Jim Durling’s practice covers trade remedies, World Trade Organization (WTO) litigation, and investigations by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He brings extensive experience in representing both states and private sector clients across diverse industries.

Jim Durling has collaborated with governments and companies across Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the UAE. He has played a key role in high-profile trade policy disputes involving automobiles, semiconductors and color film, actively participating in the related WTO proceedings. His recent work includes defending antidumping cases against Argentina, China, Japan, Korea and Oman; handling multiple WTO disputes challenging and defending trade remedy measures; and successfully litigating in U.S. courts to overturn the application of U.S. countervailing duty law against China.

Representative Experience

Trade Disputes

  • Defends foreign governments and companies in antidumping, countervailing duty, and other trade remedy investigations.
  • Advises parties’ obligations under WTO agreements, litigating WTO disputes and other trade policy disputes.

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  • Regulatory, Customs Law and Transfer Pricing
    • Acted for clients on Exon-Florio provisions and related filings before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
    • Advised on customs law, including valuation, classification and customs audits.
    • Worked on transfer pricing issues and the intersection of transfer pricing rules with other regulatory requirements.
  • Trade Law/IP/Antitrust Nexus
    • Worked on the intersection of trade laws and antitrust laws, including the anticompetitive consequences of trade law remedies.
    • Worked on issues involving the international regulation of intellectual property (IP) and the intersection of rules on IP, antitrust and international trade.

Professional Highlights

  • Recognized by Chambers USA, International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy (2005 – 2024)
  • Recognized by Chambers Global, International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy (2006 – 2025)
  • Recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Trade/World Trade Organization (2016 – 2025)

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  • Recommended by The Legal 500 U.S., International Trade (2021)

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1984
    New York University Law Review, Article Editor

    M.P.A., Princeton University, 1984

    B.A., Haverford College, 1980

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Courts

  • U.S. Court of International Trade

    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit