Of Counsel, Washington DC
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-1108

TEL: 202.496.7339
FAX: 202.496.7756
EMAIL: mmichel@mckennalong.com

PROFILE

Mary Patricia Michel primarily works in the areas of international trade law, policy and litigation, public international law and corporate and commercial law. Her background includes experience in both the private and public sectors.

Mary Pat has represented interests of foreign and domestic companies and foreign sovereigns in matters of law and policy arising under U.S. trade laws and international agreements to which the United States is a party, including antidumping and countervailing duty actions and related litigation, Section 337 and 201 investigations, WTO and NAFTA issues, export matters and customs questions. These matters included issues affecting trade in goods, trade in services and intellectual property over a broad range of sectors. Mary Pat also has had significant private sector exposure to issues of public international law and international dispute settlement in connection with an international boundary case on behalf of a foreign sovereign, and GATT disputes of interest to clients.

Mary Pat's governmental experience includes over six years with two of the offices principally responsible for the negotiation, implementation and administration of international trade agreements and U.S. domestic trade laws. As a member of the General Counsel's Office of the United States Trade Representative, she served as the principal legal counsel to the U.S. negotiating team on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures for the multilateral trade negotiation concluded in 1994 under the auspices of the GATT. Mary Pat was also a senior attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, which provides legal advice in the administration of the antidumping and countervailing duty laws. While in government service, she also defended United States positions before international bodies in disputes under the GATT, the GATT Subsidies Code and the U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Agreement.