Matthew P. McCullough

He is recognized for his knowledge of U.S. countervailing duty (CVD) law and the international rules governing domestic anti-subsidy measures. Highlights include high-stakes government representations in U.S. CVD cases involving Canadian aircraft, Canadian lumber, Argentinian biodiesel and Korean DRAMS. Major private sector representations include live swine from Canada, ripe olives from Spain, aluminum foil from Oman, PET resin from Oman and DRAMS from Korea.

• Represents clients from across the globe in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors and is often consulted on matters involving the domestic and global steel industries, where he has written extensively about U.S. protectionism in that industry.
• State Representation
  • Represented the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Korea, Japan, Oman and Vietnam in matters before U.S. agencies. Represented many of the same governments in dispute settlement before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
  • Represented the Government of Canada in U.S. countervailing duty cases brought against Canadian corrosion resistant steel, aircraft, fabricated structural steel and wind towers; the Government of New Brunswick in a countervailing duty case brought against Canadian softwood lumber; the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in a countervailing case brought against Canadian uncoated groundwood paper.
  • Won a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, invalidating the use of the U.S. countervailing duty law against China while China is treated as a non-market economy for antidumping law purposes.