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Jeff Telep focuses on the litigation of high-profile international trade disputes. As a partner in our International Trade practice, Jeff represents clients in Section 337 investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission; antidumping and countervailing duty investigations at the ITC and Department of Commerce; customs investigations and prior disclosures; commercial litigation and arbitration; and international trade compliance matters. Jeff is the Immediate Past President of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association, the premier association of Section 337 trial lawyers.
With more than 25 years of experience, Jeff represents clients in unfair trade practice investigations at the U.S. ITC under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as well as in anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations; customs civil penalty investigations, prior disclosures, and seizure and forfeiture matters; international arbitrations; and commercial litigation. Jeff has represented clients in multiple industries, including semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, optical devices, automotive, and other consumer and industrial goods.
Jeff also counsels clients on international trade regulatory matters, including Office of Foreign Assets Control economic sanctions matters, Customs and foreign trade zone issues, and Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering issues.
Jeff is rated in 2020 by Chambers for his expertise in Section 337 investigations, has been rated for multiple years by Best Lawyers in America for International Trade and Finance, and has been a Washington, D.C. Superlawyer since 2015. He is on Georgetown University's International Trade Update Advisory Board and served for three years on Law360’s Advisory Board for Intellectual Property to advise on developments under Section 337 of the Tariff Act. He was appointed by the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade to the Court’s Rules Advisory Committee for two consecutive five-year terms (2008-2018). Jeff also is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Danish Business Council.
Previously, Jeff spent six years as a trial attorney with the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. During his tenure, he was lead counsel in more than 75 international trade disputes.
J.D., University of Florida, with honors
B.A., University of Central Florida, magna cum laude
District of Columbia
Florida
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of International Trade
Judicial Clerk, Hon. G. Kendall Sharp, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Advisory Board Member, Georgetown University International Trade Update CLE Seminar
American Danish Business Council
Customs and International Trade Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, Immediate Past President
U.S. Court of International Trade Rules Advisory Committee (2008-2018)
Spanish
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
May 20, 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Names 179 K&S Lawyers and 65 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
Section 337 Investigations
Certain In Vitro Fertilization Products, Inv. No. 337-TA-1146 (represents Complainant EMD Serono, Inc.)
Certain Vehicle Security Remote And Convenience Systems, Inv. No. 337-TA-1152 (represented Respondents Automotive Data Solutions and Firstech)
Certain Synthetically Produced, Predominently EPA Omega 3 Products In Ethyl Ester Or Re-Esterified Triglyceride Form, Docket No. 3247 (represented Complainant Amarin Pharmaceuticals)
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January 25, 2022
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To End U.S. Dependence On Chinese Rare Earth Elements
January 13, 2022
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Signed Into Law
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
May 20, 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Names 179 K&S Lawyers and 65 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
Section 337 Investigations
Certain In Vitro Fertilization Products, Inv. No. 337-TA-1146 (represents Complainant EMD Serono, Inc.)
Certain Vehicle Security Remote And Convenience Systems, Inv. No. 337-TA-1152 (represented Respondents Automotive Data Solutions and Firstech)
Certain Synthetically Produced, Predominently EPA Omega 3 Products In Ethyl Ester Or Re-Esterified Triglyceride Form, Docket No. 3247 (represented Complainant Amarin Pharmaceuticals)
See more
January 25, 2022
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To End U.S. Dependence On Chinese Rare Earth Elements
January 13, 2022
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Signed Into Law
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
May 20, 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Names 179 K&S Lawyers and 65 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
J.D., University of Florida, with honors
B.A., University of Central Florida, magna cum laude
District of Columbia
Florida
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of International Trade
Judicial Clerk, Hon. G. Kendall Sharp, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Advisory Board Member, Georgetown University International Trade Update CLE Seminar
American Danish Business Council
Customs and International Trade Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, Immediate Past President
U.S. Court of International Trade Rules Advisory Committee (2008-2018)
Spanish