Daniel M. Witkowski
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- International Trade
- Trade Remedy Litigation
- Administrative & Regulatory Litigation
- Customs & Import Controls
- World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Resolution & Counseling
- Regulatory
- Represents governments and companies in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Represents clients in appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and NAFTA binational review panels.
- Represents and advises companies regarding classification, valuation, penalties and other issues before U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Daniel Witkowski focuses his practice on international trade remedies and customs. Dan represent governments and companies in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, and in appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and NAFTA binational review panels.
He assists companies seeking exclusion requests and providing comments under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Dan represents and advises companies regarding classification, valuation, penalties and other issues before U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Dan was a law clerk to the Hon. Jane A. Restani of the U.S. Court of International Trade from 2013–2015, where he worked on trade remedies and customs issues. He served as a legal extern in the Office of the Assistant Legal Advisor for International Claims and Investment Disputes at the U.S. Department of State from 2012–2013. Dan was also a law clerk in Amtrak’s Law Department.
Active in pro bono matters, Dan has experience with immigration proceedings, including asylum claims and applications for U-Visa.
- Represented the Government of Canada in the Softwood Lumber proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce and NAFTA binational dispute panels.
- Represented the Government of Canada in the Uncoated Groundwood Paper CVD proceeding before the Department of Commerce.
- Represented a major German manufacturer of lightweight thermal paper in appeals of Department of Commerce AD duty determinations before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- Represented Vietnamese shrimp producers in the appeal of U.S. Department of Commerce AD duty administrative review before the CIT and in administrative reviews before the Department of Commerce.
- Represented a Japanese producer of cut-to-length carbon and alloy steel plate in its appeal of the ITC’s injury determination.
EducationJ.D., The George Washington University Law School, with high honors, 2013
B.A., Miami University of Ohio, summa cum laude, 2010
J.D., The George Washington University Law School, with high honors, 2013
B.A., Miami University of Ohio, summa cum laude, 2010
ClerkshipsU.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of International Trade
Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
New York
District of Columbia
New York
- The Legal 500 US, International Trade, 2021.
- Member, American Bar Association.
- Member, Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
- Member, Federal Bar Council.
