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Matthew Nicely
E-mail: nicely@american.edu
Matt is a partner in and leader of the firm's International Trade & Customs practice group and a member of the firm's International Committee. He also serves as co-chair of the Washington, D.C. office Diversity & Inclusion Initiative. He focuses on trade remedy and customs laws, and represents clients in dispute settlement before international tribunals like the World Trade Organization (WTO). He also counsels clients on export controls and anti-bribery laws.
Matt has represented clients across multiple industries in antidumping (AD), countervailing duty (CVD) and safeguard litigation, as well as the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. Relying on his knowledge of WTO agreements, Matt counsels clients on whether actions taken by member governments comply with WTO Agreements, on the implementation procedures under U.S. law, and on dispute settlement negotiation and litigation.
Matt has represented clients before U.S. agencies and U.S. courts, including investigations/reviews before the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade Commission (ITC), and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and appeals before the Court of International Trade and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His clients vary in scope and span the globe: governments, exporters, importers, producers and users of steel, semiconductors, chemicals, and various agricultural/aquaculture products from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Matt has participated in various pro bono matters over the years, most recently advising Guantanamo Bay detainees on their petitions for writ of habeas corpus.
He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

