Litigants are generally required to exhaust their administrative remedies by presenting all arguments to the agency before being able to pursue judicial challenge. The United States Court of International Trade has applied this doctrine with increased frequency in recent cases, dismissing issues that it concluded were not fully litigated or properly presented before the agency. […]
Gordon Joins PKR as Partner
Adam H. Gordon, a seasoned international trade and customs attorney, today joins Picard Kentz & Rowe as a partner. He brings two decades of experience litigating and representing clients before federal agencies and reviewing courts. His accomplishments include antidumping duty orders that protect the domestic nails industry against unfairly traded imports from China and the […]
Federal Circuit affirms Almond Bros. and Union Steel – after years of unnecessary uncertainty
Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit in Almond Bros. v. United States (Fed. Cir. July 1, 2013) dismissed is a challenge to the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement term that Canada distribute funds to members of a domestic softwood lumber industry group brought by lumber companies that were not members. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative […]