| Biography | Alexander H. Schaefer is counsel in the International Trade Group at the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Alex's practice involves representing clients contending with U.S. import regulations, including the customs and trade remedies laws. He assists clients with a broad range of Customs issues, including tariff classification, import valuation, focused assessment audits, penalty proceedings, prior disclosures, reconciliation, special duty programs, and free trade agreements. In addition, Alex has represented both petitioners and respondents in a variety of trade remedy cases, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and Section 201 proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Alex is a member of the International Trade Group's duty recovery team, which helps companies identify opportunities to minimize import duty outlays and cut supply chain costs to increase profitability. Alex also works closely with the firm's Product Risk Management Group, which helps clients in a broad range of industries identify potential legal risks associated with new products and ventures as well as providing advice on risk management tactics and protocols. Representative recent engagements include: · Customs counsel to Avecia Inc. in Avecia Inc. v. United States, in which Avecia successfully challenged U.S. Customs and Border Protection's classification of certain ink jet printing inks, resulting in a reduction in import duties from 7-12 percent to 1.8 percent. · Represented a multinational chemical company in a customs liquidated damages proceeding and mitigated damages from over $13 million to less than $100,000. · Secured the dismissal at the preliminary phase of the antidumping duty investigation of imports of polyvinyl alcohol from Taiwan on the ground that the U.S. industry had failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of material injury or threat of material injury (currently on appeal). Alex received his B.A. in Government/International Relations from Cornell University and his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law (International Business Transactions track); he is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. Affiliations Member: American Bar Association International Section, D.C. Bar International Section, Customs and International Trade Bar Association Publications · "U.S. Customs: A Practitioner's Guide to Principles, Processes, and Procedures," International Practitioner's Deskbook Series, American Bar Association (2009). Contributor: Ch. 2: Clearing CUstoms; Ch. 6: Duty Savings Opportunities; Ch. 8: Administrative and Judicial Review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Decisions: Nicole M. Jenkins and Alexander H. Schaefer. Alerts & Newsletters · "This Month In International Trade - July 2011," International Trade Bulletin (Jul.29.2011). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Laurent Ruessmann, John B. Brew, Theodore R. Posner, Alexander H. Schaefer, Matthew P. Jaffe, Michael Larmoyeux. · "This Month In International Trade - June 2011," International Trade Bulletin (Jul.01.2011). Contacts: John B. Brew, Laurent Ruessmann, Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher, Michael Larmoyeux. · "Customs Proposes Regulations to Allow Offsets of Duty Overpayments in Audits and Disclosures," International Trade Bulletin (Nov.05.2009). Contacts: John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer. · "USTR Invites Public Comments on 2008 Import Statistics and Review of Country Practice Petitions under the Generalized System of Preferences Program," International Trade Bulletin (Mar.17.2009). Contacts: John B. Brew, Alexander H. Schaefer. · "Deadline for Costa Rica to Join CAFTA-DR Extended, " International Trade Bulletin (Nov.04.2008). Contacts: Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, John B. Brew. · "APHIS Publishes Notice on the Implementation and Enforcement of New Lacey Act Requirements on Imports of Plant and Plant Products," International Trade Bulletin (Oct.15.2008). Contacts: John B. Brew, Alexander H. Schaefer. · "Managing Hand Carry Export/Import Pitfalls," International Trade Bulletin (Oct.01.2008). Contact: Alexander H. Schaefer. · "Customs Proposes Major Change to Origin Rules," International Trade Bulletin (Aug.18.2008). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Alexander H. Schaefer. · "Customs Proposes To Substantially Transform The Substantial Transformation Test," Government Contracts Bullet Points (Aug.08.2008). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Alexander H. Schaefer, Jeffrey L. Snyder. · "Customs 10+2 Initiative," International Trade Bulletin (Feb.11.2008). Contact: Alexander H. Schaefer. · "New Customs Publication Demands Independent Satisfaction of Customs Value Requirements," International Trade Bulletin (May.31.2007). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Alexander H. Schaefer. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 17," International Trade Bulletin (Dec.15.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Alexander H. Schaefer, Matthew P. Jaffe, Lorraine B. Halloway, R. Bruce Keiner Jr., Paul Davies. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 16," International Trade Bulletin (Oct.18.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Matthew P. Jaffe, Alexander H. Schaefer, Mike Gill, Lorraine B. Halloway, Alan W. H. Gourley, Barry E. Cohen. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 15," International Trade Bulletin (Oct.04.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Jeane A. Thomas, Barry E. Cohen, Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 14," International Trade Bulletin (Sep.22.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Alan W. H. Gourley, Lorraine B. Halloway, Matthew P. Jaffe, Barry E. Cohen, Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 13," International Trade Bulletin (Sep.06.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Barry E. Cohen, Alexander H. Schaefer, Matthew P. Jaffe, Donald E. Sovie, Kate Clemans, Lorraine B. Halloway, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 12," International Trade Bulletin (Aug.22.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Matthew P. Jaffe, Alexander H. Schaefer, Lorraine B. Halloway, R. Bruce Keiner Jr., Barry E. Cohen, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 11," International Trade Bulletin (Aug.11.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Paul Davies, Melissa Coyle, Matthew P. Jaffe, Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 10," International Trade Bulletin (Jul.24.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Alexander H. Schaefer, Matthew P. Jaffe, Lorraine B. Halloway, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 8," International Trade Bulletin (Jun.26.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Robert A. Lipstein, Alexander H. Schaefer, Donald E. Sovie, Michael J. Songer. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 7," International Trade Bulletin (Jun.12.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Alexander H. Schaefer, Matthew P. Jaffe, Barry E. Cohen. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 6," International Trade Bulletin (May.30.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Alexander H. Schaefer. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 5," International Trade Bulletin (May.16.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Robert A. Lipstein, Jeffrey Blumenfeld, Melissa Coyle, Lorraine B. Halloway, R. Bruce Keiner Jr., Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 2," International Trade Bulletin (Apr.03.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Lorraine B. Halloway, Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher. · "International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 1," International Trade Bulletin (Mar.20.2006). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Lorraine B. Halloway, R. Bruce Keiner Jr., Alexander H. Schaefer, Carrie F. Fletcher. |