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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.
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