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Oct 15, 2023

Matthew R. Nicely, Partner, International Trade

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, 1991 B.A.,

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, 1991

B.A., Oberlin College, 1987

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, 1991

B.A., Oberlin College, 1987

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, 1991

B.A., Oberlin College, 1987

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, 1991

B.A., Oberlin College, 1987

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

International Trade

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International Trade Policy

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Matt Nicely is a partner in Akin's international trade practice where he focuses mostly on trade remedies, customs, and other trade policies affecting the importation of goods.

Matt has represented clients across multiple industries in antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard litigation, and regularly provides counsel on the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. He regularly appears before various U.S. agencies and courts, including in proceedings before the Department of Commerce (DOC), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). He also represents clients in appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His current casework includes representing U.S. importers in federal court litigation over Section 301 duties on U.S. imports from China, and representing the U.S. solar deployment industry in administrative agency and court proceedings involving trade remedy duties and other trade restrictions on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) solar products.

Matt also advises clients on opportunities and risks presented by international obligations under bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements, including World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution and counseling. Relying on his knowledge of WTO agreements, Matt advises clients on whether actions taken by member governments comply with WTO agreements, on implementation procedures under U.S. law, and on methods for resolving trade disputes, including through formal dispute settlement.

In addition to his remedies, policy and WTO work, Matt has experience in the full range of the U.S. trade regulatory regime, including export controls, economic sanctions, anticorruption, and antiboycott laws.

As an adjunct law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, Matt co-teaches a course on "The U.S. Trade Regime" and assists with coaching the school's WTO moot court team. Matt has also served in various leadership positions in the trade bar throughout his career, most recently as President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) from 2020-2022.

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Matt has represented clients across multiple industries in antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard litigation, and regularly provides counsel on the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. He regularly appears before various U.S. agencies and courts, including in proceedings before the Department of Commerce (DOC), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). He also represents clients in appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His current casework includes representing U.S. importers in federal court litigation over Section 301 duties on U.S. imports from China, and representing the U.S. solar deployment industry in administrative agency and court proceedings involving trade remedy duties and other trade restrictions on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) solar products.

Matt also advises clients on opportunities and risks presented by international obligations under bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements, including World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution and counseling. Relying on his knowledge of WTO agreements, Matt advises clients on whether actions taken by member governments comply with WTO agreements, on implementation procedures under U.S. law, and on methods for resolving trade disputes, including through formal dispute settlement.

In addition to his remedies, policy and WTO work, Matt has experience in the full range of the U.S. trade regulatory regime, including export controls, economic sanctions, anticorruption, and antiboycott laws.

As an adjunct law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, Matt co-teaches a course on "The U.S. Trade Regime" and assists with coaching the school's WTO moot court team. Matt has also served in various leadership positions in the trade bar throughout his career, most recently as President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) from 2020-2022.

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International Trade

Trade Remedy Litigation

International Trade Policy

Administrative & Regulatory Litigation

World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Resolution & Counseling

View More

Matt Nicely is a partner in Akin's international trade practice where he focuses mostly on trade remedies, customs, and other trade policies affecting the importation of goods.

Matt has represented clients across multiple industries in antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard litigation, and regularly provides counsel on the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. He regularly appears before various U.S. agencies and courts, including in proceedings before the Department of Commerce (DOC), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). He also represents clients in appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His current casework includes representing U.S. importers in federal court litigation over Section 301 duties on U.S. imports from China, and representing the U.S. solar deployment industry in administrative agency and court proceedings involving trade remedy duties and other trade restrictions on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) solar products.

Matt also advises clients on opportunities and risks presented by international obligations under bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements, including World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution and counseling. Relying on his knowledge of WTO agreements, Matt advises clients on whether actions taken by member governments comply with WTO agreements, on implementation procedures under U.S. law, and on methods for resolving trade disputes, including through formal dispute settlement.

In addition to his remedies, policy and WTO work, Matt has experience in the full range of the U.S. trade regulatory regime, including export controls, economic sanctions, anticorruption, and antiboycott laws.

As an adjunct law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, Matt co-teaches a course on "The U.S. Trade Regime" and assists with coaching the school's WTO moot court team. Matt has also served in various leadership positions in the trade bar throughout his career, most recently as President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) from 2020-2022.

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Matt has represented clients across multiple industries in antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard litigation, and regularly provides counsel on the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. He regularly appears before various U.S. agencies and courts, including in proceedings before the Department of Commerce (DOC), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). He also represents clients in appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His current casework includes representing U.S. importers in federal court litigation over Section 301 duties on U.S. imports from China, and representing the U.S. solar deployment industry in administrative agency and court proceedings involving trade remedy duties and other trade restrictions on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) solar products.

Matt also advises clients on opportunities and risks presented by international obligations under bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements, including World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution and counseling. Relying on his knowledge of WTO agreements, Matt advises clients on whether actions taken by member governments comply with WTO agreements, on implementation procedures under U.S. law, and on methods for resolving trade disputes, including through formal dispute settlement.

In addition to his remedies, policy and WTO work, Matt has experience in the full range of the U.S. trade regulatory regime, including export controls, economic sanctions, anticorruption, and antiboycott laws.

As an adjunct law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, Matt co-teaches a course on "The U.S. Trade Regime" and assists with coaching the school's WTO moot court team. Matt has also served in various leadership positions in the trade bar throughout his career, most recently as President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) from 2020-2022.

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