Dan Cannistra is a counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on legislative, executive and regulatory representation of domestic and international clients on a broad spectrum of international trade matters. Dan has represented domestic and foreign companies in over 75 U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty cases before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission under the Tariff Act of 1930. Many of these matters involved appeals to the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, binational panels under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and dispute settlement proceedings before the World Trade Organization (WTO). Dan has also represented clients in antidumping proceedings in the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, India, Thailand, Singapore, Guatemala and Taiwan.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Dan was a director in a national accounting firm providing customs and international trade expertise to multinational clients related to the supply and distribution of goods and services across international borders. Areas of specialization included antidumping and countervailing duties and policy, trade remedies and litigation, free trade agreements and negotiations, classification and valuation, and international trade and development.
Dan's government appointments include service to United States Trade Representative on the roster of international trade experts to resolve antidumping disputes involving NAFTA members. For the European Union, Dan serves as a contract expert on international trade matters and provides on-going training to the European Commission on antidumping methodology and practice. In addition, Dan has served as an international trade consultant to the governments of Guatemala and Singapore, providing technical expertise to these governments on the application of international trade regulations consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Agreement on Antidumping.
Publications
· "Digital Convergence and Electronic Commerce: Customs and Trade Implications," Global Trade and Customs Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 4 (2010). Co-Author: Daniel Cannistra.
Alerts & Newsletters
· "This Month In International Trade - October 2011," International Trade Bulletin (November 2, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Laurent Ruessmann, Alan W. H. Gourley, John B. Brew, Melissa Coyle, Daniel Cannistra, Jini Koh, David Wolff, Michael Larmoyeux, Ke Ji.
· "Long-Stalled Trade Legislation Finally Passes Congress," International Trade Bulletin (October 17, 2011). Contacts: John B. Brew, Melissa Coyle, Daniel Cannistra, Jini Koh, Ke Ji, David Wolff.
· "This Month In International Trade - September 2011," International Trade Bulletin (September 30, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Laurent Ruessmann, John B. Brew, Alan W. H. Gourley, Daniel Cannistra, Carrie F. Fletcher, Jini Koh, David Wolff, Elena Klonitskaya, Michael Larmoyeux.
· "Landmark EU Court Ruling Annuls Anti-Dumping Measures For Lack of Injury Causation," International Trade Bulletin (September 28, 2011). Contacts: Laurent Ruessmann, Daniel Cannistra, Elena Klonitskaya.
· "EU Relents on Duty Free Status for Technology Products, But Limited Scale Will Result in Continued Litigation," International Trade Bulletin (July 6, 2011). Contacts: Laurent Ruessmann, John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra.
· "Are You Leaving Duty Refunds on the Table? Pursuing Duty-Free Imports Under the Information Technology Agreement," International Trade Bulletin (May 18, 2011). Contacts: John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Melissa Coyle, Emmanuel Gybels, Laurent Ruessmann.
· "ITC Issues Customs Value First Sale Rule Report - Are Importers Missing Duty Savings Opportunities?," International Trade Bulletin (January 7, 2010). Contacts: John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra.
· "Customs Proposes Regulations to Allow Offsets of Duty Overpayments in Audits and Disclosures," International Trade Bulletin (November 5, 2009). Contacts: John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer.
· "Deadline for Costa Rica to Join CAFTA-DR Extended ," International Trade Bulletin (November 4, 2008). Contacts: Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, John B. Brew.