Trade Policy Committee (May 19, 2011) (BWI Airport, MD)
• Moderator of Panel, "Beware The Invisible Export Controls," ABA Section of International Law Trade Committee and Export Controls and Sanctions Committees (May 4, 2011) (Washington, D.C.) (focusing on recent changes to USCIS Form I-129 imposing employer certification requirements)
• Moderator of panel, "The Public Interest: Where Are We Now?" ABA International Law Section Third Annual Forum on Section 337. (January 19, 2011) (Washington, DC)
• "Section 337 - Protecting Intellectual Property," Presentation in Maryland State Bar Association's series on international trade (November 9, 2010)
• "Legislation Granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations to Vietnam," Codification Study Mission by National Assembly Law Committee Delegation of Vietnam (July 4, 2010) (Baltimore, MD)
• "Maximizing Energy Efficiencies in the Built Environment," Maryland Asia Environmental Partnership Leadership Series (June 15, 2010) (Gaithersburg, MD)
• Technology Solutions for Vietnam's Sustainable Economic Development Goals, A Conference on Environmental Solutions Backed by American Technology (May 25 & May 27, 2010) (Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City)
• "Managing the Challenges of Mounting Protectionism in the United States" Hong Kong Trade Development Council (May 19, 2010) (Hong Kong)
• Moderator, "Foreign Discovery in Section 337 Investigations," - presented by the ABA Section of International Law's International Trade Committee, International Intellectual Property Committee and the ABA Section of Intellectual Property's ITC Committee, in cooperation with the ITC Trial Lawyers Association (April 29, 2010) (Washington, DC)
• "Legal and Administrative Challenges in International Education" Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Webinar (April 28, 2010) (Washington, DC)
• "Standards & Intellectual Property: Implications for Your Company" ChinaWise Business Seminar, International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce (April 27, 2010) (Baltimore, MD)
• "Environmental Business Opportunities in Vietnam," The Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership and the American Council of Independent Laboratories (May 28, 2009) (Washington, D.C.)
• "Expanding Public Sector Business Globally" Northern Virginia Technology Council (May 15, 2009) (McLean, Virginia)
• "Expanding Your Business Globally" ENTR 355.011 (Entrepreneurship and Small Business) Towson University Lecture (April 16, 2009) (Towson, Maryland)
• "Workshop: U.S. Trade Policy Under the Obama Administration - an overview and specific areas relevant to Shenzhen" Shenzhen Government WTO (March 17, 2009) (Shenzhen, China)
• "Workshop: U.S. Trade Policy Under the Obama Administration - an overview and specific areas relevant to Hong Kong" Hong Kong Trade Development Council (March 12, 2009) (Hong Kong)
• "Workshop: U.S. Intellectual Property and Trade Policy: the Outlook for the Obama Years" American Chamber of Commerce (March 11, 2009) (Hong Kong)
• "Continuing Professional Development Programme: Intellectual Property in the Obama Years - How It May Affect Hong Kong and China (Law Society of Hong Kong) (March 11, 2009) (Hosted at the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department Classroom for 2.0 hours credit)
• "Managing Risk and Responding to Legal Issues Abroad: A Workshop for the Senior International Officer," Association of International Education Administrators, Atlanta (February 2009)
• Moderator, "Sierra Leone And Its Drive To Justice," - hosted by D.C. Bar Public & International Law Committee of The International Law Section - December 9, 2008.
• Moderator, "Live at the ITC: First Annual Forum on Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930," - presented by the ABA Section of International Law's International Trade Committee, International Intellectual Property Committee and the ABA Section of Intellectual Property's ITC Committee, in cooperation with the ITC Trial Lawyers Association - December 2, 2008.
• Presentation, "Checklist for International Business," Towson Global - International Incubator, September 16, 2008
• Speaker, National Association of State University and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), Commission on International Programs (CIP), "IP, ITAR, & Deemed Exports: Legal Issues in Building Research Partnerships" (July 28, 2008) (Portsmouth, NH)
• Presentation to Baltimore chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel on "Export Basics: Regulations, Sanctions, Foreign Corrupt Practices" - (March 25, 2008)
• Member, Judges' Panel, Regional Round-North America, European Law Students Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on WTO Law (EMC2) - March 2008.
• Speaker, U.S.-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, hosted by U.S. Department of State and U.S. Chamber of Commerce - February 2008
• Panelist, "TrendCasting: What Asian Biotech Trends Mean for U.S. Investors," WIIT/Baltimore Section, on November 2, 2007.
• Panelist, 2007 America & China Small & Medium Sized Business Conference, October 29-30, 2007, in Rockville, Maryland.
• Panelist, "Integrating Your IP Strategy With Your Overall Business Strategy in China , " at IP Conference, Ocean Tomo's Fall Live IP Auction Summit in Chicago, Illinois, on October 24, 2007.
• Seminar, "Licensing, Litigating, and Adjudicating IP," Seoul, Korea (June 11-15, 2007) (with U.S. Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Northern District of California)
• Improving IP Enforcement: the U.S. Government's Approach, Moderator at the ABA Section of International Law, Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2007)
• Policy Roundtable for Uganda with CIEC of GW Law School and GBDI, Munyonyo, Uganda (October 30-31 and November 1, 2006) (for senior government officials)
• eZ Publish Conference, "The Legal Issues of Doing International Business," Skien, Norway (June 23, 2006)
• Guest Lecture, WTO and International Legal Issues, Texas A&M Mays Business School (January 27, 2006)
• Debunking the Anti-Environmental Myth of the NAFTA, Speaker at the American Society of International Law, Tillar House in Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2005)
• The Morning NAFTA - Examining the Environmental Implications of the NAFTA, Speaker at the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (October 7-8, 2004)
• Section 421 Overview: Presentation of the China-Specific Safeguard and Its Implementation, ABA International Law & Practice Section, China Law Committee Program, Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2004) (for visiting judges)
• Section 337 Investigations: Certain Coamoxiclav Products, Intellectual Property Law, Policy & Administration, Ho Chi Minh City (October 17-18, 2002) and Hanoi (October 21-22, 2002) (training for judges)

Education

• Cambridge University, UK (M. Phil. in International Relations )
• University of Michigan (J.D., B.A. )