Andrew W Shoyer
Global Guide 2024
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy + 1 more ranking
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Provided by Andrew W Shoyer
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ANDREW SHOYER co-leads the firm’s Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice. Andy focuses on the implementation and enforcement of international trade and investment agreements. Andy also advises companies on compliance with sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and export controls and anti-boycott rules administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), as well as proceedings before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Drawing on his experience at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Andy advises companies, trade associations and governments on the use of WTO, USMCA and other treaty-based trade and investment rules to open markets and resolve disputes. He works extensively with manufacturers and service providers on WTO compliance in Asia and on protection of intellectual property in bilateral and regional free trade negotiations.
Andy spent seven years at USTR, serving most recently as legal adviser in the U.S. Mission to the WTO in Geneva. He was the principal negotiator for the United States of the rules implementing the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding and has briefed and argued numerous WTO cases before dispute settlement panels and the WTO Appellate Body. Prior to his arrival in Geneva, Andy was assistant general counsel at USTR in Washington, D.C., where he served as principal legal counsel in the negotiation of the market access rules of the NAFTA, as well as the framework agreements with various Latin American countries. He also worked on numerous trade policy issues with the U.S. Congress and the economic agencies of the executive branch of the U.S. government.
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Andrew Shoyer is a go-to practitioner for issues centered around trade and investment agreements. His clients include trade associations and multinational corporations.
Andrew Shoyer in Washington, DC is a partner at Sidley Austin. He offers clients a wealth of expertise in US and EU export controls, tariffs and sanctions.
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Provided by Chambers
"Andy does a great job assessing facts and providing sound advice on next steps."
"Andy is incredibly knowledgeable, thorough and responsive."
"Mr Shoyer helped us understand the bigger picture and pointed out critical points that need to be taken into account when making a decision related to cross-border trade."
"Andy does a great job assessing facts and providing sound advice on next steps."
"Andy is incredibly knowledgeable, thorough and responsive."
"Mr Shoyer helped us understand the bigger picture and pointed out critical points that need to be taken into account when making a decision related to cross-border trade."